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Breaking the Mold - Career Panel: Public Health and Community Centered Healthcare
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Join us for a career panel where we will explore the myriad of pathways to fostering healthier communities, from family medicine to epidemiology.
Connect with leaders in the field and learn how to embark on a healthcare career that prioritizes community well-being.
Lunch will be served for all registered participants. Vegetarian food options will be available.
If you have RSVPed but can no longer attend, please email Tyler Dobson at tyler.d.dobson@dartmouth.edu by Monday November 4th so that we can offer your seat to a student on the waitlist. Students who RSVP but do not cancel by the deadline and do not attend the event will be charged $35 to their DASH account to cover the cost of catering.
Slots are limited and registration will be accepted on a first come first serve basis. As this is a career focused event, priority for registration will be given to seniors.
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Breaking the Mold is a 2-day conference sponsored by the Dartmouth Center for Social Impact (DCSI) that seeks to provide information and alumni networking opportunities for students interested in exploring or pursuing careers for the common good. In addition to this event there will also be a dinner discussion on Thursday, November 7th and a breakfast discussion on Friday November 8th.
Visit DCSI's website for the latest updates and registration information along with details about alumni attendees as they become available.
Speakers
Harsh Patel
Harsh is a ‘25 from Orangeburg, SC majoring in Anthropology and Biology on the pre-health track. An Eichler Fellow, Harsh is interested in humanistic medicine and how social determinants of health impact health outcomes. At Dartmouth, he is a volunteer with DCSI’s youth mentorship programs, works as a tour guide with the Admissions Office, serves on the Council of Student Organizations, and is the President of Shanti - the Dartmouth Student Hindu Organization.
Dan Lucey ’77, MED ’81/’82, P’12
Professor of Medicine
Geisel Medical School
Daniel Lucey is a Professor of Medicine at Geisel Medical School and Georgetown University Medical Center. He recently published his book around an enigmatic public health communication related to the H5N1 virus. Lucey trained at UCSF and Harvard, then worked as a physician at the National Institutes of Health. He has worked on more than a dozen epidemics in Asia and Africa, including Ebola with Doctors-Without-Borders in Liberia in 2014. He was the originator of the Smithsonian exhibit on epidemics, 2018–2021, at the Museum of Natural History in Washington, DC.
Jan Malcolm '77
Former Minnesota Commissioner of Health
Minnesota Department of Health
Jan Malcolm has served as Commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Health under 3 governors: Ventura 1999-2003; Dayton 2018; Walz 2019-23. She received her BA from Dartmouth College in 1977 studying pre-med and got her Honorary Doctor of Laws from University of MN School of Public Health and her Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters from Saint Catherine University in 2020. Prior to being re-appointed commissioner in 2018, Jan was an adjunct faculty member at the University of Minnesota School of Public Health, served as CEO of the Courage Center, and was VP of Public Affairs at Allina. Throughout her career she has sought to reform policies, practices, and systems to improve the health of all populations.
Tommy Clark
Founder & CEO
Grassroots Soccer
Tommy Clark is the Founder and CEO of Grassroots Soccer, a pediatrician, and former professional soccer player. Tommy moved to Zimbabwe at 14 and conceived on Grassroots Soccer in his adult years to respond to the global AIDs crisis and other health issues he witnessed growing up and returning to Zimbabwe. He attended Dartmouth College where he was captain of the soccer team. Following graduation, Tommy returned to Zimbabwe to teach English and play professional soccer and then attended Dartmouth Medical School and completed residency in pediatrics. He has worked as a research fellow at the Center for AIDS Prevention Studies at the University of California at San Francisco.