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Virtual welcome reception for Namil Choi to be held at noon on March 3

Categories: Events

The UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences Offices of the Dean and Finance and Administration are inviting you to a rescheduled virtual reception to welcome the School’s new Chief Operating Officer and Associate Dean for Finance & Administration, Namil Choi. The virtual reception will be held at noon on Thursday, March 3, 2022, and can be accessed using this Zoom link. See you there!

Dr. Wynne to give SMHS “State of the School” address March 2

Categories: Events

The SMHS annual Faculty Assembly has been set for 3 p.m. (Central) on Wednesday, March 2, 2022, via Zoom. Dr. Joshua Wynne, UND Vice President for Health Affairs and Dean of the School of Medicine and Health Sciences, will present the “State of the School Address,” and Dr. Colin Combs, Faculty Council (FC) Chair, will […]

Hawks Fighting Hunger on Feb. 10

Categories: Events

As part of Giving Hearts Day, the University of North Dakota and the UND Alumni Association & Foundation are coordinating a campus-wide food drive on Thursday, Feb. 10, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. to collect non-perishable food and personal hygiene items to promote the importance of giving back to the UND campus. Everyone is […]

UND Staff Senate Tubs of Love fundraiser runs through Feb. 4

Categories: Events

The Tubs of Love Campaign has started! The UND Staff Senate is collecting donations for the Community Violence Intervention Center (CVIC) and Northlands Rescue Mission Backpack Program until Feb. 4, 2022. Collection tubs are located across the UND campus, including in the School of Medicine & Health Sciences. Look for the tubs, into which non-perishable […]

Frank Low Research Day to be held on April 21

Categories: Events, Research

The 42nd Annual Frank Low Research Day will be held as a virtual event on Thursday, April 21, 2022, and will feature keynote speaker Jon R. Lorsch, Ph.D., director of the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS). NIGMS supports more than 5,500 investigators and 5,000 research grants–around 11 percent of the total number of […]

Rural Health Interest Group to host inside look at emergency medicine on Dec. 7

Categories: Events

The Rural Health Interest Group (RHIG) is hosting a hybrid event designed to give medical and health sciences students an inside peek at the world of emergency medicine on Tuesday, Dec. 7. UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences alumni Dr. Brian Skow, currently with Avera eCARE, will discuss emergency medicine with the RHIG from […]

UND Center for Rural Health and MLS teams to host workforce forum Dec. 10

Categories: Events

Join UND’s Center for Rural Health (CRH) and Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences (MLS) Chair Brooke Solberg on Friday, Dec. 10, from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. to discuss UND’s MLS program and brainstorm ideas on working collaboratively to address laboratory workforce shortages in North Dakota. Rural facility leadership and staff are invited to attend. […]

Java with Josh set for Nov. 2

Categories: Events

All UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences (SMHS) faculty, staff, and students are invited to join us virtually for Java with Josh on Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2021, with their own coffee, tea, or juice! Dr. Wynne will answer any questions you may have about the SMHS and its operations and events, plus COVID-19. Join us online […]

Register now for SMHS Oct. 22 Continuing Education Symposium on “disrupting aging”

Categories: Education, Events

The UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences is scheduled to host its annual Continuing Education Symposium on Friday, Oct. 22, from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. via Zoom (and tentatively in person at the SMHS building in Grand Forks). This year’s event will focus on new developments in geriatric research and care, focusing on the geriatric 4Ms: medication, […]

Primary Care Week 2021 events announced

Categories: Events

UND’s Center for Rural Health and School of Medicine & Health Sciences and their partners have announced the events for Primary Care Week 2021. All events will be held either online and/or in the SMHS building. Events include: Monday, Sept. 27: Primary Care’s impact on rural and underserved populations (featuring Dr. Jeff Hostetter of the UND […]

“Drive-by” farewell for Dr. Jacque Gray Sept. 29

Categories: Events

On Wednesday, Sept. 29, friends and colleagues will host a drive-by celebration to honor Dr. Jacque Gray’s commitment and service to the Indigenous and UND communities from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. outside the front doors of the SMHS. Dr. Gray, associate director of Indigenous Programs at the UND Center for Rural Health and program director […]

Register Today! American College of Physicians and Society of Hospital Medicine N.D. Chapters virtual meeting Oct. 8

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The North Dakota Chapters of the American College of Physicians (ACP) and Society of Hospital Medicine (SHM) will have a joint annual virtual meeting on Friday, Oct. 8, 2021. The poster competition and Doctor’s Dilemma associated with the meeting will be on Thursday, Oct. 7, 2021. Refresh your knowledge, earn CME/MOC, and connect with chapter […]

13th annual Joggin’ with Josh set for Sept. 22

Categories: Events

Each fall, Dr. Joshua Wynne, UND vice president for health affairs and dean of the School of Medicine & Health Sciences, invites all UND students, faculty, staff, and community members to advocate healthful lifestyles by joining him for Joggin’ with Josh, an informal 5K or 10K walk, jog, or run around the UND campus. This […]