For Your Health

As you might have noticed in your mailbox, the Holiday 2025 issue of North Dakota Medicine magazine is now available in both online and paper formats. This issue’s feature stories include: Achieving 85 – UND administrators and North Dakota legislators talk ‘ND85’ Clearing the air – UND alum Loren Wold talks air pollution, cardiac research, […]

For those who missed last week’s All Hands event with Dean Jenkins, a video of the gathering is now available via MediaSite. The next All Hands meeting will take place at noon on Thursday, March 26, 2026. Lunch will be provided for in-person attendees at all four SMHS campuses. The Dean will take questions in […]

UND’s School of Medicine & Health Sciences looks to boost the state’s healthcare workforce with an ambitious new project Facing an audience of physicians at a recent North Dakota Medical Association (NDMA) meeting, Dr. Marjorie Jenkins, dean of the UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences (SMHS) and the University’s vice president for health affairs, […]

UND alum Loren Wold talks air pollution, cardiac research, and giving back Referencing the recent wildfires that although originating in California and/or Saskatchewan have impacted much of North America, Loren Wold reflected on his childhood. “Growing up in North Dakota, I used to always think how we had, well, perfect air,” mused the 2003 UND […]

Three UND alumni reflect on being women in medical school in the 1970s and how female physicians have changed medicine for the better Looking at the photo of her graduating class – the UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences Bachelor of Science in Medicine (B.S. Med.) Class of 1976 – Barb Whalen is still […]

Three UND Master of Public Health program grads discuss serving North Dakota by creating solutions to improve health outcomes It’s become a common thought of late among public health professionals, said Rachel Goebel: “We didn’t think we would have to deal with this.” This sentiment was shared by several North Dakota Health and Human Services-based […]

A program supporting mental health needs for veterans is reaching out to rural communities Mental health remains a pressing concern across North Dakota, especially for military veterans. With two U.S. Air Force bases and the largest veteran population centered around Minot, the North Central region faces a sobering reality. “The suicide rate in Minot, among […]

UND’s Genomics Core manager lends a hand to another North Dakota research team It was a vexing problem: how to transfer reams of decades-old data to modern platforms. “By using artificial intelligence,” smiled Damien Parrello. “And I can do that.” Earlier this year, the North Dakota Geological Survey (NDGS) reached out to the manager of […]

Primary Care Week brings students and employers together at UND Each fall, the University of North Dakota (UND) School of Medicine & Health Sciences (SMHS) is buzzing for two hours with chatter, excitement, and connection during its annual Community Meet and Greet. This year’s event took place on Oct. 28 and attracted 190 UND students […]

North Dakota’s rural hospitals tackle behavioral health challenges in communities Mental illness is growing across the U.S., and rural communities are no different. According to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s report “Key Substance use and Mental Health Indicators in the United States: Results from the 2024 National Survey on Drug Use and […]