Mayo Clinic ranked No. 1 'World's Best Hospital' by Newsweek for sixth straight year
ROCHESTER, Minn. — Mayo Clinic in Rochester was named the No. 1 hospital in Newsweek's list of the "World's Best Hospitals" for the sixth straight year. Mayo Clinic in Florida and Mayo Clinic in Arizona were also highly ranked. “Mayo Clinic’s No. 1 ranking is the result of our dedicated staff, who deliver unpa ralleled, compassionate care to our patients," says Gianrico Farrugia, M.D., Mayo Clinic president and CEO. "Patients expect and deserve category-of-one experiences from… (Source: Mayo Clinic Arizona News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Arizona News - February 28, 2024 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news

Geisel QBS Students Make Strong Showing at National Big Data Competition
For the second consecutive year, a team from the Quantitative Biomedical Sciences (QBS) program at Dartmouth’s Geisel School of Medicine has finished in the top five (out of 30 teams) at the National Big Data Health Science Student Case Competition. (Source: News at Dartmouth Medical School)
Source: News at Dartmouth Medical School - February 27, 2024 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Timothy Dean Tags: Education News National Big Data Health Science Student Case Competition QBS Quantitative Biomedical Sciences Source Type: news

Conversations That Matter – Joseph T. Okimoto D ’60, MED’61: “A Physician’s Journey of Hope and Healing”
On the 82nd anniversary of the signing of Executive Order 9066, Dr. Joseph T. Okimoto D’60, MED’61 returned to Dartmouth’s campus to share his personal account about the Japanese American incarceration during World War II and his ongoing journey of healing, as part of the “Conversations That Matter” speaker series. (Source: News at Dartmouth Medical School)
Source: News at Dartmouth Medical School - February 26, 2024 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Geisel Communications Tags: News Video Conversations That Matter Dr. Joseph T. Okimoto Source Type: news

Match Day 2024 Livestream
We will be streaming live video of our annual Match Day event so that friends, family, and colleagues can join in the excitement. Tune in here on Friday, March 15 at 11:30am EST, to watch live video of Geisel's 2024 Match Day event. (Source: News at Dartmouth Medical School)
Source: News at Dartmouth Medical School - February 22, 2024 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Geisel Communications Tags: Announcements Events News Class of 2024 Match Day Source Type: news

Dartmouth Pilot Study Maps Resilience in Medical Students
A Geisel-Thayer team at Dartmouth is investigating the individual and structural factors that promote resilience and allow medical students to flourish with the hope of finding ways to make medical school a less stressful experience. (Source: News at Dartmouth Medical School)
Source: News at Dartmouth Medical School - February 22, 2024 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Susan Green Tags: Education News Research Nicholas Jacobson Thayer Thomas Thesen Wesley Marrero Source Type: news

Dartmouth ’ s Geisel School of Medicine Appoints Craig Westling as Associate Dean for Health Sciences Education
Craig Westling, DrPH, MPH, MS, has been appointed the inaugural Associate Dean for Health Sciences Education at Geisel. In this new role, Westling will lead and oversee the school's diverse portfolio of health professions degree and non-degree granting programs. (Source: News at Dartmouth Medical School)
Source: News at Dartmouth Medical School - February 20, 2024 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Geisel Communications Tags: Appointments News Craig Westling Educational Affairs Source Type: news

DHS Awards Grants from JUUL Settlement Funds to Prevent and Treat Vaping by Youth and Young Adults
The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) has awarded 13 grants worth $830,000 over the next two years to community organizations throughout Wisconsin to help address the youth and young adult vaping epidemic. Funding for the Vaping Prevention and Treatment Initiatives (VPTI) grants comes from current payments to Wisconsin as part of a $14.7 million multiyear JUUL Settlement announced by the Wisconsin Department of Justice in September 2022. The DHS Tobacco Prevention and Control Program...(see release)lucy.pepinFebruary 13, 2024 (Source: Wisconsin DHFS Press Releases)
Source: Wisconsin DHFS Press Releases - February 13, 2024 Category: Hospital Management Authors: lucy.pepin Source Type: news

Study Finds High Levels of Physical Activity Lowered Risk of Developing COVID-19 Infection and Hospitalization
A cohort study of older adults found that those who followed recommended exercise guidelines before the pandemic had significantly lower odds of being infected or hospitalized from COVID-19 than those who did not follow guidelines (Source: BWH News)
Source: BWH News - February 13, 2024 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news

Dartmouth Researchers Offer New Insights into How Antibodies Function Against HSV
Findings from a new study from researchers at Dartmouth’s Geisel School of Medicine and Thayer School of Engineering and published in Cell Reports Medicine, offer new insights into how antibodies function in combating herpes simplex virus (HSV) infections. Their research may lead to possible new treatments for neonatal herpes. (Source: News at Dartmouth Medical School)
Source: News at Dartmouth Medical School - February 12, 2024 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Timothy Dean Tags: News Research herpes simplex virus HSV Iara Backes Matthew Slein Source Type: news

Lemere Receives NIA Grant, Cure Alzheimer ’s Fund Award to Advance Alzheimer’s Research
Cynthia Lemere, PhD, of the Department of Neurology, received two grants to fund her research into developing safer, more effective ways to prevent and treat Alzheimer ’s disease. (Source: BWH News)
Source: BWH News - February 9, 2024 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news

Geisel School of Medicine Student Seeks to Curb Widespread Stigma Toward Diabetes
Mariana Henry, a fourth-year medical student at Geisel, addresses in her Medical Student Grand Rounds presentation the pervasive stigma and bias towards diabetes patients, highlighting the detrimental impact on mental health and emphasizing the need for physicians to play a crucial role in dispelling misconceptions and fostering compassionate care. (Source: News at Dartmouth Medical School)
Source: News at Dartmouth Medical School - February 7, 2024 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Susan Green Tags: News Research diabetes Mariana Henry Medical Student Grand Rounds Source Type: news

New Research Uncovers Biological Drivers of Heart Disease Risk
New gene mapping technique reveals how genetic alterations in cells lining blood vessels contribute to coronary artery disease, with implications for diagnostic and treatment strategies. (Source: BWH News)
Source: BWH News - February 7, 2024 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news

Richard J. Powell, MD, Appointed to Anna Gundlach Huber Professorship at Geisel School of Medicine
Richard Powell, MD, a professor of surgery and of radiology at Geisel School of Medicine, and director of the Dartmouth Health Heart and Vascular Center, has been named the Anna Gundlach Huber Professor in Medicine at the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth for a five-year term that began in January 2024.  (Source: News at Dartmouth Medical School)
Source: News at Dartmouth Medical School - February 5, 2024 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Susan Green Tags: Announcements News Anna Gundlach Huber Professor Richard Powell Source Type: news

Primary Care Housing Intervention Linked to Improved Patient Health Outcomes
Brigham researchers found that participation in a housing program was associated with fewer outpatient visits, improved physical and mental health, and stronger connections to their primary care clinics and care team (Source: BWH News)
Source: BWH News - February 5, 2024 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news

David A. Leib Reappointed Chair of the Department of Microbiology & Immunology at Dartmouth ’s Geisel School of Medicine
Dartmouth Geisel School of Medicine Dean Duane Compton, PhD, has announced that virologist David A. Leib, PhD, has been reappointed to a second term as chair of the Department of Microbiology and Immunology. (Source: News at Dartmouth Medical School)
Source: News at Dartmouth Medical School - February 1, 2024 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Timothy Dean Tags: Appointments News David Leib Department of Microbiology and Immunology Source Type: news