News from the University of North Dakota School of Medicine & Health Sciences
The Teaching, Learning, and Scholarship (TLAS) unit in Education Resources is pleased to announce the inaugural class of the TLAS Teaching Academy. The Teaching Academy is a joint program of the SMHS Office of Education & Faculty Affairs (OEFA) and TLAS. It is being launched as a pilot program in 2020. The ten members of this year’s Teaching Academy program, representing seven different SMHS […]
Categories: Education
Chani Taggart, D.O., a PG-IV resident in the UND Department of Surgery, will present a talk entitled “The Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy: Strides toward preventing common bile duct injuries” at the SMHS Northwest Campus in Minot, N.D., from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 11, 2020. Everyone is welcome to attend. The objectives of the […]
Earlier this week, the building we own and operate in Minot that houses our Center for Family Medicine and our Minot-based family medicine residency suffered a major setback when a water main in the building burst unexpectedly and flooded the basement, causing substantial damage and necessitating the closure of the facility. Thanks to the dedicated […]
After 26 years of service, Dr. Steffen Christensen will step down as vice chair of the UND SMHS Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology. Based in Fargo, Dr. Christensen is among the last of the two-year UND Bachelor of Science in Medicine graduates. “Few faculty members have done more to support the UND SMHS mission in […]
The State Office of Rural Health (SORH) will be able to provide additional support to North Dakota thanks to increased funding from Federal Office of Rural Health Policy (FORHP). Annual funding increased to $230,000 this year, allowing for additional services to begin. SORH is a federal-state partnership that helps rural communities build their healthcare services through […]
The UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences (SMHS) is expanding its state-sponsored RuralMed Program. Established in concert with the North Dakota Legislative Assembly in 2009-10, RuralMed was designed to increase the number of new physicians practicing in rural North Dakota. Here’s how it works: UND medical students apply for the program during any of their […]
Categories: Education
Matthew Zweerink, M.D., a PGY-III resident in the UND Department of Surgery, will present a talk titled “The Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm” at Sanford Medical Center Broadway in Fargo, N.D., from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 4, 2020. All are welcome to attend. The objectives of Dr. Zweerink’s talk are: Describe the history […]
Categories: Library
Due to the upcoming Labor Day holiday weekend, the SMHS Information Resources and Library Resources Information Desk will be closed Friday, Sept. 4, 2020. It will re-open on Wednesday, Sept. 9. If you require assistance while the desk is closed, please contact individual Information Resources and Library Resources staff online or by phone. Alternatively, send […]