For Your Health

The National Institute on Aging (NIA), a division of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), will hold its annual Regional Directors Meeting on the UND campus May 4-5. This two-day meeting brings together NIA leadership, Tribal leaders, area researchers, and community partners to discuss funding opportunities, aging research priorities, and data resources in a focused way. […]

The next UND Department of Internal Medicine Grand Rounds event, “Dermatology Essentials for Primary Care and Hospital Medicine: Recognizing, Managing, and Referring Skin Conditions,” will be broadcast via Zoom from noon to 1 p.m. on Thursday, March 19. This presentation features guest speaker Erin X. Barrett, M.D., associate professor of dermatology at the University of […]

UND’s Department of Occupational Therapy invites you to its virtual Spring Occupational Therapy Doctoral Oral Comprehensive Examinations. The 2026 exams will take place via Zoom on Friday, April 10, from 8:20 a.m. to 4:10 p.m. (Central). The range of presentation topics is broad and addresses the needs of people throughout their lifespan and across the […]

Carly Endres, senior project coordinator with the North Dakota Brain Injury Network (NDBIN) within the UND Center for Rural Health, is offering a workshop entitled “Brain Injury 101” at 5 p.m. on March 18 in Room 343 of UND’s O’Kelly Hall. At the workshop, Endres will cover the definition of brain injury, prevalence, common symptoms, […]

Seneca Riggins is a senior communications and marketing specialist with the Center for Rural Health (CRH) at the UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences in Grand Forks. Seneca’s responsibilities include providing communications, design, and project management for the Wyoming Maternal Health Project. Before joining CRH, Seneca worked for the University of Wyoming in communications […]

Oh, my goodness, even those who do research in these areas have contradictory definitions! Nonetheless, it’s important for practitioners to have an understanding of the differences between these concepts, as the differences impact patients and practitioners themselves. The descriptions I like best tend to point toward sympathy as a pity-based response where understanding is limited, […]

For the next Neurology Grand Rounds, to be held from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. on Thursday, March 19, Lisa Schock, M.D., psychiatrist with Sanford Health in Fargo, will discuss the neurology of personality disorders. The meeting will be held in-person at the Sanford Brain and Spine Center, 2301 25th St. S. in Fargo, Conf. […]

The UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences (SMHS) was recognized by U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., on Thursday, March 5, for having reached a minimum of 40 credit hours of comprehensive nutrition training in its M.D. curriculum – ahead of schedule. Calling the initiative a “school-led, […]

Bismarck’s Dr. Tim Pansegrau Named UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences Preceptor of the Year. Clearing his throat, fourth-year UND medical student Jacob Tupa reviewed his notes before looking into his laptop camera. “Students consistently described Dr. Timothy Pansegrau as an outstanding preceptor who goes above and beyond in both teaching and mentorship,” read […]

On Wednesday, March 4, UND’s Department of Geriatrics and the Dakota Geriatrics Workforce Enhancement Program (GWEP) are hosting a virtual Age-Friendly Symposium for American Indian Elders. Taking place online from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., this symposium is a free learning opportunity for providers, healthcare professionals, and community workers interested in applying age-friendly healthcare in […]