The Blood MD

02/22/2022

Sad sad day. Dr. Paul Farmer showed us what is possible in the globalization of public health. From Haiti to Rwanda to the US you’ve inspired me and so many others to open our capacities to help others the around the world. I’ve been truly honored to have been a part of your mission and vision.

Partners In Health announced that its founder, Dr. Paul Farmer, unexpectedly passed away today in Rwanda from an acute cardiac event while he was sleeping.

Dr. Farmer was 62 years old. He is survived by his wife, Didi Bertrand Farmer, and their three children.

Partners In Health CEO Dr. Sheila Davis released the following statement:
“Paul Farmer’s loss is devastating, but his vision for the world will live on through Partners in Health. Paul taught all those around him the power of accompaniment, love for one another, and solidarity. Our deepest sympathies are with his family.”

For all media inquiries, please contact media@pih.org.

01/28/2022

TODAY! Come join the 3rd Annual and In Symposium at Dartmouth-Hitchcock where I will be speaking about the important intersection of Arts and at noon, particularly Narrative Medicine and . Free CME/CNE.

Back 3rd Annual Arts and Humanities in Medicine Symposium Many clinicians are unaware of the benefits of incorporating arts and humanities activities into the care plan for their patients and families. This symposium will seek to improve cross-disciplinary communication and enhance general knowle....

01/12/2022

The Geisel School of Medicine will be hosting the 16th Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Health Equity Celebration January 14th-15th, and we hope that you can join us!

This year’s theme is “Race-Based Medicine: Acknowledging Medicine’s Trajectory and Our Role in Shaping Its Course.” The events are co-sponsored by Geisel, The Office of Institutional Diversity and Equity at Dartmouth, The Norris Cotton Cancer Center, and the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Department of Medicine.

We have an exciting array of speakers planned from across the country. All events are free and open to the public. We will be offering CMEs/CNEs for attendance.

For additional details regarding the scheduled events and earning CMEs/CNEs, please see the attached poster and visit our website https://dartgo.org/geisel-mlk.

Please feel free to share this information with anyone who may be interested.

Thank you and we hope that you can join us!

With gratitude,
Erick Lansigan

Frederick Lansigan
Interim Associate Dean of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Geisel School of Medicine
Principal for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Department of Medicine
Medical Director of Inpatient Cancer Services, Director of Clinical Trials in Hematology, Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center

12/01/2018

”Oh no it’s a schistocyte!” “Work we do in hematology never is in vein!”