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The magazine of the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth
Vol. 37, No. 3 • Spring 2013
FEATURES
Remembering a Giant
By Joseph O'Donnell ('71)
A tribute to C. Everett Koop by a faculty member who knew him well.
Teaching Students to Take the Lead
A conversation on leadership between Dean Chip Souba and medical student Meredith Bartelstein.
Taking Medical Education Underground
By Matthew C. Wiencke
Two Geisel students demystify clinical skills for their peers.
A glimpse of how members of the Geisel community engage locally, nationally, and internationally to improve lives in ways big and small.
Bacteria and the Blank Slate
By Matthew C. Wiencke
Physician-researcher Juliette Madan investigates how bacteria can both harm and help the youngest patients.
Notes from the Field
By Lars Blackmore
Developing Rwanda's most important resource
COVER
The Geisel School of Medicine is a complex institution, but at its core are individual people working to make a difference. The 32 Hours Project documented a few of their stories.
STAFF & CONTRIBUTORS
DEPARTMENTS
Headlines
- Plunging into the battle against health disparities
- Paving the way for a new curriculum
- Students meet their match
- Fisher named director of TDI
- Newsbriefs
- Worthy of Note
Advances
- A preview of changes to health-care laws
- Cutting cancer's food supply
- Looking out—and ahead—for America's wounded warriors
- Global grant
- Looking closer at HIV infection and immunity
- Studying nature and nurture
- Research briefs
Voices of Geisel
Student Spotlight
Christopher Navas ('16)
By Amos Esty
Alumni Album
Karen Hein, '68: For love of state
By David Corriveau
Expert Insight
Can acts of violence be prevented or predicted?
Giving
- Philanthropy in action
- At the crossroads of discovery and patient care
- Scholarships: the crucial asset
Art of Medicine
Kashmir Herd
By Spencer James ('16)
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