Craig Westling, MS, MPH, DrPH

Craig Westling

Craig Westling serves as the Associate Dean for Health Sciences Education at the Dartmouth Geisel School of Medicine, where he leads a diverse portfolio of professional master’s degrees and certificate programs.

Westling is an assistant professor of health policy and clinical practice and teaches courses on ethics and health policy. His research interests focus on the ethical conflicts and resulting moral distress created by changing reimbursement and clinical care models.

Westling previously served as managing director of professional education and outreach at The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, where he translated TDI research into practical, frontline tools and professional educational offerings. Before that he was the managing director of accountable care, where he co-managed the Brookings-Dartmouth ACO Learning Network and facilitated ACO pilot site implementations around the country.

Westling is actively involved in community health and has volunteered at the Good Neighbor Health Clinic (a non-profit that provides free medical and dental care to the Upper Valley community) for over 20 years. He also advises medical groups and startup companies in the digital health field.

Westling holds a DrPH from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, an MPH from Dartmouth College, an MS in Health Administration from New England College, and a BA from Middlebury College.

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