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Ethics Guide for Rural M.D.sEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
With an eye to small-town health professionals as well as to the people training students to practice medicine beyond metropolitan settings, Dartmouth's Department of Community and Family Medicine is unveiling the Handbook for Rural Health Care Ethics. (Source: News at Dartmouth Medical School)
Source: News at Dartmouth Medical School - November 5, 2009 Category: Hospital Management Authors: David.A.Corriveau at Dartmouth.edu (David Corriveau, Media Relations Officer) Source Type: organizations

Geneticists Hunt for Scleroderma TriggersEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
At its most benign, the autoimmune disease scleroderma can discolor parts of the skin of its sufferers. At its most pernicious, it can thicken and harden their skin, their blood vessels, and their internal organs before, in many cases, killing them. (Source: News at Dartmouth Medical School)
Source: News at Dartmouth Medical School - October 28, 2009 Category: Hospital Management Authors: David.A.Corriveau at Dartmouth.edu (David Corriveau, Media Relations Officer) Source Type: organizations

Freeman Named Surgery ChairEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Richard B. Freeman, Jr., M.D., a veteran transplant surgeon and medical educator at Tufts, has just been named chair of the Department of Surgery at Dartmouth Medical School. (Source: News at Dartmouth Medical School)
Source: News at Dartmouth Medical School - October 28, 2009 Category: Hospital Management Authors: David.A.Corriveau at Dartmouth.edu (David Corriveau, Media Relations Officer) Source Type: organizations

DMS Cites Rural Risk for Perforated AppendixEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
People who live in rural areas may run a greater risk of suffering a perforated appendix than those dwelling in suburbs and cities, according to a new study from Dartmouth Medical School (DMS) researchers. (Source: News at Dartmouth Medical School)
Source: News at Dartmouth Medical School - October 26, 2009 Category: Hospital Management Authors: David.A.Corriveau at Dartmouth.edu (David Corriveau, Media Relations Officer) Source Type: organizations

Prescription: Better LabelingEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Drug labels—the main way that the Federal Drug Administration (FDA) communicates the prescribing information physicians need—frequently don't include basic information required to fully understand the harms and benefits of these products, two Dartmouth Medical School (DMS) professors declare in the Oct. 29 edition of the New England Journal of Medicine. (Source: News at Dartmouth Medical School)
Source: News at Dartmouth Medical School - October 21, 2009 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Deborah.G.Kimball at Dartmouth.edu (Deborah Kimbell, director of communications and external relations, The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice) Source Type: organizations

Dartmouth Welcomes Doctors-to-Be to the ProfessionEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Seven weeks into their first year at Dartmouth Medical School, the 47 women and 37 men of the Class of 2013 marched into DMS's Kellogg Auditorium and donned the symbol of their new profession at the School's White Coat Ceremony on Saturday, Oct. 3. (Source: News at Dartmouth Medical School)
Source: News at Dartmouth Medical School - October 16, 2009 Category: Hospital Management Authors: David.A.Corriveau at Dartmouth.edu (David Corriveau, Media Relations Officer) Source Type: organizations

Dodds Named Anesthesiology ChairEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Thomas M. Dodds, M.D., has been named chair of the Department of Anesthesiology at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center (DHMC), after serving as acting chair for the past 18 months. His appointment follows the previous departmental leadership of David Glass, M.D., who chaired anesthesiology from 1983 to 2008. (Source: News at Dartmouth Medical School)
Source: News at Dartmouth Medical School - September 28, 2009 Category: Hospital Management Authors: David.A.Corriveau at Dartmouth.edu (David Corriveau, Media Relations Officer) Source Type: organizations

Hazelden and Dartmouth Psychiatric Research Center announce publishing partnership in the fields of mental health and addiction treatmentEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Hazelden, a nonprofit organization, and the Dartmouth Psychiatric Research Center (PRC)—both leaders in the research and development of evidence-based practices—today announced a partnership to develop a variety of resources for the mental health and addiction treatment industries. These resources, including curricula, books, multimedia tools, and staff-development trainings, will be published under a new "Dartmouth PRC-Hazelden" imprint. (Source: News at Dartmouth Medical School)
Source: News at Dartmouth Medical School - September 14, 2009 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: organizations

Weighing Costs, Benefits of HIV TreatmentsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Prevention versus treatment? Cost versus efficacy? So go two of the dilemmas looming over Dartmouth's Paul E. Palumbo, M.D., and his fellow researchers in the race to fight HIV and other infectious diseases in the developing world—especially among women and their young children. (Source: News at Dartmouth Medical School)
Source: News at Dartmouth Medical School - September 11, 2009 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: organizations

