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Thomas Thesen, PhD

Title(s)
Professor of Medical Education

Additional Titles/Positions/Affiliations
Professor, Department of Computer Science
Co-Director, Geisel Academy of Educators & Scholars
Co-Director, Neuroscience & Neurology - MD Program
Co-Director, Medical Learning Sciences - MD Program
Director, Digital Health & AI Curriculum - MD Program
Faculty Affiliate, Center for Technology & Behavioral Health
Faculty Director, Global Mental Health, Dickey Center for International Understanding

Department(s)
Medical Education

Education
PhD, University of Oxford
Postdoc, University of California, San Diego

Websites Lab website:

https://geiselmed.dartmouth.edu/thesen/

Google Scholar Profile:

https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=OIwt344AAAAJ&hl=en

Contact Information

Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth

Office: Remsen 5th floor
Email: thomas.thesen@dartmouth.edu


Professional Interests

Medical Education
Digital Health
Cognitive Neuroscience
Global Health Education

Biography

Neuroscience Course Director Excellence Award, American Academy of Neurology
Distinguished Lecturer Award, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth
A.B. Baker Teacher Recognition Award, American Academy of Neurology
Stand Up for STEM Educational Organization Award
Teaching Innovation Award, University of Houston
Fellow, Royal Society of Biology, London, UK
Tursky Award, Society for Psychophysiological Research


Selected Publications

 

'Tough but Fair': Standards with Support - Empowering Success.
Garwood S, Taylor TAH, Chen CCA, Naik AR, Shah A, Appel J, Ausel E, Ely S, Gathu C, Hernandez M, Ly K, McKell D, Mitov M, Thesen T
Med Sci Educ. 2026 Aug;36(4):2043-2047. doi: 10.1007/s40670-026-02818-0. Epub 2026 Jul 2.
PMID: 42756297

From Hype to Reality: AI's Rapid Transformation of Health-Sciences Professions Education.
McKell D, Hernandez M, Apple J, Gathu C, Ausel E, Chen CCA, Ely S, Garwood S, Ly K, Mitov M, Naik AR, Shah A, Taylor TAH, Thesen T
Med Sci Educ. 2026 Jun;36(3):1641-1646. doi: 10.1007/s40670-026-02745-0. Epub 2026 May 6.
PMID: 42438503

ConsultCraft: Reimagining Perioperative Education With AI-Based Adaptive Case Discussions.
Buhl LK, Salotto K, Thesen T
J Educ Perioper Med. 2026 Jan-Mar;28(1):E761. doi: 10.46374/10.0VolXXVIII_Issue1_Buhl. Epub 2026 Apr 13.
PMID: 41982266

Environmental Disasters Affecting Health Professions Education: Surviving the Storm and After.
Ly K, Ely S, Ausel E, Brenneman A, Garwood S, Gathu C, Hernandez M, Ikonne U, McKell D, Naik AR, Rowe R, Taylor TAH, Thesen T
Med Sci Educ. 2026 Feb;36(1):477-481. doi: 10.1007/s40670-025-02633-z. Epub 2026 Jan 8.
PMID: 41939074

Current Challenges and Opportunities for Basic Sciences in Medical Education.
Ausel E, Garwood S, Brenneman A, Ely S, Gathu C, Hernandez M, Ikonne U, Ly K, McKell D, Naik AR, Rowe R, Taylor T, Thesen T
Med Sci Educ. 2025 Dec;35(6):3217-3223. doi: 10.1007/s40670-025-02479-5. Epub 2025 Aug 23.
PMID: 41798344

Generative AI as the First Patient: Practice, Feedback, and Confidence.
Thesen T, O'Brien WN, Stone S, Pinto-Powell R
Med Sci Educ. 2025 Oct;35(5):2555-2560. doi: 10.1007/s40670-025-02473-x. Epub 2025 Aug 12.
PMID: 41555902

Fairness-aware K-means clustering in digital mental health for higher education students: a generalizable framework for equitable clustering.
Alluri P, Chen Z, Thesen T, Jacobson NC, Marrero WJ
JAMIA Open. 2026 Feb;9(1):ooaf174. doi: 10.1093/jamiaopen/ooaf174. Epub 2026 Jan 12.
PMID: 41531745

Identifying sex- and gender-specific endocrinological, lifestyle, psychosocial, and socio-cultural targets for Alzheimer's disease prevention in Africans: The Female Brain Health and Endocrine Research in Africa (FemBER-Africa) project.
Udeh-Momoh CT, Aliwa B, Atwoli L, Blackmon K, Bosire E, Gitau S, Kaleli H, Kamanda C, Khakali L, Maina R, Mativo P, Mbugua S, Merali Z, Muchungi K, Njogu N, Nyankira D, Okech V, Ondieki A, Onyancha C, Onyango SO, Shah J, Shah S, Smith C, Sokhi D, Waa S, Gregory S, Hill-Jarrett TG, Kafetsouli D, Mielke MM, Muniz-Terrera G, Solomon A, Thesen T, Tsoy E, Yasoda-Mohan A, Yokoyama JS, Watermeyer TJ
Alzheimers Dement. 2025 Nov;21(11):e70887. doi: 10.1002/alz.70887.
PMID: 41200794

A generative AI teaching assistant for personalized learning in medical education.
Thesen T, Park SH
NPJ Digit Med. 2025 Nov 4;8(1):627. doi: 10.1038/s41746-025-02022-1. Epub 2025 Nov 4.
PMID: 41188616

Tailored Education: Helping Every Student Across the Finish Line.
Ausel EL, Brenneman A, Ely S, Garwood S, Gathu C, Hernandez M, Ikonne U, Ly K, McKell D, Naik A, Rowe R, Taylor TAH, Thesen T
Med Sci Educ. 2025 Aug;35(4):2257-2261. doi: 10.1007/s40670-025-02397-6. Epub 2025 Apr 26.
PMID: 41112884

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