Research
Research at DMS is diverse and well funded. In fact, DMS is in the top 10 percent of the nation's medical schools in basic science research funding on a per faculty member basis. Equally important, Dartmouth is a national leader in collaborative, interdisciplinary research projects, as evidenced by programs such as its Immunotherapy Center, Center for Shared Decision Making, and the Spine Center. The result is an intellectually stimulating environment where scientists, clinicians, researchers, and students join forces on nationally recognized projects that are changing lives.
DMS Research is Making
National Headlines
Researchers find huge variations in end-of-life treatment
The New York Times
April 7, 2008
Benefits of spine surgery affirmed
The Wall Street Journal
February 21, 2008
A test you shouldn't jump at: a genetic test for prostate cancer may boost worry, little more"
The Washington Post
February 19, 2008
Dartmouth study questions cost effectiveness of digital mammography screening
Health News Digest
January 3, 2008
Transparency provides better look at health care
USA Today
May 22, 2007
Dr. Ira Byock is changing the way people die by changing the way they live
Boston Globe
January 14, 2007
Dr. Surachai Supattapone and his team investigate the underlying molecular mechanisms that give rise to the perplexing group of neurodegenerative disorders known as prion diseases."In other labs I've worked in, I've never felt so comfortable asking questions and having other people ask me questions."
"For a long time, I think, both nationally and internationally, we have been at the forefront of translational research around back pain and spine surgery. And now we're doing the largest trial in the country—eleven states—looking at operative versus nonoperative treatment. We've received over $30 million in federal funding. I think the impact here is huge."—Dr. James Weinstein, Director of The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice and Professor and Chair, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
"What we have at Dartmouth is high specific gravity. It's a relatively small institution, but within each department each person has a lot to offer. They carry as much weight as a faculty three times this size."
—Surachai Supattapone, M.D., Ph.D., D.Phil., Associate Professor of Biochemistry and Medicine
From anatomy to zygotic selection, DMS offers a broad diversity of research opportunities • Dartmouth's ties between basic and clinical scientists foster research that targets the causes of disease in addition to the symptoms