Stimulus Funds Awarded to Support Northern New England Fiberoptic BackboneEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The Dartmouth-New Hampshire lung diseases partnership has been awarded almost $2 million in economic stimulus funding from the National Institutes of Health for a fiberoptic backbone to connect Northern New England. The two-year supplement, effective this month, will provide for development of an internet network to link higher education and research institutions for large-scale collaborative regional studies. (Source: News at Dartmouth Medical School)
Source: News at Dartmouth Medical School - August 26, 2009 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: organizations

In the with New: First-year Dartmouth Medical Students BeginEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Dartmouth Medical School ushered in a new academic year when 84 first-year as medical students, broadly educated and bringing a diversity of experience in work and service from around the country and world, arrived for orientation. (Source: News at Dartmouth Medical School)
Source: News at Dartmouth Medical School - August 12, 2009 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: organizations

New Online Health Promotion Series Offers Smoking Prevention Strategies for Child Health ProfessionalsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
An online teaching and learning hub for health promotion based at Dartmouth Medical School and Children's Hospital at Dartmouth (CHaD) has launched courses on tobacco counseling strategies for young girls. (Source: News at Dartmouth Medical School)
Source: News at Dartmouth Medical School - July 21, 2009 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: organizations

Trojan Horse for Ovarian Cancer--Nanoparticles Turn Immune System Soldiers against Tumor CellsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
In a feat of trickery, Dartmouth Medical School immunologists have devised a Trojan horse to help overcome ovarian cancer, unleashing a surprise killer in the surroundings of a hard-to-treat tumor. (Source: News at Dartmouth Medical School)
Source: News at Dartmouth Medical School - July 13, 2009 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: organizations

Accelerated Fertility Treatment Shortens Time to Pregnancy and Saves CostsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
For couples beginning infertility treatments, an accelerated path to in-vitro fertilization (IVF) can offer a shorter time to pregnancy, cost savings of nearly $10,000, and a lowered risk of multiple births, a new trial recently published in the journal Fertility and Sterility shows. (Source: News at Dartmouth Medical School)
Source: News at Dartmouth Medical School - June 26, 2009 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: organizations

New Role for an Old Poison: Common Arsenic Exposure Levels Inhibit Flu-fighting Ability against H1N1, DMS Scientists FindEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Low levels of arsenic exposure that commonly occur through drinking contaminated well water severely compromise the immune response to influenza A (H1N1) infection and may lead to increased susceptibility and severity, Dartmouth Medical School scientists have found. (Source: News at Dartmouth Medical School)
Source: News at Dartmouth Medical School - May 20, 2009 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: organizations

Creative ideas that could change the face of global healthEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Dartmouth Medical School scientists are among nearly 200 researchers from around the world who have been awarded grants from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation for their bold ideas to improve health in developing countries. They have won grants of $100,000 from the Foundation's Grand Challenges Explorations initiative that aims to foster creative ideas that could change the face of global health. (Source: News at Dartmouth Medical School)
Source: News at Dartmouth Medical School - May 19, 2009 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: organizations

Biological Timekeeper Studies Reveal New Temperature Regulator and Track Clock Protein across a DayEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Dartmouth Medical School geneticists have made new inroads into understanding the regulatory circuitry of the biological clock that synchronizes the ebb and flow of daily activities, according to two studies published May 15. (Source: News at Dartmouth Medical School)
Source: News at Dartmouth Medical School - May 14, 2009 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: organizations

Large-scale African genetics study finds surprising diversity, few ancestral groupsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
A Dartmouth Medical School researcher is part of an international team that has determined that Africans are descended from 14 ancestral populations. The study published April 30 online in Science Express, demonstrates startling diversity on the continent, considered the source of modern humans. (Source: News at Dartmouth Medical School)
Source: News at Dartmouth Medical School - May 1, 2009 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: organizations

Dartmouth Medical School Geneticist Tapped for National Academy of SciencesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Dr. Jay Dunlap, professor and chair of genetics at Dartmouth Medical School, was elected to the National Academy of Sciences, considered the country's premier scientific society. He is internationally recognized as a pioneer in cracking apart the field of clock biology, opening a window on the rhythms of life. (Source: News at Dartmouth Medical School)
Source: News at Dartmouth Medical School - April 28, 2009 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: organizations

