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

Archive for
November, 2019

From the Dean

Categories: From the Dean

Drs. Joshua Wynne and Susan Farkas wish everyone in the extended UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences family a Happy Thanksgiving. Dr. Wynne’s column will return on Friday, Dec. 6.

Dr. Ahmed Hayow presents Psychiatry Grand Rounds Dec. 4

Categories: Education

Ahmed Hayow, M.D., will present “Perception of Mental Illness in a Somali Community” from 12:10 p.m. to 1:10 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2019, at the UND Southeast Campus auditorium in Fargo. Dr. Hayow is a second-year resident in the Psychiatry Residency Training Program. Timothy Vo, M.D., a clinical associate professor at the UND School […]

Jingwei Cheng to discuss Merkel cell polyomavirus ST antigen and tumorigenesis on Dec. 4

Categories: Events, Research

The UND Department of Biomedical Sciences and the School of Medicine & Health Sciences (SMHS) Host-Pathogen Interactions CoBRE Group present their next Faculty Candidate Seminar Wednesday, Dec. 4. At noon that day, in SMHS Room W202, Jingwei Cheng, Ph.D., instructor in Medicine at Harvard Medical School, will present “Merkel cell polyomavirus ST antigen stabilizes L-Myc […]

Take the Library Resources survey!

Categories: Library

In order to enhance support and services to our constituents and to better manage resources, UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences Library Resources team is encouraging users of library resources, including you, to take our UND SMHS Library Resources Survey online. The survey should take fewer than 10 minutes to complete. Your input about the library […]

Med students recognize six faculty for Outstanding Block Instructor Awards for blocks I and V

Categories: News

In recognition of outstanding performance in the encouragement, enrichment, and education of tomorrow’s physicians, the medical classes of 2022 and 2023 have recognized six faculty for Outstanding Block Instructor Awards in Block I and Block V of the 2019-20 academic year. The Class of 2022 (Year 2) Block V awardees are the following individuals: Seema […]

From the Dean

Categories: From the Dean

We had a special event yesterday when the Interim Health Care Committee of the North Dakota Legislature met for the day in the new building on the Northeast (Grand Forks) campus. The event also was streamed live to the other campuses in the state. It was an all-day meeting, with a special treat at noon […]

SMHS Holiday Luncheon to be held Dec. 5

Categories: Events

UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences Dean Joshua Wynne would like to invite you to the annual SMHS Holiday Luncheon, to be held from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 5, 2019, in the SMHS second floor event space on the School’s north end. Everyone is welcome, but please RSVP by Nov. 30 […]

Imaging, Histology, and Flow Cytometry Cores open house Dec. 5

Categories: Events, Research

The Imaging, Histology, and ND-Flow Cytometry Core facilities invite you to an open house on Thursday, Dec. 5, 2019, from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. The event will kickoff with a presentation at 1 p.m. in room E223 describing the facilities and the services that each provides, followed by demonstrations of instrumentation and services available […]

New Facilities and Administrative rates as of Nov. 1

Categories: News

Attention researchers: the University’s Facilities & Administrative (F&A) rates have changed as of November 1, 2019. UND has negotiated a new Facilities and Administrative Rate Agreement for externally sponsored programs. The new rates can be seen online here. The rate agreement is dated July 1, 2019; however, the new rates were not finalized until Nov. […]

Kumi Nagamoto-Combs presents “What’s bug got to do with it?” Nov. 22

Categories: Events

The UND Department of Biomedical Sciences and the School of Medicine & Health Sciences (SMHS) Host-Pathogen Interactions CoBRE Group present their next Faculty Candidate Seminar today, Friday, Nov. 22. At 1 p.m. in SMHS Room W203, Kumi Nagamoto-Combs, Ph.D., assistant professor in the UND Department of Pathology and director of the Behavior Research Core, will present […]

Library Resources Info Desk hours for Thanksgiving week

Categories: Library

Please note the SMHS Library Resources Information Desk hours for Thanksgiving week: Tuesday, Nov. 26:  7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 27:  8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 28:  Closed Friday, Nov. 29:  8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 30:  Closed Sunday, Dec. 1:  1 p.m. to 8 p.m. Regular Information Desk hours will […]

National Rural Health Day @ SMHS on Nov. 21

Categories: Events

The UND Center for Rural Health (CRH) has a number of activities planned to celebrate the #PowerofRural for National Rural Health Day (NRHD) on Thursday, Nov. 21. The CRH will have a booth set up on the first floor of the SMHS next to the main stairs with activities and information including: Trivia with prizes […]

From the Dean

Categories: From the Dean

Our Indians into Medicine (INMED) program is one to be proud of, but I am especially proud after the recent announcement that the program was one of four recipients of the 2019 Award for Excellence in Inclusion, Diversity, and Equity in Medical Education and Patient Care bestowed by the Alpha Omega Alpha (AΩA) Honor Medical […]