In this Road to Geisel segment, Geisel Interim Dean Duane Compton steps in to interview first-year medical student Greg McDonough.
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Primary Care on “The Last Frontier”
Family physician and clinical professor Sarah Spencer provides primary care and mentors Geisel students in Ninilchik, Alaska. Geisel graduates, faculty and students are making a difference with Alaska Native health.
Fisher Awarded the John E. Wennberg Distinguished Professorship
Elliott Fisher, MD, MPH, has been named the inaugural holder of the John E. Wennberg Distinguished Professorship at Dartmouth’s Geisel School of Medicine.
An Urban Health Immersion
Members of Geisel’s Urban Health Scholars program reflect on a chance to explore the challenges and rewards of working with underserved populations.
Dartmouth Faculty, Alumni Discuss Advances in Life-Threatening Diseases
Faculty and alumni of the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth will discuss recent advances in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of chronic and life-threatening diseases in a medical education session on Friday, September 19, from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m.
Experiencing the Rewards of Rural Primary Care and Serving Native Americans
Learning the roots and rewards of rural primary care medicine while serving American Indian populations. That’s what Geisel medical students experience during valuable clerkships in places like Fort Defiance, Arizona.
African American Women Receive Less Breast Reconstruction after Mastectomy
Dartmouth researchers have found that African American women are 55 percent less likely to receive breast reconstruction after mastectomy regardless of where they received their care.
Atherosclerosis Researcher Receives Prestigious NIH Grant
Geisel post-doctoral researcher Elaina M. Melton, PhD, has received a prestigious NIH fellowship for emerging scientists that will support her research on two cholesterol-related diseases, atherosclerosis and xanthomatosis.
Investigating the Deadly Potential of a Common Fungus
A highly competitive grant from the Burroughs Wellcome Fund will lay the foundation for better treatments for invasive fungal infections.
Community Research and Mentors Immerse Students in American Indian Health
In the second of a four-part series examining Geisel’s work in American Indian and Alaska Native communities, students reflect on a special research experience within an American Indian housing development in Minneapolis, and the invaluable mentoring of Geisel alumni in Minnesota.