Two-Pronged Model Could Help Foil Tough Cystic Fibrosis InfectionsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Dartmouth Medical School researchers have devised a novel approach for thwarting the relentless bacterial infections that thrive in the lungs of people with cystic fibrosis (CF), unlocking new possibilities against a tenacious and toxic hallmark of the common genetic disease. (Source: News at Dartmouth Medical School)
Source: News at Dartmouth Medical School - April 23, 2009 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: organizations

Noted Physician-scientist to Address Dartmouth Medical School Class Day June 13Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Research pioneer Donald E. Ingber, MD, PhD, of Harvard is the keynote speaker for Dartmouth Medical School Class Day, a celebration for final year medical and graduate students receiving their degrees. (Source: News at Dartmouth Medical School)
Source: News at Dartmouth Medical School - April 20, 2009 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: organizations

Gene Targeting Discovery in Model Parasite Opens Door for Vaccines and DrugsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
In a genetic leap that could help fast track vaccine and drug development to prevent or tame serious global diseases, DMS researchers have discovered how to destroy a key DNA pathway in a wily and widespread human parasite. The feat surmounts a major hurdle for targeting genes in Toxoplasma gondii, an infection model whose close relatives are responsible for diseases that include malaria and severe diarrhea. (Source: News at Dartmouth Medical School)
Source: News at Dartmouth Medical School - April 13, 2009 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: organizations

Losing a Newborn Sibling Can Have Life-long ImpactEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Little is known about the long-term effects of losing a sibling in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). Survivor siblings may encounter unforeseen emotional difficulties and developmental consequences, whether they are born before or after the infant's death, and the impact can be life-long, according to a Dartmouth Medical School study. (Source: News at Dartmouth Medical School)
Source: News at Dartmouth Medical School - April 2, 2009 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: organizations

First Elmer R. Pfefferkorn Professor at Dartmouth Medical School NamedEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
William R. Green, Ph.D., dean of Dartmouth Medical School (DMS), has been named the inaugural Elmer R. Pfefferkorn, Ph.D., Professor of Microbiology and Immunology. The appointment, approved by the Dartmouth Board of Trustees, recognizes Green's contributions and service as chair of the Department of Microbiology and Immunology, and now as dean. (Source: News at Dartmouth Medical School)
Source: News at Dartmouth Medical School - March 27, 2009 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: organizations

The Envelope, Please: DMS Seniors MatchEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
cal School students celebrated Match Day, the national rite of passage when soon-to-be physicians learn where they begin residency training. For most DMS seniors, the defining moment came during ceremonies at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center when students received envelopes that revealed where they will head after their June graduation. (Source: News at Dartmouth Medical School)
Source: News at Dartmouth Medical School - March 20, 2009 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: organizations

Dartmouth Community Medical School Spring Program on the Immune System Opens March 31Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Dartmouth Medical School (DMS) and Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center (DHMC) kick off the 11th installment of the highly popular Dartmouth Community Medical School on March 31, with the first of eight weekly Tuesday evening sessions throughout April and May. (Source: News at Dartmouth Medical School)
Source: News at Dartmouth Medical School - March 19, 2009 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: organizations

Genetics Society Honors Dartmouth Medical School Clockwork ResearcherEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Dartmouth Medical School geneticist Dr. Jay Dunlap has received the Genetics Society of America's 2009 George W. Beadle Medal for outstanding contributions to the genetics community. Dunlap, professor and chair of genetics, is recognized for his work on what makes cells tick and for his mentorship and service within genetics. (Source: News at Dartmouth Medical School)
Source: News at Dartmouth Medical School - March 13, 2009 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: organizations

Dr. Jim Yong Kim appointed 17th President of Dartmouth CollegeEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Jim Yong Kim, M.D., Ph.D., Chair of the Department of Global Health and Social Medicine at Harvard Medical School, has been elected the 17th President of Dartmouth by the College’s Board of Trustees. Ed Haldeman, Chair of Dartmouth’s Board of Trustees, announced the appointment today at a meeting of students, faculty and staff. (Source: News at Dartmouth Medical School)
Source: News at Dartmouth Medical School - March 2, 2009 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: organizations

DMS Researcher Recognized for Pain ScholarshipEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Dartmouth Medical School pain scientist Dr. Joyce DeLeo has won the American Pain Society's 2009 Frederick W. L. Kerr Basic Science Research Award. (Source: News at Dartmouth Medical School)
Source: News at Dartmouth Medical School - February 26, 2009 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: organizations

Research sheds new light on fascinating rhythms of biological clockEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Scientists have long known that interrupting the 24-hour daily rhythm plays havoc with the lives and health of medical, military and airline personnel, factory employees and travelers. Now, a Dartmouth Medical School research team has uncovered a potential target that could be exploited to help ameliorate the effects of jet lag and shift work. (Source: News at Dartmouth Medical School)
Source: News at Dartmouth Medical School - February 13, 2009 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: organizations

