A team of researchers at Dartmouth’s Geisel School of Medicine, led by co-principal investigators Karen Schifferdecker, PhD, MPH, and Elliott Fisher, MD, MPH, has received a $4 million grant from the National Institutes on Aging to address disparities in primary care across the U.S.
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Learning About Medicine Through Classical Art
Professor of Medicine and Biochemistry and physician Lee Witters collaborated with Krista Schemitsch ’24 on a website and digital exhibit that showcase how classical art can enhance perception of medical topics and human disease.
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.
Study Offers New Insights into the Impact of Low-Value Care Received by Medicare Beneficiaries Outside of their Health Systems
Results from a new study conducted by researchers at Dartmouth’s Geisel School of Medicine and Harvard Medical School/Brigham and Women’s Hospital, and published in the August issue of Health Affairs, show that nearly half of low-value care received by Medicare beneficiaries happens outside of their health systems.
Geisel Medical Student Soo Hwan Park ’25 Presents Research Results During the American Academy of Neurology’s Annual Meeting
Soo Hwan Park ’25 presented research at the American Academy of Neurology’s annual meeting into why some people with schizophrenia are driven to self-medicate with cannabis.
Geisel School of Medicine Appoints Susan B. Roberts as New Senior Associate Dean of Foundational Research
Geisel School of Medicine Dean Duane A. Compton, PhD, has appointed Susan B. Roberts, PhD, as the medical school’s Senior Associate Dean of Foundational Research. Roberts is an internationally known nutrition and behavioral change scientist with more than 30 years of experience developing innovative research programs to advance health in the U.S. and abroad.
Matt Mackwood MED ’14 to Participate in the Harold Amos Medical Faculty Development Program
Matt Mackwood MED ’14, MPH ’13, D ’08, an assistant professor of community and family medicine, and co-course director of Patients and Populations at Geisel School of Medicine, has been selected to participate in the Harold Amos Medical Faculty Development Program funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
Dartmouth-led Project Updates Smoking as a Risk Factor in NCI Mortality Estimates
New findings from a project led by researchers at Dartmouth’s Geisel School of Medicine in collaboration with the National Cancer Institute (NCI) and published in the journal JAMA Network Open, show the dramatic impact that smoking status has on mortality and more accurately predict the risk of dying from cancer and other diseases.
Geisel Study Offers New Insights into How Medicare Fraud Has Spread Across U.S. Regions in Recent Years
Findings from an innovative study conducted by a team of researchers at Dartmouth’s Geisel School of Medicine and published in the journal Social Science & Medicine, are providing new insights into how the rapid spread of fraudulent Medicare home healthcare billings has occurred across the U.S. in recent years.