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Save the Date: Cross-cultural medicine workshop starts April 29

Categories: Education

The Association of American Indian Physicians (AAIP) is hosting its 29th Cross Cultural Medicine Workshop at Crowne Plaza Albuquerque in Albuquerque, N.M., from April 29 to May 1, 2022. This workshop, entitled “Traditional Healing: Harmony in this moment,” is designed to provide physicians, medical students, hospital staff, counselors, program staff, and healthcare professionals a greater […]

Ciciley Littlewolf to give Internal Medicine Grand Rounds on health inequities and the American Indian population Feb. 16

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The next UND Department of Internal Medicine Grand Rounds event will be broadcast via Zoom from noon to 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022. The presentation, entitled “Healthcare Inequities and American Indian Patients,” features Ciciley Littlewolf, M.D., senior resident in the UND Internal Medicine Residency Training program, and Steven L. Mitchell, M.D., member and […]

Montgomery to give Surgery Grand Rounds on humans’ need for connection Feb. 4

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Michelle Montgomery, MSW, LCSW, will present a talk entitled “It’s Biological: Humans Need Connection” via Zoom from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m. on Friday, Feb. 4, 2022. All are welcome to attend. Join the session at: https://und.zoom.us/j/567534955?pwd=ZHhJdFgrRHNvUGVSRloxci8wWnY3UT09 After participating in the session, providers will be able to: Decide if loneliness is a public health concern. […]

Ten ways to shorten your lecture, improve learning, and bring about world peace

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Teaching, Learning, and Scholarship (TLAS) invites you to join us on Thursday, Feb. 24 at noon Central for “10 Ways to Shorten Your Lecture, Improve Student Learning, and Bring About World Peace.*” This session will be presented virtually and will be recorded for later viewing. Join via Zoom:  https://und.zoom.us/j/94931378045 Do you find yourself racing through the […]

Teena Pervaiz to present Psychiatry Grand Rounds on aggression Feb. 2

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Teena Pervaiz, M.D., will present “Aggression from the Psychiatric Viewpoint” from 12:10 to 1:10 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2022, for the next Psychiatry Grand Rounds. This broadcast will be held via zoom/video conferencing. Dr. Pervaiz is a second-year resident in the Psychiatry Residency Training Program. Mallory Skorheim, D.O., a psychiatrist at Sanford Health in […]

Tanya Harlow and Tiffany Doyle present Psychiatry Grand Rounds on Huntington’s disease on Jan. 19

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Dr. Tanya Harlow and Dr. Tiffany Doyle will present “Comprehensive Care and Clinical Pearls in Huntington’s Disease” from 12:10 p.m. to 1:10 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2022. This broadcast will be held via Zoom/video conferencing. Dr. Harlow is a movement disorder neurologist, Director of the Movement Disorders Clinic, Associate Program Director for the UND […]

Trisha Nelson to give Psychiatry Grand Rounds on deprescribing benzodiazepines Jan. 5

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Trisha Nelson, M.D., will present “Deprescribing in psychiatry with an emphasis on benzodiazepines” for the next Psychiatry Grand Rounds from 12:10 p.m. to 1:10 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2022. This broadcast will be held via Zoom/video conferencing. Dr. Nelson is a second-year resident in the SMHS Psychiatry Residency Training Program. Donald Jurivich, D.O., professor […]

TLAS instructional design consultations available

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As you wrap up 2021 and prepare to teach in 2022, the SMHS Teaching, Learning, and Scholarship (TLAS) instructional designers can help you design and implement the best teaching strategies and assessment tools to achieve your target outcomes. You provide the content knowledge, and we provide the advice, tools, and best practices. We are available year-round […]

Michelle Montgomery presents Psychiatry Grand Rounds on Dec. 15: “It’s biological: Humans need connection!”

Categories: Education

For the next Psychiatry Grand Rounds, to be held from 12:10 p.m. to 1:10 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 15, Michelle Montgomery, MSW, LCSW, will present “It’s biological: Humans need connection!” Montgomery is wellness advocate for the Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Science and assistant director of Interprofessional Education in the SMHS Office of Interprofessional Education. […]

Teaching Asynchronously: Tips and tricks for effective, engaging recorded lectures

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We hope you’ll join us for the final TLAS session of 2021, “Teaching Asynchronously: Tips and Tricks for Effective, Engaging Recorded Lectures,” presented by Dr. Adrienne Salentiny on Thursday, Dec. 16, 2021, at noon (central time). This session will be streamed on Zoom and recorded for later viewing. You can join the session via Zoom […]

McLaughlin presents Psychiatry Grand Rounds on psychiatry in palliative care on Dec. 1

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Jessica McLaughlin, M.D., will present “The Rising Role of Psychiatry in Palliative Care” from 12:10 to 1:10 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2021. This broadcast will be held via Zoom/video conferencing. Dr. McLaughlin is a second-year resident in the Psychiatry Residency Training Program. Neville Alberto, M.D., FACP, program director of UND’s Transitional Year Residency Program […]

Balwinder Singh presents Psychiatry Grand Rounds on depression and ketamine Nov. 17

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Balwinder Singh, M.D., will present “Ketamine for Treatment-Resistant Depression: An Update!” from 12:10 p.m. to 1:10 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2021. This broadcast will be held via Zoom/video conferencing. Dr. Singh is an assistant professor of psychiatry at the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science in Rochester, Minn., and director of the Mood […]

Abdallah Abou Zahr to give Neurology Grand Rounds on hematological malignancies and neurology Nov. 18

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Abdallah Abou Zahr, M.D., a physician in the Oncology Department at Sanford Health, will present a talk entitled “Neurological Complications in Hematological Malignancies” at the Brain & Spine Clinic’s conference room 10, located at 700 First Ave. S., Fargo, N.D., from 12:15 p.m. to 1 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 18, 2021. The presentation will also […]

Department of Internal Medicine to host Grand Rounds event on COVID-19 Nov. 17

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The next Department of Internal Medicine Grand Rounds event, “COVID-19 Updates,” will be broadcast via Zoom from noon to 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2021. This presentation features Avish Nagpal, M.D., clinical associate professor in the Department of Internal Medicine and medical director of Infection Prevention and Control at Sanford Health in Fargo, N.D. […]

Faculty Development: Using interactive platforms to enhance integration of basic science into clinical experience

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Please join the Teaching, Learning, and Scholarship (TLAS) team from SMHS Education Resources on Thursday, Nov. 18, 2021, at noon (Central ST) for a faculty development session presented by Amanda Haage, Ph.D. (Biomedical Sciences), Laura Nichols, M.D. (Internal Medicine), and Sarah Sletten, Ph.D. (Biomedical Sciences) entitled “Using interactive platforms to enhance integration of basic science […]