Dartmouth Medicine Magazine

A Magazine for Alumni and Friends of Dartmouth Medical School and Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
	Vol. 28, No. 4 Summer 2004
Table of Contents and Masthead (pdf) 96 KB

Editor's Note by Dana Cook Grossman, and Staff List (html) (pdf) 34 KB

FEATURES
"A Question of Balance" (html) (pdf) 600 KB (Continued PDF) 260 KB By Constance E. Putnam "What ifs" are always perilous. But sometimes powerful lessons can be learned from the past. A close examination of perhaps the most cataclysmic period in Dartmouth Medical School's history suggests that sometimes upheaval will temper rather than topple an institution.

"Primary Resource"(html) (pdf) 140 KB By Laura Stephenson Carter and Fitzhugh Mullan, M.D. Primary care has often been overshadowed by the glamour of specialty care, especially at academic medical centers. Here are some waypoints in the history of primary-care medicine-both nationally and at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center-plus profiles of two primary-care physicians with Dartmouth ties, excerpted from a recent book on primary care's role in American medicine.

"Telling Johnny's Story" (html) (pdf) 320 KB (Continued PDF) 260 KB By Deborah Schiff, M.D. A graduate of Dartmouth Medical School writes about a particularly memorable patient. And in the process, she proves yet again the truth of Dr. Francis Weld Peabody's oft-quoted observation-that "the secret of the care of the patient is in caring for the patient."

DEPARTMENTS
Vital Signs (pdf) 561 KB News about a "courageous project", transforming medicine, coming home to match, and much more.
Striking variations revealed in end-of-life care at "best hospitals" Facts & Figures (Making a state-ment) DHMC goes public with detailed data on a new Web site National commentators tackle the topic of "transforming medicine" For DMS students, Match Day 2004 was a homecoming Medical student SETs troubled teens on the right path Focus on Recent Research Documentary reveals conflicting messages about volunteerism Recovery concept is catching on with breast cancer Clinical observation DHMC radiology aims at a world without any film DMS researchers are fighting malaria the molecular way Investigator insight $9-million multicenter genetics grant is based at Dartmouth NH-wide lung disease research collaborative is funded by the feds Valedictory for a visionary, a gentleman, and a gentle man Living (and dying) operatically Taking the time to care for yourself while caring for others Learning medicine with kiwifruits and chicken parts Improving safety, one bar code at a time OBNet project gives much more choice to mothers-to-be Northern Exposure Color me beautiful Measuring the time that clinicians spend on teaching activities Child Advocacy Center: Building awareness about child abuse Motion-sickness study produces dizzying findings Orthopaedic surgeon Michael Mayor finds that his Segway is just what the doctor ordered New on the bookshelf: Recent releases by DMS faculty authors Media Mentions: DMS and DHMC in the news Pages Past Worthy of Note: Honors, awards, appointments, etc. That Championship Season Current Issues in Medicine

Point of View (html) (pdf) 51 KB "This is my Deer Isle" By Thomas C. Garland, M.D., M.P.H.

Letters (html) (pdf) 440 KB

Bench to Bedside (html) (pdf) 51 KB "Stimulating The Brain" By David W. Roberts, M.D.

Student Notebook (html) (pdf) 76 KB "A Question of Trust" By Todd Burdette

Development (html) (pdf) 133 KB "Honoring the past, shaping the future" by Barbra Alan

Faculty Focus (html) (pdf) 55 KB "William Nugent, M.D.: A Tall Order" By Laura Stephenson Carter

Alumni Album (html) (pdf) 58 KB "John Kattwinkel, M.D., '66: The reluctant doctor" By Laura Stephenson Carter

For the Record (html) (pdf) 47 KB "Making an impact" Stephen Spielberg, M.D., Ph.D.

COVER (JPG) 83 KB (pdf) 105 KB It is lost to history what these earnest microscopists in the DMS Class of '62 were looking at-but not what course their alma mater charted before or since. In a newly published book, medical historian Constance Putnam recounts how the nation's fourth-oldest medical school has evolved over the centuries.

Dartmouth Medicine seeks to convey the breadth and depth of the education, research, and patient-care activities of DMS and DHMC; to serve as a publication of historical record; to stimulate thought and discussion on issues in medicine and medical education; and to reflect the range of opinions and activities among Dartmouth medical students, faculty, and alumni. Among abbreviations used regularly in these pages are DMS (Dartmouth Medical School), DHMC (Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center), MHMH (Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital), DC (Dartmouth College), and HS (housestaff). The opinions of contributors do not necessarily reflect those of DMS or DHMC.

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