{"id":2206,"date":"2023-12-07T14:47:48","date_gmt":"2023-12-07T19:47:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/dice\/?page_id=2206"},"modified":"2024-01-19T10:11:44","modified_gmt":"2024-01-19T15:11:44","slug":"2024-geisel-dr-martin-luther-king-jr-awards-luncheon-and-day-of-service","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/dice\/2024-geisel-dr-martin-luther-king-jr-awards-luncheon-and-day-of-service\/","title":{"rendered":"2024 Geisel Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Awards Luncheon and Day of Service"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Please join the Office of Diversity, Inclusion, and Community Engagement (DICE) in celebrating the
\n2024 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr Awards Luncheon and Day of Service!<\/em><\/p>\n

REGISTER FOR AWARDS LUNCHEON HERE<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Day of Service Registration Forthcoming<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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In January of 2024, we will celebrate the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and his impact on our fight to end hunger.\u00a0 A great way to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day is to share his boldness to\u00a0end hunger<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Taking place each year on the third Monday in January, the Martin Luther King, Jr., Day of Service (MLK Day) is the only federal holiday that is also designated by Congress as a National Day of Service \u2013\u00a0\u201cA Day ON not A Day OFF.\u201d<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span>In honor of MLK Day and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.\u2019s legacy of justice and anti-poverty work, we will be inviting our Geisel\/Dartmouth Health community members to help address food insecurity in our local communities (New Hampshire and Vermont).<\/p>\n

Join the Office of Diversity, Inclusion, and Community Engagement (DICE) on\u00a0Monday,<\/b>\u00a0January 15, 2024,<\/b>\u00a011:00am \u2013 1:00pm<\/b>\u00a0at DH Auditorium E&F in celebrating the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. with a campus awards luncheon and featured keynote by\u00a0Barbara Ross-Lee, DO., FACOFP<\/span>,<\/b>\u00a0the first Black woman medical school Dean and now the inaugural President of Maryland College of Osteopathic Medicine at Morgan State University. \u00a0She is also known as the sister of acclaim singer Diana Ross.<\/p>\n

Please use the link below to register for the 2024 \u201cI AM THE DREAM:\u00a0 Past, Present and Future\u201d Awards Luncheon here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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We very much hope you can all join us! If you are able to join us, please register via this form:\u00a0Participate Sign Up Form<\/a>.<\/b><\/p>\n

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In honor of MLK Day and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.\u2019s legacy of justice and anti-poverty work, we will be inviting our Geisel\/Dartmouth Health community members to help address food insecurity in our local communities (New Hampshire and Vermont). A great way to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day is to share his boldness to end hunger<\/strong><\/a>. Several other volunteer opportunities will be offered during our 45-day challenge to do so.\u00a0More details on volunteer opportunities is forthcoming. Stay tuned!<\/strong><\/p>\n

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2024 Martin Luther King Jr. Award Recipients<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Legacy Award<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Dr. Charles R. Thomas
\n<\/b>Professor of Medicine
\nChief Radiation Oncology
\nGeisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth
\nDartmouth Cancer Center<\/p>\n

Samuel Ford McGill Award<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Dr. Irene Dankwa-Mullan (Alumni MD\/MPD Class 1997)
\n<\/b>Chief Health Officer at Marti Health
\nAdjunct Professor
\nGeorge Washington University
\nMiken Institute School of Public Health<\/p>\n

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Distinguished Alumni Award
\n<\/b><\/span>Dr. Gearld Onuoha (Alumni MD\/MPH Class 2015)<\/strong>
\nInternal Medicine Hospitalist
\nHCA Healthcare\/Envision<\/p>\n

Outstanding Faculty Award<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Dr. Manish K. Mishra (Alumni MD\/MPH Class 2005)<\/strong>
\nLecturer
\nInterim Director of Student Affairs
\nThe Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice
\nGeisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth<\/p>\n

Outstanding Staff Award<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Megan Read, MPH
\n<\/strong>Director of the Hybrid MPH Program
\nGeisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth<\/p>\n

Student of Merit Award
\n<\/b><\/span>Kristina Ali
\n<\/b>MD Candidate, Class of 2024<\/p>\n

Omar Sajjad
\n<\/b>MD Candidate, Class of 2027<\/p>\n

Community Champion Award<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Alisha Robinson, BSHCM
\n<\/b>Human Resources Business Partner
\nDiversity, Equity, and Inclusion Program Coordinator
\nAlice Peck Day Memorial Hospital
\nDartmouth Health<\/p>\n

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\nDr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day Archive at Geisel School of Medicine<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Geisel Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day Archive<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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