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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.
ALUMNI
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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Geisel Welcomes Inaugural MS in Implementation Science Cohort
On September 9, Dartmouth’s Geisel School of Medicine marked a historic milestone by welcoming the inaugural class of its Master of Science in Implementation Science program, the first standalone program of its kind in the world. Designed as a fully online degree, the MSIS program prepares leaders to bridge the gap between research and real-world application, equipping students to transform evidence-based innovations into everyday practice.
STUDENT SPOTLIGHT
Student Spotlight: Kenechukwu Sibeudu MS’26
Kenechukwu Sibeudu’s path to health data science began with an introductory biostatistics class during her undergraduate studies, a first exposure to the power of data in healthcare. That interest deepened after graduation, when she began working in the life sciences industry.
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Dartmouth Geisel Launches New MS in Health Data Science Online Program and Welcomes Inaugural Cohort
On Thursday, September 11, the Dartmouth Geisel School of Medicine warmly welcomed 21 students to the inaugural cohort of its new Master of Science in Health Data Science Online program. This fully online degree is designed to be completed over 21 months, with students engaging deeply in one course at a time. The program structure is designed to provide flexibility for working professionals.
STUDENT SPOTLIGHT
Student Spotlight: Andre Armero, MD-PhD ’31
What sparked Andre Armero’s path to medicine wasn’t just science; it was humanity. Now an MD-PhD student at Dartmouth, he is blending patient care with research to ask deeper questions and improve outcomes, all while staying grounded by nature and curiosity.
STUDENT SPOTLIGHT
Student Spotlight: Miranda Lee-Foltz, MD/MPH ’26
From volunteering at a dermatology clinic to researching health equity in rural communities, Miranda Lee-Foltz is combining medicine and public health to drive systemic change. At Dartmouth, she’s found a place where community, collaboration, and the outdoors fuel both her studies and her sense of balance.
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There is a 28% projected increase in data science jobs through 2026.