The UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences has announced that nearly $600,000 in scholarships has been awarded to more than 130 UND medical students for the 2020–2021 academic year. Funds for the scholarships come from private sources, endowments, and other awards, and have helped the School lower SMHS medicalRead More
In recognition of outstanding performance in the encouragement, enrichment and education of tomorrow’s physicians, the medical student Class of 2024 has recognized three UND faculty for Outstanding Unified Session Instructor Awards in Unified Session II of the 2020-21 academic year. The Class of 2024 (Phase 1) Unified Session II awardeesRead More
Jinal Desai, M.D., will present “Childhood Maltreatment and its Association with Adult Depression” from 12:10 p.m. to 1:10 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2020. This presentation will be broadcast via Zoom and video conferencing. Dr. Desai is a second year resident in UND’s Psychiatry Residency Training Program. UND Chester FritzRead More
The theme of this week’s column is “resilience and excellence under pressure.” First, consider the just-released report summarizing the School’s research funding for the first quarter (July through September) of our fiscal year. Keep in mind that our researchers finished the last academic year with the largest amount of fundedRead More
The North Dakota Chapters of American College of Physicians and Society of Hospital Medicine are pleased to announce the winners of our annual poster competition. All posters can be viewed here. The winners, by category, are: ACP Research Winner – Connor J. Schweitzer and Austin J. Hewitt, fourth-year medical students,Read More
Zachery Staskywicz, M.D., a PGY-II resident in the UND Department of Surgery, will present a talk entitled “Metabolism and TPN in the surgical patient” at Altru Health System in Grand Forks, N.D., from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 20, 2020. All are welcome to attend. The objectivesRead More
This has been a quiet week, all things considered, especially since UND was closed on Wednesday in recognition of Veterans Day. On Tuesday I sent an email to all School faculty, staff and students to remind them about the holiday and to ask them to pause on that day “toRead More
Eric Curto, M.D., a PGY-III resident in the UND Department of Surgery, will present a talk entitled “Management of Adrenal Incidentalomas” at Altru Health System in Grand Forks from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 13, 2020. Everyone is welcome to attend. The objectives of Dr. Curto’s talkRead More
James Roerig, Pharm. D., BCPP, assistant director of UND’s Psychiatry Residency Training Program and professor in UND’s Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science, will present “Use of Long Acting Injectable Antipsychotics” from 12:10 p.m. to 1:10 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 18. This presentation will be held via zoom/video conferencing. UponRead More
The Library and Information Resources Info Desk resumed regular hours on Thursday, Nov. 12. The desk is open from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and is closed from 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. Information Resources and Library Resources staff may also be reached by phone. Call 701.777.3993 to arrange forRead More
In this depressing SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) era, it’s good to share some positive and potentially important recent information. A study from Iceland published in last week’s edition of the prestigious New England Journal of Medicine looked at the antibody response (the protective proteins that the body makes after exposure to anRead More
The statistics are by now too well-known: one in eight women in the United States will be diagnosed with breast cancer in her lifetime. Likewise, breast cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death among American women. Although prevention and treatment for this and other cancers has come aRead More
Just a reminder: The Library and Information Resources information desk will be closed through Wednesday, Nov. 11. It will reopen on Thursday, Nov. 12. Still need technology/equipment? Contact Information Resources at 701.777.3993 for equipment checkout during the desk closure. Information Resources and Library Resources staff will remain available to assistRead More
Lukas Mueller, M.D., a PGY-V resident in the UND Department of Surgery, will present a talk entitled “Frostbite Management” at Sanford Medical Center – Broadway in Fargo, N.D., from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 6, 2020. Everyone is welcome to attend. The objectives of Dr. Mueller’s talkRead More
Teaching, Learning, and Scholarship invites you to join us on Thursday, Nov. 19, 2020, from noon to 1 p.m. (CST) for a live event on Zoom (and recorded for later viewing). Presenters Dr. Richard Van Eck, associate dean for Teaching & Learning, and Dr. Adrienne Salentiny, instructional designer at the SMHS,Read More