Dean

Dartmouth, one of eight Ivy League universities, invites nominations and applications for the position of Dean of the Audrey and Theodor Geisel School of Medicine (Geisel). Founded in 1797, Geisel has shaped generations of physicians and scientists while advancing innovations and therapies that have changed the practice of medicine worldwide.

The Dean reports to the Provost of Dartmouth and serves as Chief Academic Officer for Dartmouth Health. In this role, the Dean is the chief academic and strategic leader for a school that is integral to the university and deeply embedded in the region’s only academic health system. The Dean will guide Geisel’s research, educational, and clinical academic missions; drive alignment in strategy, education, programs, and mission with its partner academic health system; pursue additional collaborative opportunities with Dartmouth’s other schools; and represent the school to alumni, donors, and the national academic medicine community.

Geisel today combines the scale and reach of a comprehensive academic medical center with a culture known for collegiality, creativity, and a deep commitment to service. The school encompasses 21 academic departments, a vibrant research enterprise with roughly $100 million in annual extramural funding, and nationally recognized strengths in fields ranging from health services research to neuroscience, cancer, immunology, and global health. Together with Dartmouth Health, which supports an additional $70 million in sponsored research, the Geisel–Dartmouth Health partnership anchors over a quarter-billion dollars of research and academic activity annually—an extraordinary platform for discovery, translation, and innovation. Geisel’s faculty are highly collaborative and accomplished, including numerous National Academy members as well as innovators whose work has led directly to life-saving therapies, such as the technology underlying the first COVID-19 vaccines. 

Geisel’s longstanding partnership with Dartmouth Health is the foundation of an expansive regional care network serving northern New England and providing access to world-class care. In this setting, Geisel’s graduates are uniquely trained in rural health medicine and begin practice as nimble and adaptable physicians. The next Dean will sustain and enhance productive relationships with Dartmouth Health so that together, Geisel and Dartmouth Health spur innovation in healthcare delivery, clinical research, and interprofessional education. Geisel also maintains a close partnership with the White River Junction VA Medical Center, one of the nation’s leading rural-serving VA hospitals and home to the VA’s Rural Health Resource Center for the Northeast. The school’s partnerships extend from local community clinics to global health initiatives, reflecting its mission to improve health both at home and worldwide.

The next Dean will join a committed leadership team at Dartmouth and Dartmouth Health to expand Geisel’s potential for leadership in the field. The Dean will build on a strong foundation: a tradition of educational excellence, a growing and diversified research portfolio, and a thriving spirit of discovery and invention to guide Geisel into its next era of growth, innovation, and impact.

This is an exceptional opportunity for a leader of courage, creativity, and vision to shape the future of a medical school with a historic legacy and a bold trajectory. Dartmouth seeks a Dean who will inspire discovery, advance health, and leave an enduring mark on the institution and the field of medicine.

Dartmouth has retained the national executive search firm Isaacson, Miller to assist in this search. Inquiries, nominations, referrals, and applications should be sent in confidence via the link below. John Muckle and Natalie Leonhard are leading the search with Sam Ruth.