Altered Brain Activity In Schizophrenia May Exaggerate Self FocusEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Schizophrenia may blur the boundary between internal and external realities by over-activating a brain system involved in self-reflection, a new brain imaging study has found. (Source: News at Dartmouth Medical School)
Source: News at Dartmouth Medical School - January 29, 2009 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: organizations

Dartmouth Researchers Identify Potential Cancer TargetEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Dartmouth Medical School biochemists have found two proteins that work in concert to ensure proper chromosome segregation during cell division. Their study, published in the January issue of Nature Cell Biology, may offer clues to treating cancer tumors that shuffle chromosomes. (Source: News at Dartmouth Medical School)
Source: News at Dartmouth Medical School - January 16, 2009 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: organizations

Dartmouth Researcher John Hwa to Receive Heart Association AwardEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
A Dartmouth Medical School physician-scientist will be honored by the American Heart Association (AHA) for his research to help understand and detect cardiovascular disease. (Source: News at Dartmouth Medical School)
Source: News at Dartmouth Medical School - January 8, 2009 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: organizations

Spine Fusion Cost-effectiveness Questioned in Dartmouth-led StudyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
New research led by Dartmouth Medical School suggests that for patients with spinal stenosis with associated slipped vertebrae, the benefits of the fusion procedure are not enough to offset the costs. The work was published in the December 16 Annals of Internal Medicine. (Source: News at Dartmouth Medical School)
Source: News at Dartmouth Medical School - December 16, 2008 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: organizations

Critical Determinant for Whether or Not Pregnant Uterus Contracts FoundEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Timing is crucial when a woman is about to give birth, and now Dartmouth Medical School researchers have discovered a key player that prepares the pregnant uterus for labor. The findings, published online Nov. 20 in the Journal of Clinical Investigation, help resolve the paradoxical presence of a muscle relaxant just when the uterus needs to begin forceful contractions. (Source: News at Dartmouth Medical School)
Source: News at Dartmouth Medical School - November 21, 2008 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: organizations

Medical journalists need improved conflict-of-interest standards, say Dartmouth researchersEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Two Dartmouth Medical School researchers call for greater scrutiny of the relationship between medical journalists and the health care industries they cover. Their study was published online today, Nov. 19, in the British Medical Journal, or BMJ. (Source: News at Dartmouth Medical School)
Source: News at Dartmouth Medical School - November 20, 2008 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: organizations

No Smoking Room Website Launched to Empower Girls to Live a Smoke-Free LifeEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
An innovative website to emphasize smoking prevention for young girls has been launched through Children's Hospital at Dartmouth (CHaD) and Dartmouth Medical School. The safe, online patient education site was created by a Dartmouth pediatrician to prevent smoking in young girls (8-11 yrs. old). Funded by Pfizer Inc. through an unrestricted educational grant, the site—No Smoking Room.Org—is designed to empower girls to say "no" to smoking or to encourage those who are smoking to quit. (Source: News at Dartmouth Medical School)
Source: News at Dartmouth Medical School - November 10, 2008 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: organizations

New Department, professorships approvedEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Dartmouth College Trustees approved a new Department of Neurology and two named professorships at Dartmouth Medical School. The actions were taken at the their fall-term meeting in Hanover, Nov. 7-8, where the Board discussed the institution's financial strategy in the economically challenging environment. (Source: News at Dartmouth Medical School)
Source: News at Dartmouth Medical School - November 10, 2008 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: organizations

New Flu Vaccine Guidelines Call for Protecting All ChildrenEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
All children, starting at six months of age, should get an influenza vaccine each and every year, say new pediatric guidelines, and a Dartmouth pediatrician who helped develop the guidelines stresses that it is both beneficial and safe. (Source: News at Dartmouth Medical School)
Source: News at Dartmouth Medical School - November 4, 2008 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: organizations

Common Good Day Serves Local AgenciesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Dartmouth medical students fanned out to Upper Valley agencies for the fourth annual Common Good Day Oct. 21. Under the aegis of Dartmouth Medical School's Community Service Committee and the DMS 2008-09 Schweitzer Fellows, over 100 medical students -- primarily first and second- years -- volunteered their time and energy for area organizations and activities. (Source: News at Dartmouth Medical School)
Source: News at Dartmouth Medical School - October 30, 2008 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: organizations

