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.
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.
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.
Dartmouth’s Geisel School of Medicine and Dartmouth Health have established 3D Scholars—a one-year certificate program that is now accepting applications for the program starting in September of 2025—that equips physicians with an advanced understanding of the field to drive progress in medical device development.
Very early exposure to even a very small dose of herpes simplex virus (HSV) in infant mice can lead to cognitive decline later in life, according to findings from a new Dartmouth-led study, published in the journal PLoS Pathogens. This is significant because of emerging data in human studies showing an association between HSV and Alzheimer’s disease in humans.
Findings from a new Dartmouth-led study, published in the journal mBio, highlight key differences in the gut microbiome of infants with cystic fibrosis (CF) compared to that of healthy infants, and how these alterations may adversely affect their health.
Geisel researcher Paul Barr, PhD, MSc, discusses his work to improve patient outcomes through the development of new tools to enhance communications between patients and their healthcare providers.
Dartmouth School of Medicine Dean Duane Compton, PhD, has announced that Marnie Halpern, PhD, has been reappointed to a second term as chair of the Department of Molecular and Systems Biology. Halpern has served as chair since 2020, and was named the Andrew Thomson, Jr. MD 1946 Professor at Geisel in 2021.
Geisel School of Medicine’s Office of Diversity, Inclusion, and Community Engagement celebrated Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s legacy during its third annual, “I AM THE DREAM: Past, Present and Future” service awards luncheon on January 17. This year’s “Food is Medicine” theme, centered on King’s civil rights fight to end hunger and food insecurity—he believed food equity is a critical component of social justice.
Nicole Borges, PhD, chair of medical education and the Edward Tulloh Krumm Professor of Medical Education at Geisel School of Medicine, has been reappointed by Dean Duane Compton, PhD, to a second five-year term as chair of the Department of Medical Education.
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