Steven D. Leach, MD, Director of the Dartmouth Cancer Center and the Preston T. and Virginia R. Kelsey Distinguished Chair in Cancer at Dartmouth’s Geisel School of Medicine, has been elected to the prestigious National Academy of Medicine.
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Surgeons General Discuss the Future of Healthcare in Geisel Roundtable Event
At a special roundtable event on Friday, Sept. 29, co-sponsored by Dartmouth’s Geisel School of Medicine, Dartmouth Health, and the C. Everett Koop Institute at Dartmouth, five former U.S. Surgeons General shared their perspectives on a range of issues affecting the future of healthcare in the U.S.
The Future of Healthcare 2023 – The Surgeons General Roundtable
Thank you to the five former US Surgeons General for joining us at Dartmouth for an extraordinary and inspiring conversation on the future of healthcare. In case you missed it you can watch the video here.
Re-Envisioning Safety in the Learning Environment with Justin Bullock, MD
We are excited to invite you to a special event: “Re-envisioning Safety in the Learning Environment” with distinguished speaker, Dr. Justin Bullock, a Nephrology Fellow at the University of Washington School of Medicine, who will share insights on creating inclusive and secure environments in the field of medicine.
Geisel School of Medicine Student Creates a New Conversation Guide for Dementia Care
Charlotte Berry ’25 is lead author of a paper describing a new tool designed to help clinicians facilitate conversations about dementia care.
Karen Fortuna Appointed to National Standing Committee on Primary Care
Karen Fortuna, PhD, LICSW, an assistant professor of psychiatry at Dartmouth’s Geisel School of Medicine and a research health scientist at the VA White River Junction Healthcare System, has been appointed to the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) standing committee of experts in primary care delivery, research, and policy.
Geisel Receives $16.2 Million Grant to Study Healthcare Inequity in Alzheimer’s Disease
A team of researchers, led by Amber Barnato, MD, MPH, MS, at Dartmouth’s Geisel School of Medicine, has been awarded a $16.2 million grant from the National Institute on Aging (NIA) to study inequity in health and social care for adults with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (ADRD).
Geisel School of Medicine Student Plays Key Role in Bench to Bedside Transition of Medical Technology
Faraz Farhadi ’24 was involved in a clinical trial of the first-ever photon-counting CT scanner designed to improve quantitative image quality for low dose imaging.
In an Iconic Ritual, Geisel Medical Students Receive Their White Coats
On August 25, Geisel School of Medicine students in the MD Class of 2027 received their short white coats, symbolic of their status as physicians in training and the bond of trust between them and their patients.
Dean’s Office Welcomes New Staff
Please join us in welcoming two new team members to the Geisel School of Medicine Dean’s Office staff. Todd Morrell, MD, is in the new role of Associate Dean of Faculty Affairs, and Margaret Hunton, MBA is Geisel’s new Associate Director of Human Resources.
Upcoming Events
- Psychiatry Grand Rounds April 19, 2024
- M&I Thesis Defense - Jordan Fredriksen Isaacs April 19, 2024
- Neurology Grand Rounds April 19, 2024
- Henrique Borges da Silva seminar (Jordan's outside examiner) April 19, 2024
- Microbiology & Immunology Seminar Series - Rong Li, Ph.D. April 22, 2024
- Psychiatry Grand Rounds April 23, 2024
- DCC Grand Rounds with Audrey Calderwood, MD, MS April 23, 2024
- Implementation Science Fundamentals: Measuring Implementation Context, Process, & Outcomes April 23, 2024
- Pediatric Grand Rounds April 24, 2024
- Preventing Overdiagnosis Webinar: Why cancer is our most feared disease. April 25, 2024
- Discovery Science Seminar Series April 29, 2024
- Microbiology & Immunology Seminar Series - Akhenaton-Andrew Dhafir Jones III, Ph.D. April 29, 2024