If you have a PubMed/My NCBI account, you will need to make an important change to your account before May 31, 2021, to retain your information and settings! After May 31, you will no longer be able to log in with your current NCBI credentials. What is My NCBI? My NCBIRead More
UND faculty and staff are invited to a presentation by former administrator of the UND Television and Radio teams, Barry Brode, entitled “Optimism 101” on Tuesday, April 13. The longtime UND staffer will give his presentation virtually from 2 p.m. to 3:15 p.m. Click here to register for this session. When organizationsRead More
The SMHS Teaching, Learning and Scholarship group invites you to attend “Active Learning with TopHat: A Faculty Development Session,” presented by Dr. Amanda Haage on Thursday, April 29, from noon to 1 p.m. (CST). The event will be streamed live on Zoom (https://und.zoom.us/j/8327382880) and recorded for later viewing. Join Dr. Amanda HaageRead More
Please join us at noon (CST) on April 22 for “Increase Engagement and Student Learning by Activating Your Lectures,” a presentation by Dr. Adrienne Salentiny. Join via Zoom at: https://und.zoom.us/j/8327382880. This event will be recorded for later viewing. Evidence for the benefits of active learning (AL) continues to grow, and it has becomeRead More
In recognition of outstanding performance in the encouragement, enrichment, and education of tomorrow’s physicians, the medical class of 2024 has recognized three faculty for Outstanding Unified Session Instructor Awards in Unified Session IV of the 2020-21 academic year. The Class of 2024 (Phase 1) Unified Session IV awardees are theRead More
Given the State holiday, For Your Health is taking a week off. Dr. Wynne’s column, and all the news from the UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences, will return on Friday, April 9.
It’s been almost five years since Dr. Richard Van Eck first shared his 5 Levels of Active Learning (AL) in a previous newsletter. Since then, we have revisited concepts these through several workshops and consultations centered around active learning. Evidence for the benefits of AL continues to grow and itRead More
Teaching, Learning, and Scholarship would like to invite you to join us for a virtual event: “Understanding Rural Communities: What Makes them Unique and Why It Matters in Medicine and Health Sciences Education,” presented by Brad Gibbens, M.P.A., Acting Director of the Center for Rural Health, at noon on Thursday,Read More
Sarah Julsrud is the new administrative assistant for the UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences Southeast Campus in Fargo, N.D. She will work beside Kristi Hofer in helping our future physicians succeed! Sarah grew up in Graceville, Minn., which is located in the western “bump” of Minnesota going into theRead More
Friday, March 19, 2021, was the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP) “Match Day.” Match Day for graduating medical students is one of the most important milestones of their young careers. Each year on this day, medical school seniors across the country find out where they will complete their residency, a period ofRead More
Need help with online Microsoft Office 365 applications like OneNote, Excel, OneDrive, or Outlook? The North Dakota University System (NDUS) has developed a series of training videos faculty and staff might find useful. Videos are available online via our SMHS Information Resources website.
The Library and Information Resources Information Desk will be CLOSED on Friday, March 26, 2021. Information Resources and Library Resources staff will remain available from 8 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. to assist faculty, staff, and students with technology and library resources needs. Call 701.777.3993 to reach IR or LR staffRead More
Please join us from noon to 1 p.m. on Thursday, April 8, for a virtual faculty development presentation presented by Dr. Sabha Ganai, associate professor in the SMHS Department of Surgery: “A Primer on Mentorship and Coaching.” The event will be streamed live on Zoom and recorded for later viewing (https://und.zoom.us/j/8327382880).Read More
Dana Nielsen, M.D., a PGY-II resident in the UND Department of Surgery, will present a talk entitled “Peripheral Vascular Trauma: An Overview of the Evaluation and Evidence-based Treatment of Vascular Injury” at Altru Health System in Grand Forks, N.D., from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m. on Friday, March 19. YouRead More
The UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences (SMHS) has received a five-year award from the National Institutes of Health totaling more than $10 million to develop an Indigenous Trauma & Resilience Research Center. According to Dr. Don Warne, director of the School’s Indians Into Medicine (INMED) and public healthRead More