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February 10, 2012
	Senators Shaheen, Ayotte Support Partnership Between Manchester VA Medical Center and Dartmouth Medical School In a letter to Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric Shinseki, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Kelly Ayotte (R-NH) urged the secretary to approve an application to establish a partnership between the Veterans Affairs Medical Center (VAMC) Manchester and Dartmouth Medical School. Partnering VAMC’s patient care clinics with Dartmouth’s resources as a world-class medical education and research center would enhance patient care for veterans in New Hampshire, which is the only state without a full-service veterans or military hospital.
January 27, 2012
	US immunologists to honor DMS' Green The American Association of Immunologists (AAI) will honor Dartmouth Medical School's chair of microbiology and immunology for his work on public policy issues and his advocacy of research funding on behalf of fellow immunologists and other scientists.
January 25, 2012
	Serving an 'Overlooked' Population Like many of the migrant workers who support Vermont's dairy industry, 41-year-old Rosalia Garcia-Moreno spends most of her time working: feeding calves, milking heifers and caring for her family on Paul and Mary Knox's 800-cow farm on Route 5 in Bradford. She's the only woman among a group of 10 Mexican workers at Knoxland Farm, and she juggles her full-time job with caring for her three children.
January 3, 2012
	Dartmouth Medical School psychiatrist co-authors report on novel treatment for depression, bipolar disorder Dartmouth Medical School psychiatrist Paul E. Holtzheimer, MD, is the lead author of a new study showing how deep brain stimulation (DBS) in a particular region of the mind can safely and effectively treat depression in patients with either unipolar major depressive disorder (MDD) or bipolar II disorder (BP).
December 22, 2011
	Becker's ASC Review names Siegel one of top 125 gastroenterologists in US Becker's ASC Review recently listed Dartmouth-Hitchcock gastroenterologist Corey Siegel, MD, among the 125 leading practitioners and researchers in his field.
December 16, 2011
	Dartmouth-Hitchcock among seven leading health systems contracted to improve hospital patient safety nationally Dartmouth-Hitchcock is among a group of seven health systems contracted to develop and share a national learning experience, which will be accessible to all interested U.S. hospitals. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services awarded the $2.7 million contract as part of its Partnership for Patients Hospital Engagement Networks initiative. The aim is to make healthcare safer and less costly by targeting and reducing preventable injuries and complications to patients.
December 12, 2011
	Dartmouth Medical School, Dartmouth-Hitchcock earn 'accreditation with commendation' for Continuing Medical Education program The continuing education program at Dartmouth-Hitchcock (D-H) and Dartmouth Medical School (DMS) has received accreditation with commendation for being a "change agent" in advancing the continued learning of physicians and health professionals.
December 8, 2011
	Three Dartmouth Medical School Professors Named Fellows by American Association for the Advancement of Science Three Dartmouth Medical School (DMS) scholars have been selected as fellows by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the world's largest general scientific society and the publisher of the journal Science.
November 28, 2011
	Modlin named interim director of Children's Hospital at Dartmouth-Hitchcock John F. Modlin, M.D., chair of pediatrics at Dartmouth Medical School (DMS) and Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center (DHMC), will serve as interim director of the Children's Hospital at Dartmouth (CHaD).
November 22, 2011
	Dartmouth researchers identify new factor in breast cancer Researchers at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Norris Cotton Cancer Center have discovered a new "pioneer" factor, called PBX1, that may help unlock the keys to understanding how breast cancer tumors develop resistance to current therapies.
November 8, 2011
	DMS graduate and former faculty member join forces on award-winning children's book More than a decade after they left Dartmouth Medical School (DMS), alumnus Daniel Kairys, MD, and former faculty member Jo Ann Kairys, MPH, have added an award-winning children's book to their list of achievements in medicine and science.
