Geisel School of Medicine students Miranda Lee-Foltz (’26), Amari R. Harris (’27), and Jennifer K. Shah (’27) have been awarded a Student and Trainee grant from the Northern New England Clinical Oncology Society (NNECOS) for their project titled "Skin Cancer in the Upper Valley: Understanding Patient Knowledge and Incidence in an Underinsured Population." This research, led by Lee-Foltz and her team, will examine the correlations between skin cancer incidence, sun-protective behaviors, socioeconomic status (SES), and community health vulnerability in New Hampshire and Vermont. The team will conduct surveys at a local health clinic to assess patients' knowledge of skin cancer and their sun protection practices. Additionally, they will analyze skin cancer rates at the county level within the Dartmouth Health catchment area and investigate factors contributing to community health vulnerability. This project is supported by Dartmouth faculty mentors Jonathan Glass, MD, FAAD (Dermatology) and Lynn Foster-Johnson, PhD (Medical Education/Dermatology).