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Community at Dartmouth: See How They Run!
This story follows three Dartmouth Master of Public Health Online Hybrid students as they balance marathon training with the demands of graduate study. Spread across cities and time zones, they discovered shared discipline, meaningful parallels between endurance and public health, and a community that supported them through every mile and every module. Their journeys reveal how purpose, connection, and steady effort shape both stronger runners and stronger public health leaders.
STUDENT SPOTLIGHT
Student Spotlight: Audrey Byrne, MS’27
For as long as she can remember, Audrey Byrne has wanted to become a surgeon. What began as a childhood fascination with mathematics and technology eventually evolved into a deeper understanding of how data shapes modern medicine. Through her experiences as both a clinical and basic science researcher, she saw how much information the healthcare system generates every moment, from vital signs to radiographic imaging to intra-operative metrics, and how often that data goes under-utilized. “As a pre-medical student, we aren’t taught how to unlock the value of that information,” she says. Pursuing data science felt like the missing piece in her academic trajectory, offering the tools to provide more individualized, evidence-based patient care.
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Alumni Spotlight: Peter Tatum, MPH ’24
For Peter Tatum the path to public health began with art. Before launching his career in healthcare and community advocacy, Tatum spent decades as a professional fine artist, musician, and muralist. “Art has always been about connection for me,” he explains. “The people I met through the art world, especially the street artists in Philadelphia, eventually became my partners in something larger than any of us imagined.”
STUDENT SPOTLIGHT
Student Spotlight: Dayna Albitz, MS ’27
For Dayna Albitz, the question of why evidence-based programs struggle to take root isn’t abstract; it’s the tension of her daily work. As an Implementation Specialist supporting the practice of Implementation Science within government agencies, she has seen organizations invest heavily in training only to find that intentions don’t always translate into high-fidelity practice.
STUDENT SPOTLIGHT
Student Spotlight: Kennedy Price, MPH ’26 (Hybrid)
For Kennedy Price, the journey to public health began with a passion for serving her community and advocating for underrepresented populations. As a birth doula and maternal health advocate, Kennedy witnessed firsthand the systemic issues and disparities that shape health outcomes, particularly in maternal care. These experiences ignited her commitment to improving health equity and inspired her to pursue a Master of Public Health.
AROUND CAMPUS
Geisel Health Sciences Alumni Inspire Future Graduates at 2025 Panel
The Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth College hosted its Master’s in Health Sciences Alumni Panel on Friday, October 24, bringing together recent graduates to share their journeys from the classroom to professional success. The virtual event provided current students with valuable insights into navigating the transition from academic study to the workforce.
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Alumni Spotlight: Chioma Illoh, MS Health Data Science ’24
Chioma Illoh is bringing data to life as an analyst at TruDataRx, a healthcare data analytics company that supports employers and health plans in making decisions around pharmacy benefits. Her work focuses on client reporting and sales analytics, where she creates detailed reports showing how strategies are performing and identifies trends that help her team drive growth.
STUDENT SPOTLIGHT
Student Spotlight: Francis Petitto, MS in Implementation Science ‘27
For Francis Petitto, the gap between a good idea and lasting impact is more than a theoretical problem, it’s a daily challenge. Working in state workforce programs, he’s seen firsthand how well‑intentioned initiatives can lose momentum in the real world.
STUDENT SPOTLIGHT
Student Spotlight: Jack Donaghue, MD/MBA '26
Jack Donaghue grew up in Hershey, Pennsylvania, where he was surrounded by physicians affiliated with Penn State’s hospital and medical school, offering him an early glimpse into the world of medicine. But it wasn’t just proximity that inspired him. It was the growing sense that medicine was the ideal intersection of his skills and passions.
STUDENT SPOTLIGHT
Student Spotlight: Vivianna Lindley, MPH '26
For Vivianna Lindley, public health isn’t just a career path, it’s a calling born from personal roots. Growing up, Vivianna describes surviving challenges of isolation, economic insecurity, abuse, and lack of formal education. It wasn’t until she began working at her local public health department as an adult that she discovered the framework that would give language to her lived experience.
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There is a 28% projected increase in data science jobs through 2026.