Faculty Spotlight: Conversation with Dr. Nena Mason

 

Name (pronouns): Nena Mason She/Her

Hometown: Melba, Idaho

Year at Geisel: 2nd

Career interest: currently in my dream career 

The best thing about Geisel is: work/life balance

Favorite spot in the Upper Valley: the white mountains

Favorite activity in the Upper Valley: ice climbing

Book/poem Recommendation: the stormlight archive series 

Favorite piece of music/song: tough, changes often

Favorite quote: to paraphrase from the above mentioned book series: the most important step you can take isnt the first step, where you align your efforts towards your goal, or the last one where you finally arrive where you endeavor to be, it's the “next one”. 

Most treasured travel: canyoneering trips in the southwest 

Guilty pleasure: video games  

 

Nena Lundgreen Mason is an Assistant Professor of Medical Education, Longitudinal Physiology Curriculum Leader, ultrasound educator, and gross anatomist at the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth in Hanover New Hampshire. She earned her Ph.D. in Physiology and Developmental Biology from Brigham Young University. Dr. Mason spent 8 years prior to her appointment at Geisel teaching physiology and developing and directing clinical gross anatomy and ultrasound education programs at two newly opened medical schools. A celebrated educator, Dr. Mason has been honored with the “Faculty Member of the Year” award for excellence in teaching several times along with other teaching-related accolades throughout her career. She directs an innovative research program in medical education centered around the development of pedagogy in teaching clinical ultrasound skills to medical students using human cadaveric materials. Dr. Mason is also engaged in national service and currently sits on several committees with the American Association of Clinical Anatomists and the Point-of-Care Ultrasound Certification Academy.