Please join us for Geisel’s 15th Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Health Equity Celebration. This year’s event will be held virtually Jan. 16-18.
Improving Lives
Luis Rosa: Supporting Medical Students’ Wellbeing
An advocate for underrepresented students, Luis Rosa, MEd, LCMHC, has spent the better part of his career focusing on their mental health needs. He now works with Geisel’s Counseling Services team where he continues his dedication to the wellbeing of Black, LGBTQ, and multi-racial students.
Geisel Students Care for Those Struggling with Homelessness During Pandemic
The Homeless Healthcare Outreach Program, a collaboration between Geisel medical students, Upper Valley Haven, and Good Neighbor Health Clinic, supports those experiencing homelessness in a time of increased health and economic vulnerability. Results of this initiative are described in “Lessons from a Free Clinic During Covid-19: Medical Students Serving Individuals Experiencing Homelessness Using Tele-Health” in the October issue of The Journal of Ambulatory Care Management.
As Election Nears, Medical Students Help New Voters Sign Up Safely
Geisel students are among those from more than 50 medical schools nationwide who have partnered with VotER, a nonpartisan initiative, to ensure that patients can register to vote and cast their ballots in a healthy way this November.
Murray Receives National Preventive Medicine Award
Carolyn Murray, MD, MPH, an assistant professor at Dartmouth’s Geisel School of Medicine, has received a national award from the American College of Preventive Medicine for outstanding contributions to preventive medicine and public health.
Participants Raise $2.8 Million for Cancer Services and Research at Virtual Prouty
More than 2,500 participants came together virtually between June 1 and July 11 to raise $2,800,000 for Norris Cotton Cancer Center during the Prouty, featuring a variety of activities and participants from around the globe.
Geisel Hosts Virtual Town Hall on Racism and Structural Violence
On Friday, June 19, the Geisel School of Medicine’s Office of Diversity, Inclusion, and Community Engagement and Dean’s Office hosted the Juneteenth Town Hall of Racism and Structural Violence to bring the Geisel community together to learn, reflect, and honor the lives lost to anti-Black racism.
Geisel Students Prepare PPE Bags for Local Nurses
First-year Geisel students Maha Ahmed, Aya Bashi, Amal Cheema, and Rin Heflin are doing their part to help our local communities during the COVID-19 pandemic by preparing PPE bags for Community and Parish Nurses in the Upper Valley.
Three Geisel Students Receive Prestigious Public Health Service Award
Given to medical students in recognition of their commitment to helping address public health issues in their community,the nationally competitive U.S. Public Health Service Excellence in Public Health Award rewards visionary medical students who are advancing initiatives to improve social justice. Second-year Geisel students Sarah Kovan ’22, Sam Tsai ’22, and Isabelle Yang ’22, are this year’s recipients of theprestigious award.
Pitching In
Like many members of the Dartmouth community, who have been eager to find ways to provide support to others during the COVID-19 pandemic, Aurora Drew, PhD, decided to answer the call when she saw the request for additional volunteer moderators posted on the Upper Valley (NH/VT) Facebook Group page.
Upcoming Events
- Dr. Kenneth Catania January 25, 2021
- bioMT Seminar: Speaker TBD January 26, 2021
- Systematic Review Series 3: Developing a Comprehensive Search (Part 1) January 26, 2021
- Pediatric Grand Rounds January 27, 2021
- DartCF Seminar: Joshua Obar January 27, 2021
- Medicine Grand Rounds "Evidence-Based Causation and RTW Guidelines for the Non-Occupational Physician", Raymond H. Hicks, MD, MSc, MPH January 29, 2021
- Scopus Workshop January 29, 2021
- bioMT Seminar: Tak Shun Fung (Higgs Lab) February 2, 2021
- Systematic Review Series 4: Developing a Comprehensive Search (Part 2) February 2, 2021
- Vaccines in 2021 COVID-19 Virtual Series: COVID-19 Vaccine Communication, Misinformation, and Fear February 3, 2021
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