The Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth has named Angelo E. Volandes, MD, MPH, as the second Anna Gundlach Huber Professor in Medicine. Volandes, a professor of medicine at Geisel, clinician-investigator, and nationally recognized expert in patient-centered decision-making at Dartmouth Health, will serve a four-year term.
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New Geisel Proteomics Shared Resource Now Available to Researchers Across Dartmouth
The new Biological Mass Spectrometry and Proteomics Shared Resource at the Geisel School of Medicine provides investigators across Dartmouth’s research community new tools and resources for studying the molecular components of the human cell. This capability helps researchers to make disease diagnoses, identify new biomarkers and drug targets, and gain a deeper understanding of biological processes and the causes of diseases such as cancer.
Geisel Students Relaunch Memory Café to Support Individuals with Dementia and their Families
Third-year Geisel students Fares Awa MED’26 and Stefano Rozental MED’26 have revived the Memory Café—a welcoming and supportive place for Upper Valley individuals with dementia and their families to gather.
Soni Lacefield Named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
Soni Lacefield, PhD, a professor of biochemistry and cell biology at Dartmouth’s Geisel School of Medicine, has been named a 2025 Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)—the world’s largest general scientific society and the publisher of the journal Science.
Geisel Medical Students Celebrate Residency Matches
On Friday, March 21, fourth-year MD students from the Geisel School of Medicine Class of 2025 gathered at the Lebanon Opera House to celebrate Match Day with family, friends, and members of the Geisel and Dartmouth communities.
National Collective of Funders Supports Rural Health Symposium
The Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, and Dartmouth Health received a $70,000 grant from the Collective to Strengthen Pathways for Health Research, an initiative of the Doris Duke Foundation, to support the inaugural Rural Health Symposium to be held May 8-9, 2025, at the Hanover Inn.
Match Day 2025 Livestream
We will be streaming live video of our annual Match Day event so that friends, family, and colleagues can join in the excitement. Tune in here on Friday, March 21 at 11:30am EST, to watch live video of Geisel’s 2025 Match Day event.
Geisel MD-PhD Program Strengthened with Generous Gift from Carlos Li MED ’86
The Geisel School of Medicine has received a $1 million endowed gift from Carlos Li MED ’86 to support the medical school’s MD-PhD program. The gift will establish the Li Endowed Fund for Geisel’s MD-PhD Program, ensuring stable financial support for students pursuing the school’s rigorous dual-degree training in medicine and research.
Geisel’s New Academy of Educators and Scholars Supports Excellence in Teaching and Scholarship
The Department of Medical Education and the Office of Educational Affairs have re-envisioned the Geisel Academy of Master Educators (GAME) into a new Academy of Educators and Scholars that recognizes and supports excellence in teaching across all career stages, aligning with Geisel’s commitment to excellence in medicine and health sciences education.
Building Wisdom and Flourishing: Geisel Pilots Innovative New “On Doctoring” Curriculum
Recognizing that professionalism and wise decision-making are as vital as medical knowledge, Geisel School of Medicine is integrating character education into its preclinical curriculum. Led by Roshini Pinto-Powell, MD, a new pilot program, Building Wisdom and Flourishing, fosters self-reflection and holistic development to help students thrive in their careers and lives.









