{"id":40,"date":"2020-06-04T01:25:20","date_gmt":"2020-06-04T01:25:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/deansoffice\/?page_id=40"},"modified":"2026-03-19T14:21:53","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T14:21:53","slug":"academic-deans-group","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/deansoffice\/standing-committees\/academic-deans-group\/","title":{"rendered":"Academic Dean&#8217;s Group"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><em>The Academic Deans group includes all members of the Geisel School of Medicine with academic leadership titles. This group meets regularly during the academic year (at least 6 times per year) to exchange information across the spectrum of education programs (UME, GME, CME) and to discuss and recommend strategic plans intended to promote continuity among various education programs in the school and among our primary health system partners.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/faculty\/facultydb\/view.php\/?uid=2126\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lisa Adams, MD,\u00a0<\/a>Associate Dean of Global Health<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/faculty\/facultydb\/view.php?uid=7819\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Steven L Bernstein, MD<\/a>, Senior Associate Dean of Clinical Research<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/faculty\/facultydb\/view.php\/?uid=8115\">Erika T. Brown, PhD<\/a>, Dean of Faculty Affairs<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/faculty\/facultydb\/view.php?uid=7942\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sonia N. Chimienti, MD<\/a>, Dean of Educational Affairs<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/deansoffice\/about-the-dean\/\">Steven D. Leach, MD<\/a>,\u00a0Interim Dean of Geisel School of Medicine (Chair)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/students\/staff-information\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tara Cunningham, EdD<\/a>, Associate Dean for Student Life<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/faculty\/facultydb\/view.php\/?uid=7137\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Stephanie C. Kerns, MLS<\/a>, Associate Dean for Biomedical and Health Science Libraries<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/faculty\/facultydb\/view.php\/?uid=3236\">Virginia T. Lyons, PhD<\/a>,\u00a0Associate Dean for Preclinical Education<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/dice\/home\/our-staff\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lisa M. McBride, PhD<\/a>, Associate Dean of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/faculty\/facultydb\/view.php\/?uid=1457\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Daniel J. O'Rourke, MD<\/a>,\u00a0Chief of Staff - White River Junction Veterans Affairs<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/faculty\/facultydb\/view.php\/?uid=7801\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Andrew D Perron, MD<\/a>, Associate Dean for Graduate Medical Education<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/faculty\/facultydb\/view.php\/?uid=1529\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Roshini Pinto-Powell, MD<\/a>, Associate Dean for Admissions<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/faculty\/facultydb\/view.php\/?uid=8496\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Susan B. Roberts, PHD<\/a>, Senior Associate Dean for Foundational Research<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/faculty\/facultydb\/view.php\/?uid=6429\">Brett D. Rusch, MD<\/a>,\u00a0Director of White River Junction VA<\/p>\n<p><span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"><a href=\"https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/faculty\/facultydb\/view.php\/?uid=2198\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Julie Scott Taylor, MD, MSc<\/a>, Associate Dean for Medical Education, Interim Chair of Community and Family Medicine<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/faculty\/facultydb\/view.php\/?uid=77\">Craig R Westling, MS, MPH, DrPH, <\/a>Associate Dean for Health Sciences Education<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/faculty\/facultydb\/view.php\/?uid=77\">Michael Zubkoff, PhD,\u00a0<\/a>Professor of Community and Family Medicine and\u00a0of The Dartmouth Institute<\/p>\n<p>Senior Associate Dean of Clinical Affairs (currently open)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Academic Deans group includes all members of the Geisel School of Medicine with academic leadership titles. 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