For Your Health

For its next Center of Biomedical Research Excellence (CoBRE) Colloquium Series, the Indigenous Trauma and Resilience Research Center (ITRRC) will present Dr. Danielle R. Gartner, a distinguished population health scientist from the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians. From 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. (Central) on Wednesday, Feb. 21, Dr. Gartner’s presentation, “Equity & […]

For the next Psychiatry Grand Rounds on Wednesday, Feb. 21, Laura Kroetsch, M.D., Dan Cramer, Ph.D., L.P., and Jeff Stenseth will present “Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics (CCBHC).” Held from 12:10 p.m. to 1:10 p.m., this broadcast will be held via Zoom/video conferencing. Dr. Kroetsch director of the Department of Human Services/Southeast Human Service Center […]

As I consider my transition later this year out of my administrative roles as Vice President for Health Affairs and Dean of the UND SMHS, I’ve been thinking a lot about balance – that is, what is the right mix of various activities, professional and otherwise, to maximize one’s sense of accomplishment and satisfaction? In […]

Sara Gusaas is a new instructor with the UND Department of Occupational Therapy. Sara was born and raised in Grand Forks, N.D., and attended the University of North Dakota for her undergraduate and graduate degrees. She received her Master of Occupational Therapy degree in 2017 and has worked in skilled nursing facilities, home health, inpatient […]

February is all about hearts and the SMHS Library Resources staff think the students, residents, and faculty on all UND SMHS campuses should have the opportunity to find their perfect match this month. With this goal in mind, librarians have found ten dynamic singles to which they’d like to introduce you. Visit the team’s Blind […]

For its next seminar, the UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences Host Pathogen CoBRE team is hosting Heinz Feldmann, M.D., Ph.D., chief of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) Laboratory of Virology. From 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, March 20, Dr. Feldmann will give a presentation entitled “Highly Pathogenic Tick-Borne […]

For the next Surgery Grand Rounds, Alessandra Spagnolia, M.D., will present “Surgeon Suicide: A post-COVID update” from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m. on Friday, Feb. 16. This broadcast will be held via Zoom/video conferencing. Dr. Spagnolia is a fifth-year resident in the UND Surgery Residency Training Program. Upon completion of this program, the learner will […]

For the next Neurology Grand Rounds, from 12:15 p.m. to 1 p.m. on Thursday, March 14, Avish Nagpal, M.D., will again present “Neurological complications of Parasitic Infections.” The meeting will be held in person at the Brain & Spine Clinic, 2301 25th St. S. in Fargo, Conf. Rm. 1 and Room SMCF6A, and via Webex […]

In recognition of outstanding performance in the encouragement, enrichment, and education of tomorrow’s physicians, the UND medical student Class of 2026 has recognized three faculty for Outstanding Unit Instructor Awards in Unit 8 for the 2023-24 academic year. The Class of 2026 (Phase 1) Unit 8 awardees are the following individuals: Jon Allen, M.D., Professor, […]

Continuing the philanthropy theme from last week’s column, I’m currently at the winter meeting of the UND Alumni Association & Foundation (AAF) Board of Directors, along with the senior leadership teams from UND and the Foundation. We’ve been meeting since yesterday morning and the meeting is scheduled to finish late this afternoon. The major theme […]