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The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice (TDI) is a dynamic force within Dartmouth College, dedicated to improving health care through education, research, policy reform, leadership improvement, and communication with patients and the public.
Centers of Excellence
Essays and Editorials
Overstating the Evidence for Lung Cancer Screening; H. Gilbert Welch, Steven Woloshin, Lisa Schwartz, et al; Archives of Internal Medicine; November 26, 2007

How Two Studies on Cancer Screening Led to Two Results; H. Gilbert Welch, Steven Woloshin and Lisa M. Schwartz; The New York Times; March 13, 2007

What’s Making Us Sick Is an Epidemic of Diagnoses; H. Gilbert Welch, Steven Woloshin and Lisa M. Schwartz; The New York Times; January 2, 2007

Warned But Worse Off; Steven Woloshin, Lisa M. Schwartz and H. Gilbert Welch; The New York Times; August 22, 2005

Dangers in Early Detection; H. Gilbert Welch; The Washington Post; July 1, 2004

 
Graduate Programs
Career Opportunity
 
Health Services / Outcomes Research Scientist
The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy & Clinical Practice and
Norris Cotton Cancer Center at Dartmouth Medical School
Hanover, New Hampshire

The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy & Clinical Practice and Norris Cotton Cancer Center at Dartmouth Medical School invite candidates with interest and experience in health services research to apply for this tenure-track position. READ MORE



In the News

"The Cost Conundrum: What a Texas town can teach us about health care"
Atul Gawande
The New Yorker
June 01, 2009

"Atul Gawande: The Cost Conundrum Redux"
Atul Gawande
The New Yorker
June 23, 2009

"10 Steps to Better Health Care"
Atul Gawande, Donald Berwick, Elliott Fisher and Mark McClellan
The New York Times
August 12, 2009

"Special Report: Are doctors what ails U.S. healthcare?"
Chris Baltimore
Reuters
November 06, 2009

"Bending the Curve with Carrots and Sticks"
John Wennberg and Shannon Brownlee
Health Affairs Blog
November 12, 2009

"Researchers at Dartmouth Assess Health Bills"
Reed Abelson
The New York Times Prescriptions Blog
November 13, 2009

"The Battle Over Rewarding Efficient Providers"
John Wennberg and Shannon Brownlee
Health Affairs Blog
November 17, 2009

"Panel Finds Regional Differences in Use of Medical Care"
Robert Pear
The New York Times Prescriptions Blog
December 01, 2009

"Doctors No One Needs"
Shannon Brownlee and David Goodman
The New York Times
December 22, 2009

"Health Cuts With Little Effect on Care"
David Leonhardt
The New York Times
December 29, 2009

Publications/Presentations
View recent publications and presentations of works by TDI Researchers and Faculty