Terry Fulmer, an adjunct professor of medicine at Geisel School of Medicine, nurse, and leading expert in geriatric care, has spent her career dedicated to improving the lives and healthcare of older adults.
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Terry Fulmer Receives Lienhard Award from National Academy of Medicine
Acknowledging her leadership in advancing healthcare for older adults, Terry Fulmer, adjunct professor of medicine at the Geisel School of Medicine, and president emerita of the John A. Hartford Foundation, has received the 2026 Gustav O. Lienhard Award for Advancement of Health Care from the National Academy of Medicine.
Introducing Geisel’s New Visual Identity
Dartmouth’s Geisel School of Medicine has introduced a new logo and visual identity. Starting today, a new shield, an updated color palette, and refreshed typography will begin appearing across Geisel’s communications, following more than a year of development.
Medicine in the Media Workshop Brings Journalists to Dartmouth to Untangle Health Misinformation
Since the early 2000s, the Medicine in the Media workshop has helped health and science journalists sharpen their reportorial skills. This year’s session, held Aug. 24-27, convened 25 journalists, researchers, and clinicians to examine AI, shifting federal health policy, Medicaid cuts, and how to tell rural health care stories.
White Coat Gavel Games
Geisel Student Government hosted the third annual White Coat and Gavel Games on Aug. 29, bringing together more than 200 participants from Geisel, the University of Vermont School of Medicine, and Vermont Law and Graduate School for a spirited day of competition.
Geisel School of Medicine’s Landino Lab Receives Paper of the Year Award
The American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB) and its research journal, Molecular Biology of the Cell (MBoC), Paper of the Year Award recognizes the outstanding scientific achievements of early career researchers.
For their exceptional contributions to the field of cell biology, this year’s MBoC Paper of the Year Award went to Geisel School of Medicine researchers Gregory J. Schwarz and Jennifer Landino for their paper “Membrane composition-dependent patterning of Rho and F-actin in an artificial cell cortex”.
August Medical Student Grand Rounds
August Medical Student Grand Rounds at DHMC featured two Geisel School of Medicine students who shared their research: a study that tested whether axillary lymph node dissection for breast cancer patients with more than 2 positive sentinel nodes at surgery could safely be omitted, and an examination of whether administering extended-release buprenorphine too deeply may raise concern for injection into muscle, potentially affecting medication absorption and increasing the risk of local complications.
Geisel’s New Medical and Health Sciences Students Begin Their Journey
The Geisel School of Medicine has welcomed new students from the medical, Master of Public Health (residential and hybrid), and Health Care Research MS programs to the medical school community. For many, this marked their first steps into the medical and healthcare professions.
Dartmouth Hosts the 2026 International Shared Decision Making Conference
From July 7–10, 2026, Dartmouth College welcomed researchers, clinicians, patients, and policy leaders from around the world for the 13th International Shared Decision Making (ISDM) Conference. This year’s theme, “A Wider Lens,” explored shared decision-making across specialties, care settings, and health systems.
Geisel School of Medicine Welcomes Jennifer Hunt as Its New Dean
Dartmouth’s Geisel School of Medicine is celebrating a milestone this week as Jennifer Hunt officially begins her tenure as dean.