Scientists at Dartmouth’s Norris Cotton Cancer Center make a direct connection between dietary fat and cancer cell biology by showing that fat particles from the blood are taken into breast cancer cells through a novel mechanism.
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Jocelyn Chertoff Named Outstanding Educator of the Year by the Radiological Society of North America
Jocelyn D. Chertoff, MD, MS, MHCDS, professor and chair of radiology at Geisel School of Medicine and Dartmouth-Hitchcock Health, and professor of radiology and obstetrics at Geisel, has been named the 2019 Outstanding Educator of the Year by the Radiological Society of North America.
Bringing Restorative Justice to Geisel
Geisel School of Medicine is on the leading edge of implementing restorative justice practices into academic medicine.
New Research Points to a Reduction in Medical Students from Rural Backgrounds
Despite the substantial growth seen in the overall number of medical students over the past 15 years, the number of matriculating medical students from rural backgrounds—who are most likely to go back and practice in rural communities—has been in steady decline, according to a new Dartmouth-affiliated study.
Save the Date: January 10 and 11 Children’s Rights Symposium
The Physicians for Human Rights Conference, organized by Geisel’s Physicians for Human Rights Chapter & undergraduates of the Nathan Smith Society, will be held on January 10 & 11 in the Life Sciences Center. This year’s conference focuses on protecting the rights of children and improving the lives of future generations.
Second-Year Geisel Med Student Reflects on Jeopardy! Experience (Video)
Watch Second-year Geisel School of Medicine student Sathvik Namburar as he talks about his exhilarating appearance on Jeopardy!, which debuted on November 19th, 2019.
New Research Examines How Drug Promotion Rules Impact Physician Prescribing Practices
Findings from a new study led by researchers at Dartmouth’s Geisel School of Medicine show that the way in which pharmaceutical companies are permitted to share information about their drugs can influence physician prescribing practices.
Dartmouth Study Assesses Fracture Risk for Patients Taking Multiple Medications
There is a strong association between the number of fracture-associated drugs (FADs) older patients receive and their risk of sustaining a hip fracture, according to a new Dartmouth study published in the journal JAMA Network Open.
Honoring Student Veterans’ Service to Country
As the Dartmouth community and the nation celebrate Veterans Day, two of our Geisel student veterans reflect on some of the most valuable lessons they learned while serving in the military and the impact of those experiences on their path to medicine.
Urban Immersion
Geisel’s Urban and Global Health Scholars, who have a deep interest in addressing health disparities in marginalized urban neighborhoods, visited Boston to learn how the city’s healthcare institutions care for these communities.