During Geisel’s annual medical student Community Service Day on June 6, thirty Geisel student volunteers purchased and packed care packages containing food, clothing, hygiene products, and household items for distribution to twenty local families.
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Sonia Nagy Chimienti, MD, Named Senior Associate Dean for Medical Education
Sonia Nagy Chimienti, MD, has been named the new Senior Associate Dean for Medical Education for Dartmouth’s Geisel School of Medicine. She is a specialist in infectious disease who is currently vice provost for Student Life and Enrollment Management and an associate professor of medicine at the University of Massachusetts Medical School.
Dartmouth Institute Class Day 2021 Video
Congratulations to The Dartmouth Institute Class of 2021! On Friday, June 11, 2021, we will celebrate the graduates from our Master of Public Health, MS in Healthcare Research, and PhD programs. Stay tuned to this page for our livestream coverage of the 2021 Class Day event.
Geisel School of Medicine Celebrates New Physicians
On May 26, Geisel celebrated the Class of ’21 during the annual Class Day ceremony.
Geisel School of Medicine Student Arvind Suresh Receives Prestigious Public Health Service Award
Second-year medical student Arvind Suresh ’23 has been recognized for his leadership in organizing and managing student-run mobile community influenza vaccination clinics in NH and VT.
Dartmouth and Dartmouth-Hitchcock Cancer Researchers Discover Cutting-Edge Approach to Fighting a Form of Deadly Cancer
Researchers at Norris Cotton Cancer Center have developed a way to predict chemotherapy response to tailor treatments for pancreatic cancer patients.
Distinguished Alumni Honored in Special Virtual Awards Ceremony
After postponing last year’s Alumni Awards Ceremony because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Geisel School of Medicine recognized the 2020 and 2021 honorees in a virtual celebration on May 6.
Dartmouth-led Study Finds Overemphasis on Toy Giveaways in TV Ads Unfairly Promotes Fast-Food to Children
A new Dartmouth-led study, published this week in the journal Pediatrics, has found that the disproportionate use of premiums within child-targeted TV advertising for children’s fast-food meals is deceptive, violating the industry’s own self-regulatory guidelines.
Preclinical Teaching Awards Honor Four Geisel Faculty
Reflecting on faculty who have taught, supported, and enabled their transition to clinical learning, second-year medical students honored four outstanding Geisel School of Medicine faculty with Preclinical Teaching Awards.
Geisel Professor Elected to the National Academy of Sciences
Ta-Yuan (T.Y.) Chang, PhD, a professor of biochemistry and cell biology at Dartmouth’s Geisel School of Medicine, has been elected to the National Academy of Sciences (NAS), considered to be one of the country’s premier scientific societies.