Geisel School of Medicine’s annual Medical Student Research Poster Night, held on October 22 at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, highlighted the outstanding research efforts of the medical school’s second-year MD students—who shared their findings with faculty, staff, and peers in an engaging evening of scholarship and collaboration.
Geisel School of Medicine has received a 2025 Health Professions Higher Education Excellence and Distinction (HEED) Award from Insight Into Academia Magazine, an influential magazine that covers issues and trends in American higher education.
A day of dynamic Interprofessional Education (IPE) at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center brought together 175 medical, nursing, and physician assistant students, staff, and faculty from Geisel School of Medicine, Franklin Pierce University, and Colby-Sawyer College for a shared learning experience focused on enhancing collaborative, team-based patient care.
Emma Jacobs MED ’28 and Gabriela Sanders MED ‘28—student co-leaders of the Rural Health Scholars—share what has changed and what lies ahead.
On Friday, September 26, 96 first-year medical students in the Geisel School of Medicine Class of 2029 celebrated a rite of passage in the field of medicine when they received their short white coats, symbolic of their status as physicians in training, during the medical school’s annual White Coat ceremony.
Geisel’s first-ever Medical Student Research Fair gave students the chance to connect directly with faculty and representatives from several departments to explore research interests, potential projects, and mentorship opportunities.
During the recent Medical Student Grand Rounds at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center (DHMC), three Geisel students shared their research projects ranging from, a comparative review of laparoscopic and robotic paraesophageal hernia repair, the long-term financial implications of pursuing fellowships after general surgery training, and challenges and innovation in rural heart failure care.
The Geisel School of Medicine launched its new Learning Collaboratives for Flourishing in Medical Education at the beginning of this academic year. The learning collaboratives encompass academic success, practical wisdom, leadership skills, and career development—emphasizing support for the development of foundational skills that can help future physicians build a balanced and fulfilling life in medicine.
Vishva Natarajan MED ’28, a second-year student at Dartmouth’s Geisel School of Medicine, is one of only 11 medical students nationally to be selected for a fellowship from the American Brain Tumor Association for his work to design a novel project that leverages AI to study brain tumor-related epilepsy.
On Monday, August 4, Geisel extended a warm welcome to Master of Public Health and Master of Science students to a week of learning more about their respective programs and getting to know each other.
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