![]() On Geisel’s Hanover campus the remodeled prayer room, on Remsen’s second floor, spearheaded by the Office of Diversity, Inclusion, and Community Engagement, opened in fall 2022. “Surgical students say that working on these puzzles is relaxing and informative and they appreciate having an option that doesn’t involve looking at a screen.” “Between surgery cases and seeing patients, students mentioned they sometimes like to do puzzles, so, we purchased full-body anatomy jigsaw puzzles for Zimmerman,” Ndukwe says. Each featuring unlimited access, comfortable furniture, and amenities, the inviting spaces are a welcome respite for busy students. The result: Borwell Student Lounge for medical students, and Zimmerman Student Lounge open to all students enrolled in Geisel degree programs. ![]() Invited to collaborate with the hospital’s design team, they shared fellow medical students’ ideas about creating an environment that serves their needs while contributing to a sense of wellbeing, such as quiet, private, and small-group study spaces. Ndukwe and Doré also turned their sights to social and study spaces. Later this year, an adjacent, ADA-compliant shower will be available to all Geisel community members, including faculty and staff. The success of the that project, along with further student input, led to a new 24-hour Student Fitness Center on Geisel’s campus that opened this spring with similar equipment, including a free-to-use Peloton bike, giving students more flexibility to work out whenever it fits into their busy schedules. Available to all Geisel students, the gym includes two Peloton bikes with unlimited membership paid for by the medical school, a squat rack and other equipment, lockers, and showers. Their efforts, coupled with the school’s ongoing renovation plans, led to a new 24-hour access workout facility at DHMC that opened late last year. One of the duo’s most ambitious projects was supporting the redesign of the student gym at Geisel’s campus at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center (DHMC) and a new gym at the school’s Hanover campus, in Remsen. They leave a legacy of achievements that include initiatives they either created, expanded, or cultivated to promote a culture of wellbeing: new gyms, lounges, and study spaces mental health resources expanded wellness week activities free food initiatives such as Breakfast Fridays and others by prioritizing the concerns of the students they represent. They have advocated for medical student wellbeing since 2020, when they served together as Student Government class wellness representatives, in 2021 as wellness chairs, and then as Student Government president and vice president, respectively. As a result, their work reflects the essential task of prioritizing student wellbeing within the context of medical education. Marilyn Ndukwe ’23 and Maura Doré ’23, who recently graduated from Geisel School of Medicine, believe wellness is rooted in our communities and our social connections within them. Photos by Kurt Wehde Marilyn Ndukwe ’23 and Maura Doré ’23
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