Charlotte Berry ’25 is lead author of a paper describing a new tool designed to help clinicians facilitate conversations about dementia care.
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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.
MD Class of ’27 White Coat Ceremony Livestream
The White Coat Ceremony for the Geisel MD Class of 2027 will be held on Friday, August 25. The program begins at 3:00 PM. You can watch our live broadcast of the event here or on YouTube.
Soni Lacefield Named a Fellow of the American Society for Cell Biology
Soni Lacefield, PhD, a professor of biochemistry and cell biology at Geisel, has been named a 2023 Fellow of the American Society for Cell Biology.
Michael Whitfield Reappointed Chair of Biomedical Data Science at Geisel School of Medicine
Duane Compton, PhD, dean of Dartmouth’s Geisel School of Medicine, announced that Michael Whitfield, PhD, has been reappointed to another term as chair of the Department of Biomedical Data Science.
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.