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July, 2023

Effective organizations and institutions periodically evaluate what they’ve accomplished in the past, how they are positioned at present, and what they foresee as their possible role and impact in the future. UND recently completed its visioning effort with the release of a new strategic plan UND LEADS. By focusing on five strategic pillars – learning, […]

Congratulations are in order to two Master of Public Health (MPH) students and one Indigenous Health student on their recent regional and national achievements. Doctoral student in the SMHS Department of Indigenous Health, Marie Zephier, was recently awarded a Bush Foundation Fellowship, a “flexible” grant of up to $100,000 designed to help recipients “strengthen and […]

The UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences is proud to announce the arrival of a new health and medicine podcast produced in-house at UND: Dakota Health. Each 30-minute episode of Dakota Health explores a specific healthcare topic with UND-based faculty, students, and staff from across North Dakota. The inaugural episode features a chat with […]

As I mentioned in last week’s column, we held the White Coat ceremony last Friday for our incoming first-year medical students. We had a terrific turnout of the students’ families and friends, with over 530 people in attendance. During the event, each new student was given a white coat kindly provided by the North Dakota […]

The Department of Medical Laboratory Science (MLS) at the UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences has awarded scholarships to several medical laboratory science students for the upcoming academic year. Funds for the scholarships are given from various private sources, endowments, and scholarship funds. Scholarship winners for the 2023-2024 academic year include: Marcia and Gary […]

For the next Neurology Grand Rounds, from 12:15 p.m. to 1 p.m. on Thursday, July 27, Kelly McKnight, M.D., will give a presentation entitled “Compression neuropathies of the upper extremity – views from the surgeon standpoint.” The meeting will be held in person at the Brain & Spine Clinic, 2301 25th St. S. in Fargo, […]

The UND Office of Records Management is pleased to announce Free Shred Day 2023, provided by MinnKota. Please stop by the Chester Fritz Auditorium parking lot between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 15, to have your personal paper records securely destroyed on-site. This event is open to everyone in the UND community. […]

Happy Bastille Day! It’s been a whirlwind first week and a half for the first-year medical students in the Class of 2027. And we await with enthusiasm the arrival of new students in our other health sciences programs later this summer, who join the new Doctor of Physical Therapy students already on campus! Two days […]

Earlier this summer, 50 physical therapy students, members of the Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) Class of 2025, began the clinical studies portion of their journey to become doctors of physical therapy through the University of North Dakota School of Medicine & Health Sciences (SMHS). The students, 31 women, and 19 men, hail predominantly from […]

“I chose UND because I just really enjoyed the welcoming atmosphere the interview provided and I come from a rural community so I knew I would fit in well,” said Madison Schumacher, confessing that she was drawn to UND in part because she loves wintry weather. “I’m super excited to be here and meet everyone […]

The UND chapter of the Gold Humanism Honor Society (GHHS) held an Induction Ceremony and Banquet at the UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences on July 13. At the event, keynote speaker Dr. Jon Allen and his fellow chapter advisors Dr. Charles Christianson and Dr. John Hagen helped induct several faculty, resident, and student […]

For the next Neurology Grand Rounds, from 12:15 p.m. to 1 p.m. on Thursday, July 20, Rebecca Caillier, M.D., will give a presentation on normal pressure hydrocephalus. The meeting will be held in person at the Brain & Spine Clinic, 2301 25th St. S. in Fargo, Conf. Rm 1 and Conf. Rm. SMCF1A2-5D, and via […]

The Dakota Community Collaborative on Translational Activity (DaCCoTA) team at the University of North Dakota is studying barriers to, and support for, colorectal cancer prevention and treatment in North Dakota. What obstacles prevent you from getting screened? What questions do you have about colonoscopy or the other screening methods available? If you live in one […]

There is a lot going on at the School, to say the least! The recently graduated students – now doctors – in the M.D. Class of 2023 are starting their residencies, first-year students are arriving at the SMHS, the Supreme Court has issued an important decision regarding college admission procedures, and we have some internal […]

For the next Neurology Grand Rounds, from 12:15 p.m. to 1 p.m. on Thursday, July 13, Jau-Shin Lou, M.D., will give a presentation entitled “38 year-old woman with frequent falls for one year.” The meeting will be held in person at the Brain & Spine Clinic, 2301 25th St. S. in Fargo, Conf. Rm 1 […]