{"id":1536,"date":"2026-08-03T18:00:05","date_gmt":"2026-08-03T18:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/deansoffice\/?p=1536"},"modified":"2026-08-04T12:28:16","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T12:28:16","slug":"my-first-day-at-geisel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/deansoffice\/2026\/08\/03\/my-first-day-at-geisel\/","title":{"rendered":"My First Day at Geisel"},"content":{"rendered":"
Hi everyone,<\/div>\n
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It is hard to believe that today is my first official day in the office, serving as Geisel\u2019s new dean.<\/div>\n
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Before looking forward and thinking about the future, let me spend a moment expressing my heartfelt thanks to Interim Dean Leach for his devotion to Geisel, his strength of leadership, and for the friendship he has already extended to me and my family. I\u2019d also like to thank the Provost, President, and their staff, the entire Dean\u2019s office team, the senior associate deans and their teams \u2013 you all have contributed to making it seamless for me to step right into this job.<\/div>\n
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Even though today is my official first workday, I\u2019ve already been enjoying becoming a Geisel team member. I was able to participate in welcoming our incoming medical students and MPH students, I have met some of our most committed supporters and alumni, I walked in my first Prouty, and I\u2019ve started to meet some our faculty, staff, students, and community members.<\/div>\n
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If these orientation events are any indication, I\u2019ve definitely landed somewhere very special. What a warm and enthusiastic welcome I have had, and I am thrilled to be working alongside all of you. As you can probably guess, I already feel like a welcome member of this school of medicine community and could immediately feel why people love this place.<\/div>\n
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I'll admit, first days are always a mix of experiences and emotions:\u00a0 a big dollop of excitement for hitting the ground running, a little dash of struggling (trying to remember everyone's name), and a sprinkling of moments being totally and completely lost\u2026even on my way to try to find the coffee machine! But I wouldn't trade this first day for anything, since it is the first day of the best job I\u2019ll ever have.<\/div>\n
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Over the coming weeks and months, I'm looking forward to getting out and meeting you \u2013 our devoted faculty, talented staff, exceptional students, and our fierce advocates and supporters in the community. Whether it's in a hallway, attending a meeting, enjoying an event, or grabbing coffee (once I find the coffee machine), I intend to make sure that our paths cross soon.<\/div>\n
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Thank you for the warm welcome. I'm genuinely excited for what's ahead, together.<\/div>\n
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With gratitude and anticipation,<\/div>\n
Jennifer<\/div>\n
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Jennifer Hunt, MD, MEd<\/em><\/div>\n
Dean<\/em><\/div>\n
Dartmouth Geisel School of Medicine<\/em><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Hi everyone, It is hard to believe that today is my first official day in the office, serving as Geisel\u2019s new dean. Before looking forward and thinking about the future, let me spend a moment expressing my heartfelt thanks to Interim Dean Leach for his devotion to Geisel, his strength [\u2026] <\/p>\n

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