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Dr. O'Donnell is an internist who specializes in diseases of the blood and cancer, especially cancer prevention and the palliative and supportive care of cancer patients. He is also very interested in effective communication, quality improvement, and outcomes research. He has served as principal investigator or co-investigator for several cancer research projects.
Dr. O'Donnell is Professor of Medicine, Senior Advising Dean, and Director of Community Programs at Dartmouth Medical School. He has been Chief of Oncology at the Dartmouth-affiliated White River Junction Veterans Administration Medical Center in White River Junction, Vermont, since 1978.
Dr. O'Donnell helped the American Cancer Society develop the "Professors of Clinical Oncology Objectives for Oncology for Medical Students." He is the editor of the series "New Ideas in Medical Education" for the Journal of Academic Medicine for 1998 and associate editor of the Journal of Cancer Education. He advises the American Cancer Society as a member of its Blue Ribbon II Committee. He is co-author of "Medical Oncology for the House Officer."
Board Certifications
- American Board of Internal Medicine—1974
- American Board of Internal Medicine, Oncology—1979
Healthwise Knowledgebase Topics Reviewed
- Hemophilia
- Thalassemia
- Iron Deficiency Anemia
- Vitamin B12 Deficiency Anemia
- Medical tests:
- Antibody Screening Tests
- Blood Typing
- Complete Blood Count
- Folic Acid
- Hemoglobin Electrophoresis
- Immunoglobulins
- Schilling Test
- Sickle Cell Test
- Tissue Typing
Education
- MD: Harvard Medical School, 1973
- Internship in Medicine: Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital, Hanover, NH, 1973–1974
- Residency in Medicine: Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital, 1974–1976
- Clinical Associate: National Cancer Institute Division of Cancer Treatment, Bethesda, MD, 1976–1978
Academic Appointments
- Dartmouth Medical School, Hanover, NH:
- Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine, 1978–1984
- Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine, 1984–1991
- Acting Associate Dean for Academic and Student Affairs, 1987–1988
- Associate Dean for Academic and Student Affairs, 1988–1991
- Professor of Medicine, 1991–present
- Advising Dean, 1990–present
- Senior Advising Dean and Director of Community Programs, 1995–present
- Associate Director for Education and Information Services, Norris Cotton Cancer Center, Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital, 1995–2000
Hospital Affiliations
- Veterans Administration Hospital, White River Junction, VT:
- Staff Physician, 1978–present
- Chief, Oncology Section, 1978–1989 and 1991–present
- Staff Physician, Norris Cotton Cancer Center, Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital, 1978–present
Professional Affiliations
- American Association for Cancer Education, Inc. (Past President)
- American Cancer Society
- American College of Physicians, FACP
- American Federation of Clinical Research
- American Society of Clinical Oncology
- Choice in Dying
- National Cancer Society, National Cancer Curriculum Review Committee
- NIH Consensus Panel, Cancer Pain Education Task Force
Selected Publication
- Nelson WF, O'Donnell JF (1994). The teaching of medical ethics in oncology education. Journal of Cancer Education 9(3): 170–173.
Financial Disclosure
This reviewer reported no financial conflicts.
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