Dartmouth College is a private Ivy League research university in Hanover, New Hampshire. Established in 1769 by Eleazar Wheelock, it is one of the nine colonial colleges chartered before the American Revolution. Although originally established to educate Native Americans in Christian theology and the English way of life, the university primarily trained Congregationalist ministers during its early history before it gradually secularized. Emerging into national prominence at the turn of the 20th century, Dartmouth was considered to be the most prestigious undergraduate college in the United States in the early 1900s. While Dartmouth is now a research university rather than simply an undergraduate college, it continues to go by "Dartmouth College" to emphasize its focus on undergraduate education.
Dartmouth College in Hanover, NH is home to the Department of Epidemiology within the Geisel School of Medicine. This department is dedicated to understanding disease patterns and determinants in human populations, with a strong emphasis on population health and preventative medicine. Faculty conduct rigorous hypothesis-driven clinical trials and population-based studies, utilizing state-of-the-art methods to advance the field and positively impact human health. A core commitment involves fostering highly interdisciplinary research programs with a strong translational focus, ensuring findings move from research to real-world applications. The department plays a central role in graduate training, particularly through the Quantitative Biomedical Sciences (QBS) program, preparing students for careers in academia and industry with expertise in epidemiology, biostatistics, and health data science. Research areas span molecular-genetic epidemiology, cancer etiology, environmental health, global health, and more, reflecting a broad approach to complex public health challenges.
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