Geisel Professor Emeritus James L. Bernat, MD, has been recognized for his contribution to developing the field of neuroethics.
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Geisel Community Service Day Strengthens Connections
Continuing their support of Molly’s Place at the CHaD Family Center, Geisel medical students dedicated their community service day to bolstering the food pantry’s needs.
Dartmouth Study Offers New Insights into Genetic Mutations in Autism Disorders and Points to Possible Treatments
Findings from a new study published in Cell Reports, involving a collaborative effort between researchers at the Luikart Laboratory at Dartmouth’s Geisel School of Medicine and the Weston Laboratory at the University of Vermont, are providing further insight into the neurobiological basis of autism spectrum disorders and pointing to possible treatments.
2022 Native American Heritage Month Celebration
Everyone is welcome to join the Association of Native American Medical Students, DICE Office, and the Office of Alumni Engagement for all of our Events.
Five Geisel School of Medicine Students Receive 2022 – 2023 Swigart Ethics Fellowships
Now in its sixth year, the yearlong Swigart fellowship program gives medical students an opportunity to pursue scholarly research on clinical ethics issues that are important to them and relative to enhanced patient care and ethics education.
Woloshin and Schwartz Receive National Leadership Award in Medical Decision Making
Steven Woloshin, MD, MS, a professor of medicine and community and family medicine at Dartmouth’s Geisel School of Medicine, and Lisa Schwartz, MD, MS, his wife and research partner who died in 2018, have received the John E. Eisenberg Award for Practical Application of Medical Decision Making Research from the Society for Medical Decision Making.
Dartmouth Launches New Health Equity Faculty Fellows Program
A new collaboration between Geisel School of Medicine’s Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice and Dartmouth Health will work to advance health equity research productivity among early-career Geisel faculty, including having them successfully apply for a career development award from the NIH.
Dean’s Office Welcomes New Staff
Please join us in welcoming two new team members to the Geisel School of Medicine Dean’s Office staff. Kimberly Valcin has joined Geisel as the strategic plan project manager, and Evan Vickers is the new associate director in the Office of Faculty Affairs.
Director of Dartmouth Cancer Center Elected to Association of American Cancer Institutes Board
Steven D. Leach, MD, director of the Dartmouth Cancer Center, is among the newly elected board members of the Association of American Cancer Institutes.
Pioneering Geisel School of Medicine Cancer Researcher Michael B. Sporn Dies
Michael B. Sporn, MD, a visionary cancer researcher with an unorthodox approach to cancer treatment who was a professor emeritus of pharmacology and toxicology at Geisel School of Medicine, died on Sept. 29. He was 89.









