For Your Health
For Your Health

News from the University of North Dakota School of Medicine & Health Sciences

Archive for
December, 2018

From the Dean

Categories: From the Dean

Dean Joshua Wynne’s weekly For Your Health column will return on Friday, Jan. 4, 2019.  He and his spouse, Dr. Susan Farkas, wish everyone a happy, healthy New Year.

SMHS Faculty Assembly set for Jan. 30

Categories: Events, News

The annual UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences Faculty Assembly has been set for 3 p.m. (central time) on Wednesday, January 30, 2019, in the Charles H. Fee, MD, Auditorium (E101) at the UND SMHS in Grand Forks. Please place this important meeting on your calendar. Dr. Joshua Wynne, UND’s vice president for Health […]

Welcome: Meghan Jeanotte

Categories: Welcome

Meghan Jeanotte is the new administrative assistant for the SMHS Department of Geriatrics at UND. In this position, Meghan will work for Dr. Jurivich and the Department of Geriatrics team as they educate students and the community about normal aging and geriatric syndromes. Meghan is from Belcourt, North Dakota, and relocated to Grand Forks in […]

Café 1905 will re-open on Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2019

Categories: News

The UND Dining Services Team would like to remind you that Café 1905 in the UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences will open again at 7:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2019. For more information or to ask questions about the cafe menu or hours, contact UND Dining Services at 701.777.6289 or http://www1.und.edu/student-life/dining/.

Physician Assistant Studies to present white coats to Class of 2020 on Jan. 11

Categories: Events, News

Twenty-eight University of North Dakota School of Medicine & Health Sciences (SMHS) students began the clinical portion of their studies this week in an effort to earn their Master of Physician Assistant Studies (MPAS) degree. The White Coat Ceremony for these future physician assistants (PAs) will be held at 2 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 11, […]

Eric Johnson receives community service award, publishes ADA standards of care manual

Categories: News

Eric Johnson, MD, associate professor in the Department of Family & Community Medicine and director of Interprofessional Education in the Department of Education Resources at the UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences, has just finished up work as lead editor of the abridged-for-primary-care-providers version of the American Diabetes Association’s (ADA) manual Standards of Medical Care in […]

From the Dean

Categories: From the Dean

This past Monday, my wife Dr. Susan Farkas and I had the pleasure and honor of attending a retirement celebration in honor of Dave Molmen, who is retiring at the end of December as chief executive officer (CEO) at Altru Health System after some 40 years of health care service. Fortunately, Dave has agreed to […]

Call for Proposals: 45th Annual National Association for Rural Mental Health Conference

Categories: Research

The National Association for Rural Mental Health (NARMH) invites you to submit a proposal to present at the 2019 NARMH Annual Conference, to be held in Santa Fe, New Mexico, from August 26-29, 2019. Submit a proposal online at www.narmh.org. Conference registration will open March 15, 2019. The National Association for Rural Mental Health (NARMH) […]

Zen in 10: Note Location Change

Categories: Events

Zen in 10 focuses on stretching, breathing, and having fun with coworkers. Go back to work with less stress, more energy, and better body functioning. Sessions will be held at the SMHS from 10:40 a.m. to 10:50 a.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays throughout February in SMHS room E224. Services provided by Kay Williams, Certified Yoga and Relax and Renew […]

Note changes to UND’s Division of Research and Economic Development

Categories: Research

UND’s Division of Research & Economic Development is undergoing change. Below are two messages the central Research Division disseminated last week. Please note that the SMHS will continue to route a hard copy of forms and Diane Hillebrand will provide the central Pre-Award Office with scanned copies of materials. This may change in the future; […]

From the Dean

Categories: From the Dean

This week, we celebrated the holiday season with parties on the Southeast (Fargo) and the Northwest (Minot) campuses, finishing the cycle of parties at all four regional campuses that began last week. As at the parties on the Southwest (Bismarck) and Northeast (Grand Forks) campuses last week, we took time to recognize and thank the […]

Library Resources hours during holiday season

Categories: Library

Please note that the Library Resources Information Desk will be open only for the following hours during the 2018-19 holiday season: Wednesday, Jan. 2 through Friday, Jan. 4:  8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 5 through Sunday, Jan. 6:  CLOSED Monday, Jan. 7:  Regular academic session hours resume

Occupational Therapy students welcome speaker from High Plains Fair Housing Center

Categories: Education, News

On Nov. 15, the Kappa Chapter of Pi Theta Epsilon welcomed guest speaker Kelly Gorz from the High Plains Fair Housing Center in Grand Forks to campus. The mission of the High Plains Fair Housing Center is “to strengthen communities and to ensure equal access to fair housing in the region through training, education, enforcement, […]

Medical students go caroling at Valley ElderCare

Categories: News

On Saturday, December 8, several first- and second-year medical students (and a friend of the group) went to Valley ElderCare near Altru Hospital to sing holiday songs and play music for residents. The group then visited with with residents afterward. As the event began, 25-30 residents were in the room; but more and more joined upon […]