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.
Research
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.
Building on the Legacy of the Dartmouth Atlas of Healthcare to Advance Health Equity: Q & A with Dr. Amber Barnato
In the following Q & A, Amber Barnato, MD, MPH, MS, the John E. Wennberg Distinguished Professor in Health Policy and Clinical Practice and director of The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, discusses her work to refocus the Dartmouth Atlas—a longstanding public data resource—to embody The Dartmouth Institute’s health equity goals.
New Study Finds Substantial Racial Inequities in Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder
Findings from a new national study, led by researchers at Dartmouth’s Geisel School of Medicine and the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and published in the New England Journal of Medicine, show an alarming disparity in the treatment for opioid use disorder (OUD) among White, Black, and Hispanic patients.
Addressing High Costs and Greed in Healthcare: Q & A with Dr. Elliott Fisher
In their recent paper published in Health Affairs Forefront, Dartmouth’s Elliott Fisher, MD, MPH, and colleague George Isham, MD, MS, discuss the problem of greed in healthcare and outline actions each of us could take to address the inequities in our current system and improve both care and costs for everyone.
Weighing the Potential Risks and Benefits of Multi-Cancer Early Detection Tests: Q & A with Dr. Glyn Elwyn
In the following Q & A, Glyn Elwyn, MD, PhD, MSc, a professor of The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, discusses the controversy surrounding multi-cancer early detection tests (MCEDs), which may soon be widely available to consumers.
Student-Led Study Finds Female Physicians Still Face Earning Penalty Compared with Male Physicians
A study led by Geisel School of Medicine fourth-year student Lucy Skinner ’23, MPH ’21, found that female physicians with children earn on average $3.1 million less than male physicians with children over a 40-year career.
Upcoming Events
- Discovery Science Seminar Series - Min Wu, PhD January 13, 2025
- Microbiology & Immunology Seminar Series - Cammie Lesser, M.D., Ph.D. January 13, 2025
- Department of Psychiatry Grand Rounds January 14, 2025
- DCC Grand Rounds with Lindsay Morton, PhD January 14, 2025
- Pediatric Grand Rounds January 15, 2025
- DartCF Seminar - Sarvesh Surve January 15, 2025
- Radiology Precision Population Health: Our Endgame January 16, 2025
- Department of Medicine Grand Rounds January 17, 2025
- Department of Psychiatry Grand Rounds January 21, 2025
- DCC Grand Rounds with Lesley Jarvis, David Gladstone, Jack Hoopes and Petr Bruza January 21, 2025
- Pediatric Grand Rounds January 22, 2025
- TDI Health Policy & Clinical Practice Seminar - Dr. Jeah Jung January 22, 2025