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

Regional Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Conference to be held July 21-22 in Grand Forks

Categories: Education

The University of North Dakota is coordinating the 2022 Regional Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Conference, “Personalizing Care for Families and People with FASD,” to be held July 21-22, 2022, at Alerus Center in Grand Forks. The hybrid event will be accessible both in-person and online. Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) are common disorders that end […]

UND Internal Medicine Grand Rounds event on quality and safety set for May 18

Categories: Education

The next UND Department of Internal Medicine Grand Rounds event, “Quality and Safety in Medicine,” will be broadcast via Zoom from noon to 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday, May 18. This presentation features Roxana Lupu, M.D., M.B.A., FACP, director and medical information officer at Sanford Health – Health Services Division in Sioux Falls, S.D., and Kristi […]

Niki Ross

Categories: Welcome

Mitakuwasin, Hello. My Name is Nicole Ross, but I invite you to use my nickname Niki. First, let me say I am very happy to announce I am your new administrative secretary for the Indians Into Medicine (INMED) program. My first day was April 18 and I have already received a very warm welcome from […]

Jennifer Wolf

Categories: Welcome

Jennifer Wolf is the financial aid advisor for the Office of Student Affairs & Admissions at the UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences in Grand Forks. Originally from Grand Forks, Jenny graduated from the University of Minnesota – Crookston with a Bachelor of Science degree in applied studies and is currently pursuing a Master’s […]

Dr. Julie Smith-Yliniemi

Categories: Welcome

Dr. Julie Smith-Yliniemi is the new director of community engagement & outreach for both the Indigenous Trauma & Resilience Research Center and DaCCoTA Research Center CoBRE, housed in the School of Medicine and Health Sciences. Her home department is Indigenous Health. Julie will be collaborating with communities, academic institutions, and agency partners to focus on […]

Relling named Kansas State University Alumni Fellow

Categories: News

Dave Relling, P.T., Ph.D., associate dean for health sciences at the UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences, has been named an Alumni Fellow from the College of Health and Human Sciences at Kansas State University. Dave received this award last week at a ceremony at Kansas State, where he completed his Master’s degree in […]

From the Dean: Masking and accreditation and Commencement, oh my!

Categories: From the Dean

Given the current apparent transition of COVID-19 in our region from a pandemic to an endemic situation (meaning that while COVD-19 has not disappeared, it no longer is associated with widespread, rapid, and potentially debilitating community spread), it would appear to be an appropriate time to further modify the School’s pandemic mitigation policy. To this […]

Kelliher named Distinguished Alumnus by University of Alaska Fairbanks

Categories: News

Big congratulations to Dr. Allison Kelliher, director of the University of North Dakota-based practice-based research network AICoRN, on winning a Distinguished Alumnus Award from the University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) Alumni Association! According to the UAF, the Distinguished Alumnus Award “is the association’s most prestigious award. It was first awarded in 1962 and continues to […]

Jinal Desai presents Psychiatry Grand Rounds on alcohol and suicide on May 4

Categories: Education

Jinal Desai, M.D., will present the next Psychiatry Grand Rounds, a presentation entitled “Alcohol and Suicide,” from 12:10 p.m. to 1:10 p.m. on Wednesday, May 4. This broadcast will be held via Zoom/video conferencing. Dr. Desai is a third-year resident in the SMHS Psychiatry Residency Training Program. Amber Dew, LAC, LMSW, LGSW, CCTP, a consult […]