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News from the University of North Dakota School of Medicine & Health Sciences

From the Dean: Recognizing women in medicine

Categories: From the Dean

Happy National Women Physicians Day 2023! Today is the fourth annual celebration that recognizes the contributions of female physicians, starting with the pioneering work of Dr. Elizabeth Blackwell who in 1849 became the first female physician in the United States. As I was thinking about the significance of today, I reflected back to my internship […]

TLAS, AAMC offer faculty development session on authentic doctor-patient communication skills Feb. 23

Categories: Education

On Feb. 23, 2023, at noon (CST), Dr. Heeyoung Han from Southern Illinois University Medical School will present “Authentic Doctor-Patient Communication Skills,” a faculty development offering made possible by a grant from the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) Central Group on Educational Affairs. The SMHS Teaching, Learning, and Scholarship (TLAS) team encourages all health- […]

Internal Medicine Grand Rounds to focus on noncombatant evacuation operation Feb. 15

Categories: Education

The next UND Department of Internal Medicine Grand Rounds event, “Noncombatant Evacuation Operation (Inside the Afghan Evacuations),” will be broadcast via Zoom from noon to 1 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2023. This presentation features guest speaker Paul Mariani, M.D., associate chief of staff for education at the Fargo VA Healthcare System. This Grand Rounds […]

Phase 1 medical students recognize three faculty for Outstanding Unit Instructor Awards for Unit 8

Categories: News

In recognition of outstanding performance in the encouragement, enrichment, and education of tomorrow’s physicians, the UND M.D. Class of 2025 has recognized three faculty for Outstanding Unit Instructor Awards in Unit 8 of the 2022-23 academic year. The Class of 2025 (Phase 1) Unit 8 awardees are the following individuals: Collette Lessard, M.D., Clinical Faculty […]

Giving Hearts Day is Thursday, Feb. 9

Categories: News

The UND Alumni Association & Foundation needs your support to continue providing financial assistance to students for Dakota Medical Foundation’s Giving Hearts Day 2023 on Feb. 9. Students are the heart of UND, and now you have the opportunity to transform the lives of our many students. “The scholarships I’ve received have helped me reach […]

Wear Red Day is Friday, Feb. 3

Categories: Events

Friday, Feb. 3, is the American Heart Association’s National Wear Red Day for women’s heart health! The Alumni & Community Relations team at the SMHS would love to get a group photo, for social media use, of all students, staff, and faculty who would like to participate in raising awareness for women’s heart health by wearing red […]

From the Dean: The ‘State of the School’

Categories: From the Dean

As discussed last week, this past Tuesday I gave the “State of the School” presentation at the annual Faculty Assembly sponsored by the UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences Faculty Council. I know that some of you attended the event in person or virtually, but for those who did not, a video recording of […]

Kailey Jerome

Categories: Welcome

Kailey Jerome is a laboratory technician in the Combs Lab at the UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences. In this position, she is responsible for laboratory upkeep, performing experimental techniques, and working with laboratory mice. Kailey attended the University of North Dakota, where she graduated in 2022 with a Bachelor of Science degree, majoring […]

2023 Open Educational Resource (OER) grant proposals open

Categories: Education

Open Educational Resources (OERs) are teaching, learning, and research works that are made available for free use by others. OERs include full courses, course materials, modules, textbooks, videos, tests, software, and any other tools, materials, or techniques used to support access to knowledge. UND students have saved over $10.8 million from Fall 2015 through Spring […]

Kasey Johnson presents Psychiatry Grand Rounds on the social determinants of mental health Feb. 1

Categories: Education

Dr. Kasey Johnson, a second-year resident in UND’s Psychiatry Residency Training Program, will present “Addressing the Social Determinants of Mental Health: Structural Competency, Health Equity, and Social Responsibility Training in Graduate Medical Education” from 12:10 to 1:10 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023. Ciciley Littlewolf, M.D., is a Hospitalist at Sanford Health, Fargo, N.D., and […]