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Spring 2006

@Dartmouth Medical is a quarterly headline news service to enhance your connection with the endeavors and activities of the Dartmouth Medical Community, past, present and future.

WHAT'S HAPPENING AT DMS
DMS Match Day Results
Dartmouth researchers test new technique to examine breast tissue
Researchers Advocate Caution when Disseminating and Adopting Treatment Based on Preliminary Medical Research
Bone Marrow Transplant Program Receives Prestigious FACT Accreditation
Friends of Norris Cotton Cancer Center board member Robert Gilmore to lobby in D.C. for cancer research
Dartmouth prepares for flu outbreak
FROM THE DEAN
Lifelong Learning
HEADLINERS
Dr. Mark Israel, Director of Norris Cotton Cancer Center, and Dr. Ethan Dmitrovsky, Chair of the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, discuss the dangers decreased federal funding poses for cancer research on NHPR.
Dr. James Weinstein, Chair of Orthopaedics, discusses back pain treatment options on NPR's Morning Edition.
DID YOU KNOW?
Former U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Antonia C. Novello is keynote speaker for DMS Class Day, June 10, 2006
ALUMNI FOCUS
Dr. Sarah Donaldson, DMS '66: Opening Doors for Medical Students
BENCHMARKS
New Study Shows Need for a Major Overhaul of How United States Manages Chronic Illness
Increase in Thyroid Cancer in U.S. Attributed to Improved Early Detection
Telephone Proves Valuable Tool in Increasing Cancer Screening Rates
Researchers Link Human Papillomavirus (HPV) to Common Skin Cancer
DMS/Stanford University Study Reveals That Doctors Widely Prescribe Drugs For Uses Not Approved by the FDA
Brain Study Considers Motor Function, Cognition with Alcohol Consumption
Alcohol-Branded Merchandise Associated with Early Teen Drinking
Efficiency, Not More Doctors, is the Prescription for Aging Population: Dartmouth Research Challenges Calls for Increases in Physician Workforce
Dartmouth Study Finds How the Brain Interprets the Intent of Others
TRANSFORMING MEDICINE
Transforming Medicine Campaign Tops $124 Million
FROM THE ALUMNI COUNCIL PRESIDENT
The President's Corner
VOLUNTEERS ON THE RISE
Dr. Ken Sands, DMS '87: A 'Quality' Career in Health Care
KUDOS
Two Young DMS Researchers Awarded by the American Physiological Society
James W. Varnum Receives AHA Award
MARK YOUR CALENDAR
A complete list of upcoming events and reunions for DMS alumni
SUPPORT THE FUND FOR DMS
The Fund for DMS closes for 2006 in just a few weeks. Please help us make this a record-breaking year by making your gift online before June 30! Thank you for your support!

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