Faculty
Geisel School of Medicine faculty
members are renowned not only
for their leadership in diverse facets of
medicine, but also for their personal
approach to teaching. They serve as your
instructors, role models, mentors, and
team-members in the clinic and in the lab.
They are vested in your success at school
and beyond and demonstrate their
commitment in many ways, whether it's
organizing a weekend review session or
inviting
you to their home for Thanksgiving
dinner. As one student says, "The professors
don't just have office hours from one
to three on a Friday afternoon. Their doors
are open all the time."
In 2009, Jay Dunlap, Ph.D., Professor and Chair
of Genetics at the Geisel School of Medicine, was
elected to the National Academy of Sciences. He
cloned the first microbial clock gene in 1986 and
over the subsequent two decades has pieced together
the intricate web of clockwork genes, proteins, and
feedback loops that drive circadian rhythms, often
working with colleague Dr. Jennifer Loros, a
professor of biochemistry."It's a phenomenal learning environment."
"Dartmouth's Dartmouth's Geisel School and DHMC represent a seamless blend of collegiality and individual expertise that begins at the medical student level and extends to the highest level of faculty. There are free exchanges of ideas across broad topics, from ski racing and kayaking to cancer immunotherapy."
-Leslie DeMars, M.D., Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Developed by the Geisel School's Drs. Leslie Fall and Norm Berman, the MedU virtual patient cases in pediatrics (CLIPP), internal medicine (SIMPLE), family medicine (fmCASES), radiology (CORE), and surgery (WISE-MD) are currently in use at 138 US and 18 international medical schools, with over 14,500 on-line case sessions completed by students each week. MedU has been the recipient of numerous national awards, including the "Outstanding Teaching Award" from the Academic Pediatrics Association for CLIPP, the "Pangaro Award for Excellence" from the Clerkship Directors in Internal Medicine for SIMPLE, and the "Presidential Award" from the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine for fmCASES.
"The first- and second- year profs go out of their way to make sure
we're learning what we need to learn. And then when you get to the
hospitals and see them on the wards interacting with patients and
doing consults, it's even more inspiring."
—Rachel Kornik, Geisel Year Three
Second-year students in the "On Doctoring"
course work with Dr. Joseph O'Donnell, Professor
of Medicine and of Psychiatry, Senior Advising
Dean, and Director of Community Programs,
practicing their clinical skills.The fulltime on-site faculty-to-student ratio is about 2 to 1 • Students who are interested in a particular field of medicine are mentored by faculty members from that department who can provide residency and career advice