November 4, 2011
	Great Issues in Medicine and Global Health Symposium to focus on women's and girls' health worldwide The surgeon general of the United States, the chief medical officer of the federal Indian Health Service, the president of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA), and an Olympic- and World Cup-champion soccer player will join forces with a wide range of clinicians and researchers to discuss strategies for improving the well-being of women and girls worldwide during Dartmouth-Hitchcock's eighth annual Great Issues in Medicine and Global Health symposium, "Investing in Women and Girls."
November 1, 2011
	Dr. James Weinstein named Chief Executive Officer of Dartmouth-Hitchcock The combined Boards of Trustees of Dartmouth-Hitchcock today announced the appointment of Dr. James Weinstein as Chief Executive Officer of Dartmouth-Hitchcock. This new position consolidates the leadership of Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital (MHMH) and Dartmouth-Hitchcock Clinic. Dr. Weinstein will also assume the presidency of Dartmouth-Hitchcock Health.
	Vt. Medical Society elects Dartmouth surgeon Walsh as VP The Vermont Medical Society elected Dartmouth vascular surgeon Daniel B. Walsh, MD, as its new vice president on October 29, during its 198th annual meeting at Topnotch Resort.
October 27, 2011
	Study flags alcohol-brand references in youth music Along with celebrations of casual sex and violence, fans of some forms of popular music are hearing references to specific brands of hard liquor through their speakers and earphones, according to the latest report from Dartmouth pediatrician James D. Sargent, MD, into mass-media influences on youth buying habits and risky behavior.
October 17, 2011
	Weinstein Elected to Institute of Medicine Dr. James N. Weinstein, President of the Dartmouth-Hitchcock (D-H) Clinic and Director of The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, has been elected to the Institute of Medicine (IOM) of the National Academies of Sciences. Membership in the IOM is considered the highest honor in the fields of health and medicine.
September 30, 2011
	DMS researchers will lead group developing practical tool to detect radiation in disaster survivors With a fresh infusion of federal support, researchers at Dartmouth Medical School (DMS) will join General Electric, the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, the Medical School of Wisconsin, Japan's Hokkaido University, and Poland's Jagiellonian University in developing readily-deployable devices to measure levels of radiation in survivors of radiological and nuclear catastrophes, including terror attacks.
September 16, 2011
	Simbex extends partnership with DMS, Thayer School on concussion research With a two-year, $1.3-million grant, researchers from Dartmouth Medical School (DMS), Dartmouth College's Thayer School of Engineering and the Lebanon-based company Simbex will explore novel approaches to understanding the causes of and clinical outcomes following sports-related concussions.
September 12, 2011
	Schumann lecturer: Can religious, spiritual beliefs affect medical state? While most physicians believe they should take a patient's religious and spiritual needs into account in deciding health care issues, nine out of 10 doctors never talk to their patients about such matters. Many physicians either don't feel competent to carry on that kind of conversation or deem it inappropriate.
September 9, 2011
	New DMS researcher looks seriously at laughter Anyone hearing more laughter than usual around Dartmouth Medical School (DMS) in the coming months need not worry: Serious research is going on.
September 7, 2011
	D-H, DMS join Colby-Sawyer in collaborative addressing national, regional issues of nurse workforce Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center (DHMC) and Dartmouth Medical School (DMS) will join the Department of Nursing at Colby-Sawyer College (CSC) in collaborating with one of 11 foundations nationwide to receive funding from Partners Investing in Nursing’s Future (PIN). The program is a multi-year, multi-million-dollar national investment in preparing America’s nursing workforce for serving an older and more diverse population through interdisciplinary education and coordination to improve outcomes.
September 6, 2011
	Dartmouth emergency expert Gougelet leads relief effort for Vermont neighbors After years of organizing and dispatching - and sometimes leading - doctors and nurses to disaster areas around the United States and the world, Dartmouth emergency-medicine expert Rob Gougelet, MD, is riding herd on a relief effort right next door.
August 22, 2011
	DMS lands $11m grant for regional biomedical research center Under an $11-million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Dartmouth Medical School (DMS) will lead a network of northern New England institutions in recruiting, training, and supporting young quantitative biologists to teach and conduct research into the ways that genes and the environment work together to trigger and prevent disease.

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