For Your Health

For the next Neurology Grand Rounds, to be held from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 20, Kenneth Stone, Psy.D., a specialist in psychology at Sanford Health in Fargo, N.D., will discuss how psychology interacts with neurology. The meeting will be held in-person at the Sanford Brain and Spine Center, 2301 25th St. […]

Today, I’m not referring to Galen’s four humors (blood, yellow bile, black bile, and phlegm), which ancient physicians believed governed health and temperament. Instead, I’m talking about humor in the modern sense: our ability to recognize, create, and share what is considered “funny.” Every essay on humor in healthcare begins with the line “laughter is […]

On Friday, Aug. 7, the UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences (SMHS) will celebrate the retirement of Rhonda McDaniel. For over three decades — 37 years to be exact — Rhonda has served as the executive secretary for UND’s Department of Physician Assistant Studies, becoming much more than an administrative professional. She has been […]

Jay Metzger, Ph.D., PA-C, associate professor in the UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences (SMHS) Department of Physician Assistant (P.A.) Studies, has been named Chair and Program Director of UND’s Physician Assistant Program. “The strength of our physician assistant program has always been its people,” said Metzger. “My role is to make sure our […]

Dozens of students capped off their summer research experiences at the School of Medicine & Health Sciences this week when a collection of undergraduate research programs partnered up to present the School’s annual Summer Undergraduate Research Poster Session. The programs included the National Science Foundation (NSF) Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program; the NIH IDeA […]

Samantha Peterson, associate professor in the SMHS Department of Medical Laboratory Science (MLS) and director of the MLS graduate program, recently received one of seven “Voices Under 40” recognitions for 2026 at the American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science (ASCLS) Joint Annual Meeting. ASCLS is the premiere professional society for medical lab scientists. The Voices […]

For the next Neurology Grand Rounds, to be held from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 13, Leighton Mohl, D.O., Sanford Health Fargo, will give a regional perspective on vector-borne neurological disorders. The meeting will be held in-person at the Sanford Brain and Spine Center, 2301 25th St. S. in Fargo, Conf. Rm. […]

Students, faculty, and staff are invited to attend the annual Summer Undergraduate Research poster session on Thursday, July 30, at the UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences (SMHS). The one-day event will be held from 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. on the second floor of the UND SMHS building in Grand Forks and actually […]

In his original “Hierarchy of Human Needs,” Abraham Maslow put physiological needs at his pyramid’s base and “esteem needs” at the top. The level “self-transcendence” was later added to top of the pyramid by the author. This term is somewhat of an oxymoron, as the focus on “self” is actually the antithesis of his meaning. Per […]

Sarah Sletten, Ph.D., associate professor in the UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences (SMHS) Department of Biomedical Sciences, has been named Chair of the SMHS  Department of Medical Education. “Establishing the Department of Medical Education represents a transformative step forward for the UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences,” said Sletten. “My focus as […]