Please join us in welcoming two new team members to the Geisel School of Medicine Dean’s Office staff. Todd Morrell, MD, is in the new role of Associate Dean of Faculty Affairs, and Margaret Hunton, MBA is Geisel’s new Associate Director of Human Resources.
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MD Class of ’27 White Coat Ceremony Livestream
The White Coat Ceremony for the Geisel MD Class of 2027 will be held on Friday, August 25. The program begins at 3:00 PM. You can watch our live broadcast of the event here or on YouTube.
Soni Lacefield Named a Fellow of the American Society for Cell Biology
Soni Lacefield, PhD, a professor of biochemistry and cell biology at Geisel, has been named a 2023 Fellow of the American Society for Cell Biology.
Michael Whitfield Reappointed Chair of Biomedical Data Science at Geisel School of Medicine
Duane Compton, PhD, dean of Dartmouth’s Geisel School of Medicine, announced that Michael Whitfield, PhD, has been reappointed to another term as chair of the Department of Biomedical Data Science.
Study Offers New Insights into the Impact of Low-Value Care Received by Medicare Beneficiaries Outside of their Health Systems
Results from a new study conducted by researchers at Dartmouth’s Geisel School of Medicine and Harvard Medical School/Brigham and Women’s Hospital, and published in the August issue of Health Affairs, show that nearly half of low-value care received by Medicare beneficiaries happens outside of their health systems.
Michael W. Fanger, Renowned Immunologist Who Paved the Way to Cancer Immunotherapy, Dies
Michael W. Fanger, PhD, professor emeritus, former chair of the Department of Microbiology and Immunology at Geisel School of Medicine, and entrepreneur died Tuesday, August 1. He was 83 years old.
Geisel School of Medicine Welcomes New Public Health Students
This week, the Geisel School of Medicine welcomed candidates enrolled in its residential and hybrid Master of Public Health (MPH) and Master of Science in Healthcare Research (MS) programs to campus for their orientation sessions, which served as a kickoff to a new academic year.
Geisel School of Medicine Welcomes the MD Class of 2027
Geisel Dean Duane Compton and Dartmouth President Sian Leah Beilock welcomed first-year medical students to campus last week.
Geisel Medical Student Soo Hwan Park ’25 Presents Research Results During the American Academy of Neurology’s Annual Meeting
Soo Hwan Park ’25 presented research at the American Academy of Neurology’s annual meeting into why some people with schizophrenia are driven to self-medicate with cannabis.
Geisel School of Medicine Appoints Susan B. Roberts as New Senior Associate Dean of Foundational Research
Geisel School of Medicine Dean Duane A. Compton, PhD, has appointed Susan B. Roberts, PhD, as the medical school’s Senior Associate Dean of Foundational Research. Roberts is an internationally known nutrition and behavioral change scientist with more than 30 years of experience developing innovative research programs to advance health in the U.S. and abroad.