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Keynote Speakers

David C. Goodman, MD, MS

"Epidemiologic Muckraking: Measuring Variation in Medical Care"

• Tueday, May 19, 2009
• Noon
• Chestnut 1

David C. Goodman is Professor of Pediatrics and of Health Policy at The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, in Hanover, New Hampshire; Director of the Center for Health Policy; and Co-Principal Investigator, Dartmouth Atlas of Health Care.

Dr. Goodman’s primary research interest is geographic and hospital variation in physician supply and its relation to health outcomes. His papers and articles on this topic have been published in the New England Journal of Medicine, the Journal of the American Medical Association, Health Affairs, Pediatrics, and The New York Times. He is also a "charter" member of the Dartmouth Atlas of Health Care (John Wennberg, editor emeritus) working group. In the past 15 years the Atlas has published over 20 national editions that describe regional and provider variation in health system performance. (www.dartmouthatlas.org) Dr. Goodman currently leads Atlas projects examining variation in end of life cancer care, post hospital discharge care, and regional hospital and physician capacity.

Dr. Goodman is a member of the editorial board of Health Services Research and a recent member of the journal Pediatrics. Dr. Goodman received his medical degree from the State University of New York Upstate Medical Center and his master’s degree in medical care epidemiology from Dartmouth College. He served his residency in pediatrics at The Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland, and then practiced as a National Health Services Corps physician in a remote area of New Hampshire. After joining the Dartmouth faculty in 1988, he undertook allergy and clinical immunology training. He recently stepped down as Chief of the Section of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, a position he held for many years. His clinical interest is pediatric asthma.

Robert J. Sternberg, PhD

"Leadership and Creativity"

• Wednesday, May 20, 2009
• Noon
• Chestnut 1

Robert J. Sternberg is Dean of the School of Arts and Sciences, Professor of Psychology, and Adjunct Professor of Education at Tufts University.

The central focus of Dr. Sternberg's research is on intelligence, creativity, and wisdom, and he also has studied love and close relationships, as well as hate. Sternberg has been listed in the APA Monitor on Psychology as one of the top 100 psychologists of the 20th century, and is listed by the ISI as one of its most highly cited authors in psychology and psychiatry. He is the author of about 1200 journal articles, book chapters, and books, and has received over $20 million in government and other grants and contracts for his research, conducted in five different continents.

Dr. Sternberg was previously IBM Professor of Psychology and Education in the Department of Psychology, Professor of Management in the School of Management, and Director of the Center for the Psychology of Abilities, Competencies, and Expertise at Yale. Sternberg was the 2003 President of the American Psychological Association, is President-Elect of the International Association for Cognitive Education and Psychology, and Chair of the Publications Committee of the American Educational Research Association.

2009 Research Projects

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Award Winners

About the Research Week Awards

Scientific Significance in Research

Abdullah Shaikh, MD
Resident, Department of Internal Medicine
The Significance of Common Bile Duct Dilatation in Older Adults

Innovation in Research

George C. Tsao, DO, MPH
Resident, Department of Anesthesiology
Dexamethasone Increases Bupivacaine Analgesia Duration in Ultrasound Guided Iinterscalene Blocks

Outstanding Achievements in Clinical Research

Maripat Toye, RN, MS
Research Coordinator, Department of Pediatrics

Excellence in Clinical Education Research

Quantitative Award

A “Back to Basic” Approach to Reduce ED Medication Errors

• Fidelia Blank, RN, MN, MBA
  Research Coordinator, Department of Emergency Medicine
• Myra Dinoia, RN, MSN
• Marcia Jaouen, RN
• Sandra Macomber, RN, BSN, CEN
  Department of Emergency Medicine
• Judith Tobin, RN, BSN
• Paul Visintainer, PhD
  Director of Epidemiology & Biostatistics, Division of Academic Affairs

 

Qualitative Award

Ethical Dilemmas in the Reflective Writing of Clerkship Students

• Elisabeth Bennett, PhD
  Director of Education, Division of Academic Affairs
• Thomas Campfield, MD
  Department of Pediatrics
• John O'Reilly, MD
  Department of Pediatrics