Dartmouth Medical School
Facts & Figures

Dartmouth Medical School (DMS) is a beacon of discovery and learning, stimulating inquiry and harnessing ingenuity for new solutions and better health. The nation's fourth oldest medical school, founded in 1797, it has the resources of a world-class medical center, the breadth of an Ivy League institution and a legacy of excellence. DMS cultivates leaders of vision and virtuosity who transcend boundaries to transform medicine and science.

Faculty

• Faculty and researchers (Nov. 2007) - 2,315
  • 766 full-time (voting)
  • 1,301 instructors and part-time
  • 248 postdoctoral fellows and research associates
• Endowed professorships (2007) - 26

Departments

• Basic Science
  • Anatomy
  • Biochemistry
  • Genetics
  • Microbiology and Immunology
  • Pharmacology and Toxicology
  • Physiology
• Clinical
  • Anesthesiology
  • Community and Family Medicine
  • Medicine
  • Obstetrics and Gynecology
  • Orthopaedics
  • Pathology
  • Pediatrics
  • Psychiatry
  • Radiology
  • Surgery

Centers

• Angiogenesis Research Center
• Center for Immunotherapy
• C. Everett Koop Institute
• Dartmouth Lung Biology Center
• Dartmouth Psychiatric Research Center
• Hood Center for Children and Families
• National Center for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
• Neuroscience Center at Dartmouth
• New England Center for Emergency Preparedness
• New Hampshire Area Health Education Center
• Norris Cotton Cancer Center
• The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice

Teaching And Research Sites

• Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
  • Dartmouth Medical School, Hanover, NH
  • Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital, Lebanon, NH
  • Dartmouth-Hitchcock Clinic, throughout NH and VT
  • VA Medical Center, White River Junction, VT
• Clerkships - 75 locations, including
  • Bethel, AK
  • Tuba City, AZ
  • Orange County, CA
  • San Francisco, CA (Jan. 2008)
  • Florida Keys, FL

Libraries

• Dana Biomedical Library
• Matthews-Fuller Health Sciences Library
  • 94,000 book volumes
  • 166,00 serial volumes
  • 3,800 digital journals
  • $2 million/year for information resources

Community and Global Outreach

• DMS Community Service Committee - 80% of students participate
• Good Neighbor Health Clinic, including Mascoma Clinic - 2,361 patient visits (2007)
• Dartmouth Community Medical School - 480 participants (Spring 2007 course)
• Dartmouth Primary Care COOP
• Dartmouth Global Health Initiative with Dickey Center for International Understanding
• Dartmouth International Health Group
• Projects in Tanzania, Kosovo, Nicaragua, and worldwide

Students

• Enrolled (Oct. 2007)
  • 316 MD
  • 305 graduate
  • 34 MD-PhD (included in above totals)
• Entering MD (2007) - 5,310 applicants
  • 68 (38 women, 30 men)
  • 5 MD-PhD (3 women, 2 men)
  • 33 multicultural and international
  • 45 undergraduate institutions, 25 states, 7 countries
• Entering graduate (2007) - 103
  • 27 DMS-College Molecular & Cellular Biology Program
  • 13 Program in Experimental and Molecular Medicine
  • 63 Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice
    • 1 PhD
    • 43 MPH
    • 19 MS
• Residents and fellows (July 2007) - 353

Graduates

• Degrees awarded (June 2007) - 149
  • 54 MD
  • 24 PhD
  • 46 MPH
  • 25 MS
• Alumni
  • 4,132 MD (1934-2007)
  • 2,997 Housestaff

Finances

• Research/training awards - $123 million (2006-2007)
• Budget - $214.3 million (2007-2008)
• Medical student tuition - $37,850 (2007-2008)

Financial Aid

• Medical student base loan - $21,800 (2007-08)
• 87% of medical students receive some aid
• 50% of medical students receive some scholarship

DHMC Facts & Figures

Contact
Dartmouth Medical School
1 Rope Ferry Road
Hanover, NH 03755-1404
Phone: (603) 650-1200
Fax: (603) 650-1202
E-mail: dms.communications@dartmouth.edu

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