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November, 2020

SMHS announces medical student scholarships for 2020–21 academic year

Categories: News

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 medical student debt from well above […]

Med students recognize three faculty for Outstanding Unified Session Instructor Awards

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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 awardees are the following individuals: David […]

Jinal Desai presents Psychiatry Grand Rounds on childhood maltreatment and depression Dec. 2

Categories: Education

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 Fritz Distinguished Professor and Vice President […]

From the Dean: Record-setting research quarter

Categories: From the Dean

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 funded research in the history of […]

ACP and SHM North Dakota Chapters announce 2020 poster winners

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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, for “Assessing the relationship of […]

Zachery Staskywicz to give Surgery Grand Rounds on metabolism and TPN on Nov. 20

Categories: Education

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 objectives of Dr. Staskywicz’s talk are: […]

From the Dean: We know what we need to do

Categories: From the Dean

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 “to recognize, remember and honor the […]

Eric Curto to give Surgery Grand Rounds on adrenal incidentalomas Nov. 13

Categories: Education

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 talk are to help learners: Utilize […]

James Roerig to give Psychiatry Grand Rounds on antipsychotics Nov. 18

Categories: Education

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. Upon completion of this program, the […]

Library and Information Resources hours

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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 for services. Contacts for technology or […]

From the Dean: Some promising news

Categories: From the Dean

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 an infectious agent like the SARS-CoV-2 […]

A new tool in the fight against breast cancer?

Categories: News, Research

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 a long way since Pres. Richard […]

Library Resources information desk closed through Nov. 11

Categories: Library

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 assist faculty, staff and students with […]

Lukas Mueller to give Surgery Grand Rounds on frostbite management on Nov. 6

Categories: Education

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 talk are to: Define the stages […]

Faculty development session: Teaching well in the time of COVID

Categories: Education

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, will present “Teaching well in […]