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Geisel School of Medicine Students Selected as 2025-26 Schweitzer Fellows

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.  

Relationship Building Key to Addressing Oncologist Shortages in Rural Care, says New Dartmouth Research

Relationship Building Key to Addressing Oncologist Shortages in Rural Care, says New Dartmouth Research

Rural oncologists reported the loss of expertise and professional support as key impacts of the departure of “linchpin colleagues,” according to a new Dartmouth-led study published in the journal JCO Oncology Practice. The study, which shares insights about the effects of specialist scarcity in rural settings, is helping researchers understand what strategies may work best in addressing gaps in care.