{"id":2768,"date":"2025-11-05T15:00:41","date_gmt":"2025-11-05T20:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/dice\/?page_id=2768"},"modified":"2026-01-23T12:10:12","modified_gmt":"2026-01-23T17:10:12","slug":"2026-geisel-mlk","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/dice\/2026-geisel-mlk\/","title":{"rendered":"2026  Geisel Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Awards Luncheon and Day of Service"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2211\" src=\"https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/dice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2023\/12\/thumbnail_image003.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"342\" height=\"471\" srcset=\"https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/dice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2023\/12\/thumbnail_image003.png 342w, https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/dice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2023\/12\/thumbnail_image003-218x300.png 218w, https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/dice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2023\/12\/thumbnail_image003-40x55.png 40w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 342px) 100vw, 342px\" \/><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\">Photo By: Senior Airman Jarad A. Denton Released<\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><em>Please join the DICE Office in celebrating the 2026 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr Awards Luncheon!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dartmouth.co1.qualtrics.com\/jfe\/form\/SV_0w7lvq04zHfW2ZU\" class=\"wpz-sc-button\" style=\";background:#00693e\"><span class=\"wpz-\">REGISTER FOR AWARDS LUNCHEON HERE<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>The annual Dr. Martin Luther King. Jr. <span style=\"color: #008000\"><strong>I am the Dream: The Past, Present &amp; Future<\/strong><\/span> awards ceremony will take place on<strong> Jan. 19, 2026, from 12:00pm- 2:00pm (lunch will be served at 11:30am)<\/strong> in Auditorium E&amp;F at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center (DHMC). The <strong><u>theme<\/u><\/strong> for this year\u2019s Luncheon and Forum is: <span style=\"color: #008000\"><strong>\"Building Community and Uniting a Nation\"<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\nOur keynote is Dr. Uch\u00e9 Blackstock is a physician, thought leader, and founder of Advancing Health Equity (AHE), an organization dedicated to partnering with healthcare institutions to dismantle racism and close racial health gaps. A former associate professor at NYU School of Medicine, she has been a prominent voice in national media, including MSNBC and NBC News.<\/p>\n<p>Her work has earned her numerous accolades, including the American Medical Women\u2019s Association\u2019s Presidential Award, Harvard Humanist of the Year, and recognition by TIME, Forbes, and Fortune as a leading innovator in health equity.<\/p>\n<p>Her bestselling memoir, \"<strong>LEGACY: A Black Physician Reckons with Racism in Medicine\"<\/strong>, chronicles her journey and advocacy. Dr. Blackstock holds both undergraduate and medical degrees from Harvard University.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2809 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/dice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2025\/12\/1-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"729\" height=\"944\" srcset=\"https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/dice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2025\/12\/1-1.png 1545w, https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/dice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2025\/12\/1-1-232x300.png 232w, https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/dice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2025\/12\/1-1-791x1024.png 791w, https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/dice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2025\/12\/1-1-768x994.png 768w, https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/dice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2025\/12\/1-1-42x55.png 42w, https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/dice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2025\/12\/1-1-1187x1536.png 1187w, https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/dice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2025\/12\/1-1-800x1036.png 800w, https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/dice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2025\/12\/1-1-580x751.png 580w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 729px) 100vw, 729px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2814 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/dice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2026\/01\/Copy-of-2026-MLK-Award-Recipients-1-scaled.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1005\" height=\"670\" srcset=\"https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/dice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2026\/01\/Copy-of-2026-MLK-Award-Recipients-1-scaled.png 2560w, https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/dice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2026\/01\/Copy-of-2026-MLK-Award-Recipients-1-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/dice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2026\/01\/Copy-of-2026-MLK-Award-Recipients-1-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/dice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2026\/01\/Copy-of-2026-MLK-Award-Recipients-1-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/dice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2026\/01\/Copy-of-2026-MLK-Award-Recipients-1-83x55.png 83w, https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/dice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2026\/01\/Copy-of-2026-MLK-Award-Recipients-1-1536x1024.png 1536w, https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/dice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2026\/01\/Copy-of-2026-MLK-Award-Recipients-1-2048x1365.png 2048w, https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/dice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2026\/01\/Copy-of-2026-MLK-Award-Recipients-1-1600x1067.png 1600w, https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/dice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2026\/01\/Copy-of-2026-MLK-Award-Recipients-1-800x533.png 800w, https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/dice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2026\/01\/Copy-of-2026-MLK-Award-Recipients-1-580x387.png 580w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1005px) 100vw, 1005px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XZREjQrwWzs?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Digital Program:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/issuu.com\/loudmousedesign\/docs\/dartmouth_2026_mlk_award_ceremony_program\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Here<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #339966;font-size: 14pt\"><strong><br \/>\nDr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day Archive at Geisel School of Medicine<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/dice\/2022mlk\/archive\/\">Geisel Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day Archive<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Photo By: Senior Airman Jarad A. Denton Released Please join the DICE Office in celebrating the 2026 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr Awards Luncheon! The annual Dr. Martin Luther King. Jr. I am the Dream: The Past, Present &amp; Future awards ceremony will take place on Jan. 19, 2026, from [\u2026] <\/p>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<p><a class=\"more_link clearfix\" href=\"https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/dice\/2026-geisel-mlk\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":253,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2768","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","author-253"],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/PbNKOb-IE","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/dice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2768","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/dice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/dice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/dice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/253"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/dice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2768"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/dice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2768\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2834,"href":"https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/dice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2768\/revisions\/2834"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/dice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2768"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}