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Archive for
July, 2021

Hafsa Mahmood presents Psychiatry Grand Rounds on pandemic burnout on Aug. 4

Categories: Education

Hafsa Mahmood, M.D., will present the next Psychiatry Grand Rounds, “COVID-19 Pandemic and Healthcare Workers Burnout,” from 12:10 p.m. to 1:10 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2021, at UND Southeast Campus auditorium in Fargo. Dr. Mahmood is a fourth-year resident in the Psychiatry Residency Training Program. Jon Ulven, Ph.D., chair of Adult Psychology at Sanford […]

Free Shred Day returns Aug. 10

Categories: News

The UND Office of Records Management is pleased to announce the return of Free Shred Day, provided by MinnKota Secured Document Destruction. Please stop by the Chester Fritz Auditorium parking lot from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 10, to have your personal paper records securely destroyed on-site. Questions? Contact either Susan Carlson (susan.carlson@UND.edu) or […]

Online and recorded faculty development resources available

Categories: Education

Teaching, Learning, and Scholarship (TLAS) is a unit within Education Resources whose mission is to promote and support the design, delivery, assessment, and evaluation of effective teaching, curricula, and education scholarship for all faculty and graduate students of the SMHS. We have curated many articles, videos, and how-to resources to help you design and implement […]

From the Dean: Dual degree programs benefit students

Categories: From the Dean

Our burgeoning public health program, under the leadership of Dr. Don Warne, has achieved yet another milestone – a dual degree offering with UND’s School of Law. Although there are other universities that offer similar dual degree programs, our new program is the only one of its kind in the Dakotas, and the only one […]

UND Schools of Law and Medicine & Health Sciences announce new dual JD/MPH degree

Categories: News

The UND School of Law and School of Medicine & Health Sciences (SMHS) are proud to announce their new dual Juris Doctorate (J.D.) and Master of Public Health (M.P.H.) degree. The joint program provides future attorneys with a specialized, accelerated health policy track allowing them not only to specialize in public health law, but obtain […]

Scott Engum named Associate Dean of SMHS Southeast Campus

Categories: News

Dr. Scott Engum, professor of surgery with the UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences (SMHS), has been named Associate Dean for the School’s Southeast Campus in Fargo. Engum succeeds Dr. Cornelius “Mac” Dyke, who was recently named chair of the SMHS Department of Surgery. A widely published practitioner-scholar, Dr. Engum received his medical degree […]

Ahmad Khan presents Psychiatry Grand Rounds on vaccine hesitancy July 21

Categories: Education

Ahmad Khan, M.D., a fourth-year resident in UND’s Psychiatry Residency Program, will present “Trick or Treat: COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy” from 12:10 p.m. to 1:10 p.m. on Wednesday, July 21, 2021. This presentation will be held via Zoom/video conferencing. Avish Nagpal, M.D., and Paul Carson, M.D., specialists in infectious disease at Sanford Health in Fargo, N.D., […]

Flom-Meland named chair of UND’s Department of Physical Therapy

Categories: News

Professor Cindy Flom-Meland, P.T., M.P.T., Ph.D., has been named chair of the UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences Department of Physical Therapy (PT). A veteran practitioner and faculty member who teaches in the areas of communication and professional behavior in PT, in addition to motor control, psychology, and neuro-rehabilitation in PT, Flom-Meland takes over […]

From the Dean: Summer goodbyes (and hellos)

Categories: From the Dean

Yesterday marks the start of the new academic (and fiscal) year for the School and UND. It is the official marker of the transition from one year to the next, and there are multiple transitions that are occurring. Some folks are leaving, and many are arriving. Among those to whom we are saying fond goodbyes […]

UND SMHS announces Relling as new Associate Dean for Health Sciences

Categories: News

The UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences (SMHS) is pleased to announce that Dave Relling, P.T., Ph.D., will be the School’s new Associate Dean for Health Sciences. As of July 1, 2021, Relling replaces retiring associate dean Tom Mohr, who has held the position since 2014. A graduate of the SMHS physical therapy program […]