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Top Stories From 2023-2024 Academic Year

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From unforgettable moments to inspiring achievements, here's a roundup of some of our most memorable stories from the last school year (in image order of top row left to right, middle row left to right, bottom row left to right):

1. Event Honors Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Geisel Community Members Who Embody His Vision

The Office of Diversity, Inclusion, and Community Engagement at Geisel School of Medicine celebrated the legacy of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. during its annual “I AM THE DREAM: Past, Present and Future” awards luncheon featuring keynote speaker Barbara Ross-Lee, DO, FACOFP on January 15. Read story...

2. Geisel School of Medicine Celebrates MD Class of 2024

On Saturday morning, May 11, members of the Geisel community, families, and friends gathered at the Lebanon Opera House to celebrate 91 graduating Doctor of Medicine students, marking the end of their academic studies and the beginning of their professional journeys as physicians and as alumni of the medical school. Read story...

3. Hybrid MPH Students Return to Campus for December Session

Last week, candidates enrolled in Geisel’s Hybrid Master of Public Health (MPH) program returned to campus to take part in their December Intensive sessions. The December phase of the program includes formal learning sessions, longitudinal courses (taught throughout the year), guest speakers, networking opportunities, and social events. Read story...

4. Dartmouth Pilot Study Maps Resilience in Medical Students

A Geisel-Thayer team at Dartmouth is investigating the individual and structural factors that promote resilience and allow medical students to flourish with the hope of finding ways to make medical school a less stressful experience. Read story...

5. Geisel Medical Student Sarah Howell ’26 Receives Prestigious Public Health Service Award

Sarah Howell ’26, a rising third-year student at Dartmouth’s Geisel School of Medicine, is being recognized by a U.S. Public Health Service Excellence in Public Health Award for her work to help bridge the gap between public health and medicine. Read story...

6. Geisel Medical Students Celebrate Match Day 2024

On Friday, March 15, fourth-year MD students from the Geisel School of Medicine gathered at the Lebanon Opera House to celebrate Match Day 2024 with family, friends, and members of the Geisel and Dartmouth communities. Read story...

7. Dartmouth Cancer Center Director Steven Leach Elected to National Academy of Medicine

Steven D. Leach, MD, Director of the Dartmouth Cancer Center and the Preston T. and Virginia R. Kelsey Distinguished Chair in Cancer at Dartmouth’s Geisel School of Medicine, has been elected to the prestigious National Academy of Medicine. Read story...

8. Geisel School of Medicine Celebrates Artwork Honoring the Abenaki People

On Tuesday, Nov. 14, Project HEAL, part of Geisel School of Medicine’s chapter of the Gold Humanism Honor Society (GHHS), unveiled a new work of art honoring the Abenaki people of the Upper Valley. Read story...

9. Geisel School of Medicine Welcomes New Public Health Students

In late July, the Geisel School of Medicine welcomed candidates enrolled in its residential and hybrid Master of Public Health (MPH) and Master of Science in Healthcare Research (MS) programs to campus for their orientation sessions, which served as a kickoff to a new academic year. Read story...

10. Surgeons General Discuss the Future of Healthcare in Geisel Roundtable Event

At a special roundtable event on Friday, Sept. 29, co-sponsored by Dartmouth’s Geisel School of Medicine, Dartmouth Health, and the C. Everett Koop Institute at Dartmouth, five former U.S. Surgeons General shared their perspectives on a range of issues affecting the future of healthcare in the U.S. Read story...