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

Walking on sunshine

Categories: News

UND medical students get hands-on dermatology education at the Fargo Center for Dermatology. It’s really quite simple, said Dr. Rachel Ness from her office at the Fargo Center for Dermatology (FCD). “If you want to protect your skin, the most economical, smartest thing you can do is just good sun protection,” explained the UND School […]

From plains to peaks

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UND’s satellite occupational therapy program in Casper, Wyo., celebrates 30 years of rural health delivery. As a product of the program in which she now teaches, Nicole Harris understands the challenge: how to provide occupational therapy to an overwhelmingly rural population. “People worry about a level of saturation – that there’ll be no jobs – […]

Scrubbing in again

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The UND Center for Rural Health Scrubs Academy I returns to UND. Throughout the University of North Dakota (UND) School of Medicine & Health Sciences (SMHS) building, middle school students wearing green t-shirts could be seen walking the halls in groups and talking excitedly with one another this past June. Despite their tender age, these […]

When in R.O.M.E.

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UND health workforce experts share research and collaboration efforts with rural providers. The University of North Dakota Department of Family & Community Medicine (FCM) and the UND Center for Rural Health (CRH) have built a synergistic relationship that pairs research and service together to provide a stronger health workforce for the people of North Dakota. […]

Leaders today and tomorrow

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SMHS students across programs engage with their professions through multiple student interest groups. Health career graduate programs – like medicine, physical therapy, and occupational therapy – all have inclusive, well-rounded curricula to prepare students for their future careers. Involvement in student interest organizations can enhance learning experiences by connecting classroom work with hands-on experiences or […]

Coloring the world with biomarkers

Categories: News, Research

Sandeep Singhal, Ph.D., is an associate professor in both the UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences Department of Pathology and the university’s School of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science. Originally from India, Singhal arrived at UND in 2019 and has since brought a number of research grants to the university for his efforts in […]

Internal Medicine Grand Rounds features host of ‘Bedside Rounds’ podcast on Sept. 20

Categories: Education

The next UND Department of Internal Medicine Grand Rounds event, “The Two-Faced God: The Facts of Disease, the Nature of Clinical Reasoning, and the Cognitive Conflict that has Defined Modern Medicine,” will be broadcast via Zoom from noon to 1 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2023. This presentation features guest speaker Adam Rodman, M.D., M.P.H., […]

Kenneth Stone to discuss psychology in neurology at Neurology Grand Rounds on Sept. 21

Categories: Education

For the next Neurology Grand Rounds, from 12:15 p.m. to 1 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 21, Kenneth Stone, Psy.D., will give a presentation entitled “A few ways psychology can help the neurology patient.” The meeting will be held in person at the Brain & Spine Clinic, 2301 25th St. S. in Fargo, Conf. Rm 1 […]

NDBIN to offer Certified Brain Injury Specialist training

Categories: Education, Events

The North Dakota Brain Injury Network (NDBIN), a program within the UND Center for Rural Health, is offering Certified Brain Injury Specialist (CBIS) training on Nov. 2 and 3, 2023. Register now to become a Certified Brain Injury Specialist or to receive a Provisional CBIS (PCBIS) certification either in-person at the UND School of Medicine & Health […]