Allergy Patch Tests: Children and Adults Have Differences and SimilaritiesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Adults and children who are referred for patch testing for allergies appear equally likely to have allergic contact dermatitis, although they tend to react to different allergy-causing substances (allergens), reports a team headed by a Dartmouth dermatologist. The multi-center study, published in the October Archives of Dermatology, helps provide a useful guide to an allergen "hit list" for children, say the investigators. (Source: News at Dartmouth Medical School)
Source: News at Dartmouth Medical School - October 21, 2008 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: organizations

Hurricane Ike triggers Dartmouth's work for the National Center for Disaster Mental Health ResearchEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Dartmouth researchers with the National Center for Disaster Mental Health Research are preparing to visit the Galveston, Texas area on their first field mission in early November to study the impact of Hurricane Ike, which hit in late September. (Source: News at Dartmouth Medical School)
Source: News at Dartmouth Medical School - October 16, 2008 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: organizations

Dartmouth Medical School Educator David Nierenberg Wins National Teaching AwardEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Dartmouth Medical School's education dean has been honored with one of the country's highest medical student teaching accolades, the Alpha Omega Alpha Robert J. Glaser Distinguished Teacher Award, to be presented at the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) annual meeting Nov. 1 in San Antonio, Texas. (Source: News at Dartmouth Medical School)
Source: News at Dartmouth Medical School - October 15, 2008 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: organizations

Risks of Recalled Pain Killer Drug ConfirmedEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Long term follow-up confirms that use of the former pain killer rofecoxib (Vioxx) substantially increased the risk of cardiovascular events such as stroke and heart attack. The results were published early online and in an upcoming edition of the Lancet by Dr. John A Baron, professor of medicine and of at Dartmouth Medical School and colleagues. They highlight the need to balance potential and perils when considering such drugs, called COX-2 inhibitors, which are non-steroidal anti-inßammatory drugs (NSAIDs). (Source: News at Dartmouth Medical School)
Source: News at Dartmouth Medical School - October 14, 2008 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: organizations

Dartmouth-led Lung Disease Collaboration RenewedEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
New Hampshire scientists have been awarded $10.5 million from the National Institutes of Health to extend a Dartmouth-led collaboration for research and training to prevent and cure cystic fibrosis, lung cancer and other respiratory illnesses. (Source: News at Dartmouth Medical School)
Source: News at Dartmouth Medical School - October 14, 2008 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: organizations

Dartmouth's John E. Wennberg Wins Prestigious Lienhard AwardEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Dr. John E. Wennberg, a Dartmouth Medical School outcomes pioneer, today received the 2008 Gustav O. Lienhard Award from the Institute of Medicine for "reshaping the US health care system" to focus on objective evidence and outcomes rather than physician preference as the basis for treatment decisions, and for his efforts to empower patients with greater input on decisions about their own care. (Source: News at Dartmouth Medical School)
Source: News at Dartmouth Medical School - October 13, 2008 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: organizations

Via the Virtual Space Station: Self-guided, Computer-based Depression TreatmentEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Self-guided treatment for depression could soon be only a mouse click away. A Dartmouth Medical School physician and former astronaut is part of a National Space Biomedical Research Institute (NSBRI) team developing an interactive, multi-media program to manage depression and other psychosocial problems in space and it could be brought down to earth, especially where access to health care is limited. (Source: News at Dartmouth Medical School)
Source: News at Dartmouth Medical School - September 26, 2008 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: organizations

It Takes a Neighborhood: Creating the Structure for the Medical HomeEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The medical home has great potential to improve the delivery of coordinated health care to patients. But significant obstacles still exist in making the transition from model to reality, says Dartmouth physician Dr. Elliott S. Fisher in the September 18 New England Journal of Medicine. (Source: News at Dartmouth Medical School)
Source: News at Dartmouth Medical School - September 19, 2008 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: organizations

Colon Cancer Prevention Trial, led by Dartmouth, Receives More FundingEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Dartmouth Medical School has been awarded $19 million to continue leadership of a national trial that is exploring a safe and cost-effective way help prevent colorectal cancer, one of the most common cancers in the US. (Source: News at Dartmouth Medical School)
Source: News at Dartmouth Medical School - September 11, 2008 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: organizations

National Health Workforce Planning Needed, Says DMS DoctorEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Successful health care reform requires better public policy planning for the medical professionals the country needs, asserts a Dartmouth Medical School physician. He calls for the establishment of a national health workforce commission. (Source: News at Dartmouth Medical School)
Source: News at Dartmouth Medical School - September 9, 2008 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: organizations