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Thomas Thesen, PhD

Title(s)
Associate Professor of Medical Education

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

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 237E
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

 

LLM-based generation of USMLE-style questions with ASPET/AMSPC knowledge objectives: All RAGs and no riches.
Thesen T, Tuan RL, Blumer J, Lee MW
Br J Clin Pharmacol. 2025 Jun 8; doi: 10.1002/bcp.70119. Epub 2025 Jun 8.
PMID: 40483567

WAS 2024 Fall Series Push and Pull: Navigating Strains in Health Education.
McKell D, Naik AR, Ausel E, Brenneman A, Ely S, Garwood S, Gathu C, Hernandez M, Ikonne U, Ly K, Rowe R, Taylor TAH, Thesen T
Med Sci Educ. 2025 Apr;35(2):1149-1153. doi: 10.1007/s40670-024-02277-5. Epub 2025 Jan 22.
PMID: 40353003

AI Patient Actor: An Open-Access Generative-AI App for Communication Training in Health Professions.
Thesen T, Alilonu NA, Stone S
Med Sci Educ. 2025 Feb;35(1):25-27. doi: 10.1007/s40670-024-02250-2. Epub 2024 Dec 13.
PMID: 40144116

Disruption of functional network development in children with prenatal Zika virus exposure revealed by resting-state EEG.
Omurtag A, Abdulbaki S, Thesen T, Waechter R, Landon B, Evans R, Dlugos D, Chari G, LaBeaud AD, Hassan YI, Fernandes M, Blackmon K
Sci Rep. 2025 Feb 21;15(1):6346. doi: 10.1038/s41598-025-90860-0. Epub 2025 Feb 21.
PMID: 39984594

Investing in equitable healthy aging: Why Africa must reform social pension schemes to improve Alzheimer's disease and dementia outcomes.
Mostert CM, Mekkaoui NE, Ali S, Trepel D, Randcord K, Udeh-Momoh C, Nesic O, Blackmon K, Karanja M, Thesen T, Andai D, Ayadi R, Eyre H, Merali Z
Alzheimers Dement. 2025 Feb;21(2):e14527. doi: 10.1002/alz.14527. Epub 2025 Jan 27.
PMID: 39868495

Artificial Intelligence in Health Professions Education assessment: AMEE Guide No. 178.
Masters K, MacNeil H, Benjamin J, Carver T, Nemethy K, Valanci-Aroesty S, Taylor DCM, Thoma B, Thesen T
Med Teach. 2025 Jan 9;:1-15. doi: 10.1080/0142159X.2024.2445037. Epub 2025 Jan 9.
PMID: 39787028

Dementia risk reduction in the African context: Multi-national implementation of multimodal strategies to promote healthy brain aging in Africa (the Africa-FINGERS project).
Udeh-Momoh CT, Maina R, Anazodo UC, Akinyemi R, Atwoli L, Baker L, Bassil D, Blackmon K, Bosire E, Chemutai G, Crivelli L, Eze LU, Ibanez A, Kafetsouli D, Karikari TK, Khakali L, Kumar M, Lengyel I, de Jager Loots CA, Mangialasche F, Mbugua S, Merali Z, Mielke M, Mostert C, Muthoni E, Nesic-Taylor O, Ngugi A, Nguku S, Ogunniyi A, Ogunyemi A, Okonkwo OC, Okubadejo N, Perneczky R, Peto T, Riang'a RM, Saleh M, Sayed S, Shah J, Shah S, Solomon A, Thesen T, Trepel D, Ucheagwu V, Valcour V, Waa S, Watermeyer T, Yokoyama J, Zetterberg H, Kivipelto M, Africa‐FINGERS Study Team
Alzheimers Dement. 2024 Dec;20(12):8987-9003. doi: 10.1002/alz.14344. Epub 2024 Nov 7.
PMID: 39511921

Binding of cortical functional modules by synchronous high-frequency oscillations.
Garrett JC, Verzhbinsky IA, Kaestner E, Carlson C, Doyle WK, Devinsky O, Thesen T, Halgren E
Nat Hum Behav. 2024 Oct;8(10):1988-2002. doi: 10.1038/s41562-024-01952-2. Epub 2024 Aug 12.
PMID: 39134741

Creating a Culture of Teaching and Learning.
McKell D, Ely S, Ausel E, Bahner I, Belovich AN, Brenneman A, Brooks W, Garwood S, Habal S, Haight M, Hernandez M, Ikonne U, Porter R, Rowe R, Taylor TAH, Thesen T
Med Sci Educ. 2024 Aug;34(4):961-966. doi: 10.1007/s40670-024-02103-y. Epub 2024 Jul 3.
PMID: 39099869

One World, One Health: Tackling the Global Health Crisis.
Haight M, Ausel E, Bahner I, Belovich AN, Brenneman A, Brooks WS, Ely S, Garwood S, Habal S, Hernandez M, Ikonne U, McKell D, Porter R, Rowe R, Taylor TAH, Thesen T
Med Sci Educ. 2024 Jun;34(3):717-721. doi: 10.1007/s40670-024-02038-4. Epub 2024 Apr 11.
PMID: 38887407

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