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

Archive for
January, 2020

Stephanie Boltz

Categories: Welcome

Stephanie Boltz is the new administrative secretary for the Department of Family & Community Medicine at the UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences. In this position, Stephanie assists the co-directors of the Family Medicine Clerkship with the 8-week clinical rotations and the Rural Opportunities in Medical Education (ROME) program. Originally from Grand Forks, N.D., Stephanie […]

Root beer float fundraiser Monday, Feb. 3

Categories: Events

Organizers of UND’s Out of the Darkness Campus Walk will host a root beer float sale from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 3, 2020, in the SMHS second floor event space. All proceeds help the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention and local organizers coordinating UND’s Out of the Darkness Campus Walk, which this year […]

From the Dean

Categories: From the Dean

There were two big events this week, both of which have relevance for our School. The first was that North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum chose to give the annual State of the State address on the UND campus. This was only the second time that a North Dakota governor has given this address on a […]

Sign our Thank-A-Thon card Feb. 5!

Categories: Events

Students, faculty, and everyone! As part of UND Philanthropy Month, the School of Medicine & Health Science is again participating in the UND Alumni Association & Foundation’s (AAF) annual Thank-A-Thon! To celebrate, and thank all the generous donors who contribute to everything that goes on at our School, the we will provide cookies and a […]

Women’s Way, Spectra Health to host a 3D mammography event Feb. 20

Categories: News

On Thursday, Feb. 20, Spectra Health in Grand Forks will host a 3D mammography event, wherein eligible women can schedule an appointment for a 3D mammogram. “With 3D mammograms, the radiologist who looks at the mammogram is able to get a better look at the breast tissue and diagnose more accurately,” said Tiffany Boespflug, Women’s […]

UND to offer world’s first doctoral program in Indigenous health

Categories: News

The State Board of Higher Education made history last week with a vote to approve the first doctoral program in Indigenous health. It’s not only the first such program at UND or in the state. It’s the first in the world. The Ph.D. degree will launch this summer, and prospective students are already inquiring about […]

Eric Curto to give Surgery Grand Rounds on cutaneous melanoma Feb. 7

Categories: Education

Eric Curto, M.D., a PGY-II resident in the UND Department of Surgery, will present a talk entitled “Surgical management of cutaneous melanoma” at the VA Auditorium in Fargo, N.D., from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m. on Friday, Feb. 7. Everyone is welcome to attend. The objectives of Dr. Curto’s talk are: Identify and describe Breslow […]

Wear Red Day photo on Friday, Feb. 7

Categories: Events

Hey, faculty, staff, and students! The SMHS is once again helping raise awareness for heart disease by participating in the American Heart Association (AHA) “Wear Red Day” event by taking a group photo of all SMHS employees/students wearing red at 10 a.m. on the School’s grand stairs on Friday, Feb. 7. As the AHA website […]

UND Brand Education Day is Feb. 10

Categories: Events

Need new ideas for promotional items? Have questions about the UND Brand? If so, be sure check out UND Brand Education Day on Monday, Feb. 10, 2020. UND Brand Education Day is your chance to brush up on your understanding of the UND brand and meet with local and national licensed vendors. The event will be held […]

Java with Josh on April 16

Categories: Events

Please join Dean Wynne for complimentary coffee, juice, or tea at Java with Josh on Thursday, April 16, from 8:30 a.m. to 9 a.m. in the Tello-Skjerseth Atrium in the SMHS east wing (across the hall from Family & Community Medicine and Population Health).* Dr. Wynne will discuss what’s new at the School and take […]

Burd, Sens, Henry report significant research findings

Categories: News

Three SMHS researchers this week reported publishing significant research findings in a pair of peer-reviewed journals. A lifelong fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD) and SIDS researcher, Department of Pediatrics Professor Larry Burd, Ph.D., reported the end of an embargo on a paper he, SMHS Department of Pathology Chair Mary Ann Sens, M.D., Ph.D., and others […]

CANCELED: Fifth Annual Hypertension Summit to be held March 19 in Fargo

Categories: Events

Registration for the North Dakota Heart Disease & Stroke Prevention Program’s Fifth Annual Hypertension Summit, to be held from 12:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. at the Fargo Holiday Inn on March 19, is now open! The goal of the Summit is to share the importance of hypertension diagnosis and treatment with providers of all backgrounds. This year, […]

Hafsa Mahmood presents Psychiatry Grand Rounds on Feb. 5

Categories: Education

Hafsa Mahmood, M.D., will present “Effect of Depression through Pregnancy on Mother and Child” from 12:10 p.m. to 1:10 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2020, at the UND Southeast Campus auditorium in Fargo. Dr. Mahmood is Second-Year Resident in the Psychiatry Residency Training Program. Tiffany Doyle, M.D., an adult psychiatrist at Sanford Health, Fargo, N.D., […]

From the Dean

Categories: From the Dean

This past Wednesday, I was pleased to attend an event at the UND Alumni Association & Foundation’s Gorecki Alumni Center in celebration of the life and contributions of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The event—called the Dream in Action—was cosponsored by UND and the City of Grand Forks. Coordinated by UND’s Office of Diversity & […]