Jack Hoopes, DVM, PhD, professor of surgery and radiation oncology at Geisel School of Medicine, and adjunct professor of engineering at Thayer School of Engineering, died on Sunday, August 10.
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John T. Mullen Named William N. and Bessie Allyn Professor in Surgery at Geisel School of Medicine
John T. Mullen, MD, FACS, has been named the new William N. and Bessie Allyn Professor in Surgery. Mullen, professor and chair of the Department of Surgery at Geisel and Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center (DHMC), brings a distinguished record of clinical excellence, research, and leadership to this five-year term professorship.
New Report Describes Rural Health Challenges and Action Steps
The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice at the Geisel School of Medicine, together with partners at Dartmouth Health, have issued a new report that details the key insights and primary recommendations that emerged from the inaugural Rural Health Symposium.
Geisel Launches Learning Collaboratives for Flourishing in Medical Education
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.
Geisel Medical Student Awarded National Fellowship for AI Tool Advancing Brain Tumor Research
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.
Geisel Welcomes Students in the Health Sciences Programs to Campus
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.
Ruth Berggren Appointed Elizabeth DeCamp McInerny Endowed Professor at Geisel School of Medicine
The Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth has named Ruth E. Berggren, MD, professor of medicine specializing in infectious disease and international health, as the new Elizabeth DeCamp McInerny Endowed Professor.
Steve Leach Named Interim Dean of the Geisel School of Medicine Starting Sept. 15
Dartmouth Provost Santiago Schnell announced the appointment of Steve Leach, MD, Director of the Dartmouth Cancer Center and the Preston T. and Virginia R. Kelsey Distinguished Chair in Cancer, as interim dean of the medical school, effective Sept. 15, following the conclusion of Dean Duane Compton’s extended term.
A Warm Welcome for Geisel’s MD Class of 2029
The MD Class of 2029 is spending orientation week getting to know the medical school community and each other.
Geisel School of Medicine Students Selected as 2025-26 Schweitzer Fellows
Nine medical students from Dartmouth’s Geisel School of Medicine are among 23 new Schweitzer Fellows from New Hampshire and Vermont. Working under the guidance of Geisel faculty advisor Andrew Loehrer, MD, an associate professor of surgery, Schweitzer Fellows will work together with members of the local community to develop sustainable, evidence-based projects that address health disparities.