DMS Dermatones

• Listen to songs by the Dermatones

What started as an idea among first years at Dartmouth Medical School seeking a musical and creative outlet has become a sometimes serious, sometimes silly group of medical and graduate students who just love to sing, In the tall of 1993, the DERMATONES debuted in Gross Anatomy with "Only You," dedicated to their exhausted classmates and faithful faculty. Since then, the group has grown to 15-25 members (depending on exam schedules) who have progressed through weekly rehearsals and countless calls of "Hey, you guys, we're a big group," to this recording endeavor.

Each year the DERMATONES produce and perform a benefit concert, giving proceeds to local charities, such as the Good Neighbor Community Health Clinic, the Women's Information Service, and Good Beginnings. Other engagements include singing on the wards at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, in area nursing homes, and at Alumni and Trustee functions, As a member of the DMS Community Service Committee (CSC), the DERMATONES are donating all profits from this recording to the CSC.

The CSC was created by students to facilitate and organize community service at Dartmouth Medical School. During their first and second years, most students volunteer in one or more the CSC programs promoting outreach and education in the Upper Valley. Programs include Good Beginnings and Hannah House (providing assistance and education for young parents), Planned Parenthood, Health Education And Rescue Training (classes in CPR and first aid), Women's Information Services Educational Outreach, Very Special Arts (using art to help children cope with their illness), Partners in Health Education, Lyme Home Health, Vermont Handicapped Ski and Sports Association, Smoking Prevention/ Cessation Clinic, Alcohol Addiction Education Committee, Senior Medication Awareness (teaching seniors about their medications), and the DERMATONES.