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May, 2022

SMHS announces end-of-year faculty and medical student award winners

Categories: News

The University of North Dakota School of Medicine & Health Sciences (SMHS) presented a number of awards to its graduating medical students and the School’s faculty and other community volunteers during its Commencement ceremonies on Saturday, May 7, including the Dean’s Special Recognition Awards for Outstanding Volunteer Faculty. Of the roughly 1,700 physicians in North […]

Phase-One med students recognize three faculty for Outstanding Unit Instructor Awards for Unit IV

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In recognition of outstanding performance in the encouragement, enrichment, and education of tomorrow’s physicians, the medical student Class of 2025 has recognized four faculty for Outstanding Unit Instructor Awards in Unit IV of the 2021-22 academic year. The Class of 2025 (Phase 1) Unit IV awardees are the following individuals: Walter Kemp, M.D., Clinical Faculty […]

From the Dean: Commencement time!

Categories: From the Dean

Commencement 2022 is here at the UND SMHS! Tomorrow, 69 medical students officially will join the medical profession as they are awarded their MD degrees. Following a celebration brunch where outstanding students and faculty are recognized, we will reassemble in the Chester Fritz Auditorium for the afternoon Commencement. You can watch the ceremony, which starts at […]

UND School of Medicine and Health Sciences to confer 69 Doctor of Medicine degrees on new physicians

Categories: Events, News

The UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences (SMHS) will confer the Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) degree on 69 graduating medical students in a Commencement Ceremony to be held at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, May 7, at UND’s Chester Fritz Auditorium. You can watch the ceremony live here. Along with UND President Andrew Armacost, Dr. […]

Regional Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Conference to be held July 21-22 in Grand Forks

Categories: Education

The University of North Dakota is coordinating the 2022 Regional Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Conference, “Personalizing Care for Families and People with FASD,” to be held July 21-22, 2022, at Alerus Center in Grand Forks. The hybrid event will be accessible both in-person and online. Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) are common disorders that end […]

UND Internal Medicine Grand Rounds event on quality and safety set for May 18

Categories: Education

The next UND Department of Internal Medicine Grand Rounds event, “Quality and Safety in Medicine,” will be broadcast via Zoom from noon to 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday, May 18. This presentation features Roxana Lupu, M.D., M.B.A., FACP, director and medical information officer at Sanford Health – Health Services Division in Sioux Falls, S.D., and Kristi […]

Niki Ross

Categories: Welcome

Mitakuwasin, Hello. My Name is Nicole Ross, but I invite you to use my nickname Niki. First, let me say I am very happy to announce I am your new administrative secretary for the Indians Into Medicine (INMED) program. My first day was April 18 and I have already received a very warm welcome from […]

Jennifer Wolf

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Jennifer Wolf is the financial aid advisor for the Office of Student Affairs & Admissions at the UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences in Grand Forks. Originally from Grand Forks, Jenny graduated from the University of Minnesota – Crookston with a Bachelor of Science degree in applied studies and is currently pursuing a Master’s […]

Dr. Julie Smith-Yliniemi

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Dr. Julie Smith-Yliniemi is the new director of community engagement & outreach for both the Indigenous Trauma & Resilience Research Center and DaCCoTA Research Center CoBRE, housed in the School of Medicine and Health Sciences. Her home department is Indigenous Health. Julie will be collaborating with communities, academic institutions, and agency partners to focus on […]

Relling named Kansas State University Alumni Fellow

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Dave Relling, P.T., Ph.D., associate dean for health sciences at the UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences, has been named an Alumni Fellow from the College of Health and Human Sciences at Kansas State University. Dave received this award last week at a ceremony at Kansas State, where he completed his Master’s degree in […]