Dartmouth’s Geisel School of Medicine has received the 2023 Health Professions Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award from INSIGHT Into Diversity Magazine, the oldest and largest diversity-focused publication in higher education.
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Dartmouth Cancer Center Director Steven Leach Elected to National Academy of Medicine
Steven D. Leach, MD, Director of the Dartmouth Cancer Center and the Preston T. and Virginia R. Kelsey Distinguished Chair in Cancer at Dartmouth’s Geisel School of Medicine, has been elected to the prestigious National Academy of Medicine.
Surgeons General Discuss the Future of Healthcare in Geisel Roundtable Event
At a special roundtable event on Friday, Sept. 29, co-sponsored by Dartmouth’s Geisel School of Medicine, Dartmouth Health, and the C. Everett Koop Institute at Dartmouth, five former U.S. Surgeons General shared their perspectives on a range of issues affecting the future of healthcare in the U.S.
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).
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.
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 School of Medicine Welcomes New Public Health Students
This week, the Geisel School of Medicine welcomed candidates enrolled in its residential and hybrid Master of Public Health (MPH) and Master of Science in Healthcare Research (MS) programs to campus for their orientation sessions, which served as a kickoff to a new academic year.
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.
Sandra Wong and Christine Finn Selected as Fellows in Prestigious National Leadership Program
Sandra Wong, MD, MS, the William N. and Bessie Allyn Professor of Surgery at Geisel School of Medicine, and Christine Finn, MD, an associate professor of psychiatry at Geisel, have been accepted into the 2023-2024 class of fellows in the Hedwig van Ameringen Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine® (ELAM) program and the Executive Leadership in Health Care (ELH) program at Drexel University College of Medicine.
Upcoming Events
- Microbiology & Immunology Seminar Series - Michael G. Constantinides, Ph.D. June 10, 2024
- Psychiatry Grand Rounds June 11, 2024
- DCC Grand Rounds with Shauna McVorran, MD, MHSA June 11, 2024
- Implementation Science Fundamentals Seminar June 11, 2024
- Pediatric Grand Rounds June 12, 2024
- Medicine Grand Rounds June 14, 2024
- Neurology Grand Rounds June 14, 2024
- Casey T. Weaver, M.D. - Munck-Pfefferkorn Prize Lecture at Dartmouth June 17, 2024
- Psychiatry Grand Rounds June 18, 2024
- DCC Grand Rounds with Reid Thompson, MD, PhD June 18, 2024
- Psychiatry Grand Rounds June 19, 2024
- Thesis Defense (Daniel Murante) June 21, 2024
