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February, 2023

The 8th Annual University of North Dakota Epigenetics and Epigenomics Symposium will be held in-person May 18 and 19, 2023, at the UND Memorial Union in Grand Forks, N.D. Organizers are expecting participants, who will share their research on epigenetic mechanisms in health and disease, from around the Midwest United States. Activities include: presentations, poster […]

Luke Mike, D.O., will present “Digital Psychiatry: An exploration of current research and use in clinical practice” from 12:10 to 1:10 p.m. on Wednesday, March 1, 2023. This broadcast will be held via Zoom/video conferencing. Dr. Mike is a second-year resident in the UND Psychiatry Residency Training Program. John Torous, M.D., psychiatrist at Beth Israel […]

For the next Neurology Grand Rounds, from 12:15 to 1 p.m. on Thursday, March 2, Karthik Madhavan, M.D., will give a presentation entitled “Minimally invasive approaches to spine pathology.” The meeting will be held in person at the Brain & Spine Clinic, 2301 25th St. S. in Fargo, Conf. Rm 1 and Conf. Rm. SMCF6A, […]

The North Dakota Legislative Assembly is almost halfway through its current session. We have about a week to go before the legislature pauses for two days at the end of the month for “crossover,” when bills in one chamber are handed over to the other chamber. Proposed funding for the North Dakota University System, including […]

For the next Neurology Grand Rounds, from 12:15 to 1 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 23, Sunil Mutgi, M.D., will give a presentation entitled “Hemorrhagic Stroke.” The meeting will be held in person at the Brain & Spine Clinic, 2301 25th St. S. in Fargo, Conf. Rm 1 and Conf. Rm. SMCF6A, and via Webex (Meeting […]

Judges are needed for the Northeast Region Science & Engineering Fair, to be held in the UND Memorial Union from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Wednesday, March 8, 2023. Event organizers are interested especially in graduate students, post-docs, and faculty from the STEM disciplines. Currently, approximately 50 projects from regional seventh- through-twelfth grade students […]

Several faculty and staff of the UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences (SMHS) will be recognized at UND’s 2023 Founders Day Banquet, to be held Thursday, Feb. 16, in the UND Memorial Union. Three representatives of the School will be given major teaching and research awards; one will take home an award for academic […]

I’ve been involved in several educational encounters recently that got me thinking about some aspects of educational delivery methodology now and especially in the future. The first two were in-person teaching sessions I had: one where I taught cardiovascular patient management to a physician assistant class, and the other when I helped run a cardiopulmonary […]

Teaching during the pandemic showed us a lot about the power and the pitfalls of remote education. One of those lessons learned is that just as we can shift the location of learning, we have found we can shift the time of that learning by creating asynchronous learning activities that can be completed independently (independent […]

For the next Psychiatry Grand Rounds, Whitney Fear, MSN, PHN, PMHNP-BC, will present “Ista Nitokab Yakasna Watakisni (Care considerations for Plains Indigenous populations)” from 12:10 to 1:10 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2023, at UND Southeast Campus auditorium in Fargo. Fear is a psychiatric-mental health nurse practitioner in Fargo. Upon completion of this program, the […]

Happy National Women Physicians Day 2023! Today is the fourth annual celebration that recognizes the contributions of female physicians, starting with the pioneering work of Dr. Elizabeth Blackwell who in 1849 became the first female physician in the United States. As I was thinking about the significance of today, I reflected back to my internship […]

On Feb. 23, 2023, at noon (CST), Dr. Heeyoung Han from Southern Illinois University Medical School will present “Authentic Doctor-Patient Communication Skills,” a faculty development offering made possible by a grant from the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) Central Group on Educational Affairs. The SMHS Teaching, Learning, and Scholarship (TLAS) team encourages all health- […]

The next UND Department of Internal Medicine Grand Rounds event, “Noncombatant Evacuation Operation (Inside the Afghan Evacuations),” will be broadcast via Zoom from noon to 1 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2023. This presentation features guest speaker Paul Mariani, M.D., associate chief of staff for education at the Fargo VA Healthcare System. This Grand Rounds […]

In recognition of outstanding performance in the encouragement, enrichment, and education of tomorrow’s physicians, the UND M.D. Class of 2025 has recognized three faculty for Outstanding Unit Instructor Awards in Unit 8 of the 2022-23 academic year. The Class of 2025 (Phase 1) Unit 8 awardees are the following individuals: Collette Lessard, M.D., Clinical Faculty […]

The UND Alumni Association & Foundation needs your support to continue providing financial assistance to students for Dakota Medical Foundation’s Giving Hearts Day 2023 on Feb. 9. Students are the heart of UND, and now you have the opportunity to transform the lives of our many students. “The scholarships I’ve received have helped me reach […]