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Dartmouth Medicine Fall 1998

Dear Reporter, Editor, or News Director:

Inside the Fall 1998 issue of DARTMOUTH MEDICINE, (to request a printed copy, call 603-653-0772 or e-mail dartmed@Dartmouth.edu), read about:

A new twist on the "It takes a village . . ." maxim: If it truly "takes a village to raise a child," then, aver a respected pediatrician and others from Dartmouth, in order to learn how to really care for children's health it's essential that pediatric residents spend some time "in the village"--in the homes, schools, and communities of their patients, especially those with chronic diseases. See page 12.

The human beings behind the white coats: The physicians and researchers who people Dartmouth Medical School's faculty aren't just unidimensional white coats. Read about the passion they bring to their avocations, ranging from fly-fishing to furniture-making, from singing to rowing--a passion that also informs what they bring to the exam room and the lab bench. See page 32.

A unique program that helps parents care for preemies at home: Dartmouth-Hitchcock's Transitional Long-Term Care--or TLC--Program provides support and counsel to the parents of premature babies after they leave the hospital, often on a ventilator and an array of complex medications. Studies are showing that the program, the only one of its kind in the nation, makes sense both medically and financially. See page 13.

Dartmouth's contribution to neuroscience in space: Dartmouth Medical School faculty member Jay Buckey was one of seven crew members on last April's Neurolab space shuttle flight. It was his first chance to go into space himself, though he's been involved in space research ever since NASA's first life sciences mission in 1982. He's now back on terra firma, evaluating the data generated during the flight. See page 20.

What attracted the Medical School's new dean to Dartmouth: John C. Baldwin, a noted cardiovascular surgeon, shares his thoughts on the value of the intellectual ferment of a university setting--including what a medical school gains from being in such a setting, as at Dartmouth, as well as what it can contribute to the broad academic enterprise. See page 2 (in addition, a story on Baldwin's background begins on page 3).

The Dartmouth faculty member who pioneered the field of chemoprevention: Michael Sporn has spent his career--first at the National Institutes of Health and for the past three years at Dartmouth--developing and promoting the concept that cancer can be prevented before it develops. The promise of tamoxifen as a preventative for breast cancer is just one example of what his efforts have spawned. See page 42.

Easter Seals' choice of a DHMC patient as their national poster child: Eight-year-old Zachary Hastings of Manchester, N.H., a patient of Dartmouth-Hitchcock's spina bifida clinic, is the 1998 Easter Seals National Child Representative. Their youngest poster child ever, he's clearly an engaging and articulate spokesperson for the organization. See page 10.

If you'd like to pursue any of these stories, contact:

  • Hali Wickner, communications coordinator for Dartmouth Medical School, at (603) 650-1520.
  • The Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center Office of Public Affairs, at (603) 650-7041.

Or feel free to give me a call, especially if you'd like to reprint an article; my direct line is (603) 650-4058.

Dana Cook Grossman,
Editor

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