Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth

What Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth does

Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth is one of the oldest medical schools in the United States, founded in 1797 and renamed in 1994 following a naming gift from the family of Dr. Theodor Geisel. Operating as a private, non-profit academic unit within Dartmouth College, the school enrolls approximately 403 medical students and 214 health sciences students in Hanover, New Hampshire, with affiliated clinical training across Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, the White River Junction VA Medical Center, California Pacific Medical Center, and Indian Health Service facilities.

Geisel's portfolio centers on three integrated activities: physician training through its MD program and dual-degree pathways; health sciences graduate education spanning Public Health, Health Data Science, Epidemiology, Medical Informatics, Implementation Science, and Healthcare Research; and a research enterprise of roughly $100M in sponsored funding that accounts for 75% of Dartmouth's total NIH awards. Research is concentrated in four units — The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, the Dartmouth Cancer Center, the Center for Global Health Equity, and the Center for Health Equity — with distinctive depth in rural health, health policy, and healthcare delivery variation research. The school has begun layering proprietary AI applications onto these foundations, notably Therabot (a clinically validated generative AI therapy chatbot with peer-reviewed outcomes) and NeuroBot TA (a retrieval-augmented-generation teaching assistant deployed in medical school coursework).

Geisel does not operate as a commercial enterprise and does not disclose unit-level revenue. Its operating model is the standard academic medical center mix: tuition, externally sponsored research (NIH, PCORI, NIDA, private foundations), endowment and philanthropic giving (including a $50M Cancer Center campaign and a $5M Sacks family gift), and indirect cost recovery from affiliated clinical partners. Revenue concentration sits heavily in federal grants and tuition from a small annual MD cohort of 96 students, which produces moderate policy-cycle sensitivity but also high revenue predictability from a diversified institutional base. The school is currently in a leadership transition, with Jennifer Hunt named incoming dean effective August 1, 2026.

Name

Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth

Legal name

Trustees of Dartmouth College

Website

https://geiselmed.dartmouth.edu

Company type

Private

Founded year

1797

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth is an Ivy League medical school founded in 1797, training ~403 MD and ~214 health sciences students and operating a $100M research portfolio that accounts for 75% of Dartmouth's NIH funding. It delivers physician education, health policy research, and clinically validated AI applications including Therabot and NeuroBot TA.

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Product category

Medical Education

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113), Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) (541715)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731)

akta.pro primary industry

Medical Schools (MD/DO Granting) (EDAHAGAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Healthcare & Clinical Professional Development (CME/CE) (EDAGANAJ), Healthcare Clinical Professions (CME/CE for Nurses, Allied Health, Pharmacy) (EDAAALAC)

Keywords

• Medical education
• Graduate health sciences
• Clinical research
• Health policy research
• Biomedical research

Headquarters

HQ city

Hanover

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth provides medical education through its MD Program and Health Sciences Masters Programs (MPH, MS in Health Data Science, Epidemiology, Medical Informatics, Implementation Science, Healthcare Research), trains physicians, and conducts biomedical, health policy, and clinical research through centers including The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, Dartmouth Cancer Center, and Center for Global Health Equity. The school also develops AI-enhanced educational and clinical tools such as Therabot and NeuroBot TA.

Product overview

Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth offers a comprehensive portfolio of educational programs and research centers. The core MD Program trains physicians with competencies in basic sciences, clinical care, and healthcare delivery improvement. Supporting educational offerings include Health Sciences Masters Programs (Public Health, Health Data Science, Epidemiology, Medical Informatics, Implementation Science, Healthcare Research). Research activities are concentrated in The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, the Dartmouth Cancer Center, and the Center for Global Health Equity. AI-enhanced educational tools include Therabot (AI therapy chatbot) and NeuroBot TA (AI teaching assistant).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• MD Program Medical education program at Geisel School of Medicine that trains physicians with competencies in basic sciences, clinical care, research, and healthcare delivery improvement. Enrolls 403 medical students across all years with a first-year class size of 96.
• Health Sciences Masters Programs Master's degree programs in Public Health, Health Data Science, Epidemiology, Medical Informatics, Implementation Science, and Healthcare Research, offered in on-campus, hybrid, and online formats. Enrolls 214 health sciences students.
• The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice A foundational department within Geisel that improves population health, reduces health disparities, and develops high-performing health systems through research on healthcare delivery variations, payment reform models, and physician decision-making. Has built 30+ years of proprietary research data.
• Dartmouth Cancer Center Clinical research center that combines advanced cancer research at Dartmouth College and Geisel School of Medicine with patient-centered cancer care provided at Dartmouth Health.
• Center for Global Health Equity Research center that brings together Geisel's educational, clinical, research, and outreach initiatives focused on medically underserved populations locally and internationally, with active programs in Peru, Rwanda, and Tanzania.
• Therabot Clinical-grade AI-powered therapy chatbot trained on evidence-based therapeutic interventions for mental health support. First AI therapy chatbot to undergo a randomized clinical trial, demonstrating symptom reductions comparable to traditional outpatient cognitive therapy for depression, anxiety, and eating disorders.
• NeuroBot TA RAG-based AI teaching assistant deployed in medical education for personalized learning. Uses constrained retrieval-augmented generation to provide source-grounded responses to medical student queries in neuroscience coursework.
• Population Health Course Redesigned medical education course focusing on longitudinal research and public health issues across all four years of medical school, preparing future physicians to address changing healthcare expectations through practical skills and interprofessional collaboration.

Quantifiable outcome

• 51% reduction in depression symptoms, 31% reduction in anxiety, 19% reduction in eating disorder concerns with Therabot therapy chatbot
• +1 more outcomes

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Ideal customer profiles3 records

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AI capability5 records

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical CentercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrimary affiliated teaching hospital for Geisel medical students and residents. Provides clinical training opportunities and houses numerous research programs.
• White River Junction VA Medical CentercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAffiliated VA medical center providing veteran healthcare and clinical training opportunities.
• California Pacific Medical CentercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAffiliated medical center providing clinical training and research collaboration opportunities.
• Indian Health Service Medical CenterscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAffiliated IHS facilities providing healthcare to American Indian and Alaska Native populations with training opportunities.
• Dartmouth HealthcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerClinical partner for Dartmouth Cancer Center, The Dartmouth Institute, and various health policy and healthcare delivery research initiatives.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Market position

Strengths4 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/GeiselMedDartmouth
• Facebookfacebook.com/dartmouth
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/dartmouth-college
• Instagraminstagram.com/geiselmed_dartmouth

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Profiles5 records

Subsidiaries4 records

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