Divya Kaushal, MS MPH’26, alongside Julie Taylor, MD, MSc, associate dean for medical education, interim chair of community and family medicine and professor of medical education, Frances Lim-Liberty, MD, assistant professor of pediatrics and of medical education, and Deborah Hoffer, MD, assistant professor of pediatrics and of medical education, presented Geisel’s innovative longitudinal curriculum threads in Child Development, Health and Illness, Nutrition, and Health Equity at the Bright Start International Conference in London, England. The conference convened educators, early-childhood specialists, physicians, researchers and policymakers from around the world, fostering a dynamic atmosphere for interdisciplinary learning and collaboration.
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Kimberlee Labonte Appointed Executive Director of Development
The Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth is pleased to announce the appointment of Kimberlee (“Kim”) Labonte as its new Executive Director of Development. A seasoned fundraising leader with more than two decades of experience across higher education, academic medicine, public health, and the arts, Labonte will guide Geisel’s philanthropic strategy and development programs in support of the school’s mission to improve lives through research, education, and clinical excellence.
Dartmouth Researchers Launch National Multisite Clinical Trial for Teen Opioid Treatment
A team of researchers, led by Lisa Marsch, PhD, at Dartmouth’s Geisel School of Medicine, has received a four-year $13-million grant from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) to conduct the first-ever multisite clinical trial evaluating long-acting medication in the treatment of opioid use disorder among adolescents.
Dartmouth Hosts Fourth Annual Summit on Digital Health
Despite contending with the season’s first snowstorm, members of the local, national, and international digital health community made a strong showing at the Fourth Annual Digital Health Summit on December 3. The event, held at Dartmouth College, was hosted by Geisel School of Medicine’s Center for Technology and Behavioral Health (CTBH).
Medical Student Grand Rounds — November 2025
During November’s Medical Student Grand Rounds at DHMC, Geisel students shared their research involving a patient with a chronic Stanford Type B aortic dissection, metastatic pattern and inflammation-related biomarkers as potential predictors of long-term survival in metastatic PDAC, and global GI care in Rwanda.
Q&A With Lynn Fiellin—Making Healthier Choices Through the Power of Video Games
Early in her career as a physician-researcher focused on improving outcomes for adults struggling with addiction and mental health issues, internist Lynn Fiellin, MD, kept hearing the same comment from her patients: “If only I knew then (as a teenager) what I know now, I’d have made different choices.”
Celebrating Our National Academy of Medicine Members
On Monday, November 17, faculty and staff at the Geisel school of Medicine gathered to celebrate the Dartmouth’s newest members of the prestigious National Academy of Medicine: President Sian Leah Beilock and Professor Carrie Colla D’01. One of the top honors in the field of health and medicine, there are currently 13 members of NAM at Dartmouth, of which nine gathered for the celebratory event.
Medical Student Grand Rounds: October 2025
During Medical Student Grand Rounds at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center in October, Geisel students shared their research on building or repairing human tissues, sudden sensorineural hearing loss, and the impact of preoperative depressive risk factors on spinal surgery outcomes.
New Dartmouth-led Study Seeks to Determine Whether Hearing Loss Speeds the Progression of Alzheimer’s Disease
Researchers at Dartmouth’s Geisel School of Medicine, in collaboration with investigators at the McGill University affiliated Douglas Research Center, Northwestern University, and Creare, LLC, have received a $6 million grant from the National Institute on Aging to study the relationship between auditory function and Alzheimer’s disease.
Veterans at Geisel: Honoring Their Service to Country
As the Dartmouth community and the nation celebrate Veteran’s Day 2025, honoring the sacrifices that American military members make for their country, Geisel School of Medicine is proud to recognize and thank its veterans for their service in the U.S. Armed Forces.









