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August, 2022

There were three noteworthy events this week that shared a common theme – that of gratitude. UND President Armacost has been highlighting this virtue recently, and I certainly concur. The three events followed each other on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday earlier this week. The first event was the “State of the UND Alumni Association & […]

Assistant Professor in the SMHS Department of Physical Therapy, Ricky Morgan, P.T., D.P.T., is among only 32 physical therapists in the nation to receive an Emerging Leader Award from the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) in 2022. According to the APTA, the Emerging Leader Award “was established to annually honor individuals who have demonstrated extraordinary […]

Dr. Joel Erickson will give a presentation entitled “Sleep apnea and hypoventilation” for the next Neurology Grand Rounds on Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022. The presentation will be held from 12:15 to 1 p.m. that day via Webex and in-person at the Brain & Spine Clinic, 2301 25th Street S. in Fargo, Conf. Rm 1 and […]

As you might know, College Colors Day is today (Sept. 2)! On this day, we encourage all faculty, staff, and students to wear our college colors to show support for UND Athletics and our student athletes! Want a chance for SMHS free swag? Email trista.m.sager.2@UND.edu a photo of you or your department in our college’s […]

It’s back! The American Medical Student Association (AMSA)-sponsored Primary Care Week 2022 will be celebrated at the UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences (SMHS) from Oct. 10-14. Join several SMHS departments, the UND Center for Rural Health, and a variety of area providers as they talk primary care in a rural setting. See the […]

After a semester of online coursework, the Department of Medical Laboratory Science (MLS) welcomes its undergraduate MLS class of 2022-2023 in-person to the UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences for the Fall 2022 semester! The class currently includes 49 students (pictured) who will complete intensive laboratory training this fall, followed by clinical rotations and […]

This past Tuesday we held one of the periodic conversations I have with the SMHS family that we call Java with Josh. This time we again had a terrific turnout, with nearly 80 faculty and staff participating on the virtual videoconference call. Pre-pandemic, we used to hold the discussions in the Grand Forks building and […]

The next UND Department of Internal Medicine Grand Rounds event, “Sexually Transmitted Infections: 2022 update and call to action,” will be broadcast via Zoom from noon to 1 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 31. This presentation features Sammantha Kouba, D.O., infectious disease physician at Sanford Health in Fargo, N.D., and can be accessed online at: https://und.zoom.us/j/94367910589 […]

The next Neurology Grand Rounds event, focusing on travel-related infections, will be held from 12:15 p.m. to 1 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 25. At that time, Dubert Guerrero, M.D., will give a presentation entitled “Neurologic manifestations of travel-related infections” at the Brain & Spine Clinic, 2301 25th Street S., in Fargo, Conf. Rm 1 and […]

Researchers connected to the UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences are conducting a study that looks at how the use of primary care services has been affected by COVID-19. The researchers’ goal is to determine if there has been an impact on chronic medical conditions, symptoms, or access to health services in North Dakota […]

Dr. Don Warne is headed to Hopkins! The Director of the INMED and Master of Public Health programs and the Department of Indigenous Health at the UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences (plus its Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion) will move to the Baltimore, Md., region in September to become the first […]

The UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences, in conjunction with UND Dining Services, is excited to announce the opening of the 1905 Market on the first floor of the SMHS building in Grand Forks. A large variety of healthy meal items and snacks are now available at a convenient location in the SMHS. The […]

As some of you may know, UND asks that if faculty/staff embed images into emails or post them to an official UND website/blog that those image files have as little text in them as possible. Instead, write out the text/event details in question in the body of the email or on the web page. The […]

One of my long-time heroes died last week at the age of 88. Bill Russell, the renowned defensive superstar center of the Boston Celtics basketball team from 1956 through 1969, passed away peacefully with his wife at his side (according to news reports). I became enthralled with the Russell persona as a young basketball fanatic […]

The UND SMHS is proud to announce that its local chapter of the Gold Humanism Honor Society (GHHS) has been re-established, following its dissolution in 2018. GHHS is a national society, supported by the Arnold P. Gold Foundation, which honors medical students, residents, and physicians who demonstrate humanistic values in medicine, clinical excellence, compassion, leadership, […]