News from the University of North Dakota School of Medicine & Health Sciences
Categories: From the Dean
In follow-up to last week’s column where I discussed work/life balance and whether a career in healthcare delivery is a calling or a job (I posited that it’s both), last Saturday’s SMHS Medical Student Awards Gala, sponsored by the medical student classes of 2026 and 2027, reinforced the concept that tomorrow’s doctors certainly see part […]
The American Association for Anatomy (AAA) has announced its 2024 awards recipients, one of which is Dr. Bryon Grove, associate professor in the SMHS Department of Biomedical Sciences. Specifically, Grove is one of only six faculty nationwide to have been named a 2024 Fellow of the AAA. “The American Association for Anatomy has been my […]
Categories: Education
The Department of Occupational Therapy is hosting a Zoom-based continuing education (CE) session on Friday, April 12. Starting at 9:30 a.m. CST (8:30 a.m. Mountain time), third-year OTD students will present their capstone project presentations, which double as students’ oral comprehensive exams. CE credits will be available for any OT looking to participate in the […]
Categories: Events
For its next Center of Biomedical Research Excellence (CoBRE) Colloquium Series, the Indigenous Trauma and Resilience Research Center (ITRRC) will present Dr. Danielle R. Gartner, a distinguished population health scientist from the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians. From 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. (Central) on Wednesday, Feb. 21, Dr. Gartner’s presentation, “Equity & […]
Categories: Education
For the next Psychiatry Grand Rounds on Wednesday, Feb. 21, Laura Kroetsch, M.D., Dan Cramer, Ph.D., L.P., and Jeff Stenseth will present “Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics (CCBHC).” Held from 12:10 p.m. to 1:10 p.m., this broadcast will be held via Zoom/video conferencing. Dr. Kroetsch director of the Department of Human Services/Southeast Human Service Center […]
Categories: From the Dean
As I consider my transition later this year out of my administrative roles as Vice President for Health Affairs and Dean of the UND SMHS, I’ve been thinking a lot about balance – that is, what is the right mix of various activities, professional and otherwise, to maximize one’s sense of accomplishment and satisfaction? In […]
Categories: Welcome
Sara Gusaas is a new instructor with the UND Department of Occupational Therapy. Sara was born and raised in Grand Forks, N.D., and attended the University of North Dakota for her undergraduate and graduate degrees. She received her Master of Occupational Therapy degree in 2017 and has worked in skilled nursing facilities, home health, inpatient […]
Categories: Library
February is all about hearts and the SMHS Library Resources staff think the students, residents, and faculty on all UND SMHS campuses should have the opportunity to find their perfect match this month. With this goal in mind, librarians have found ten dynamic singles to which they’d like to introduce you. Visit the team’s Blind […]
For its next seminar, the UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences Host Pathogen CoBRE team is hosting Heinz Feldmann, M.D., Ph.D., chief of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) Laboratory of Virology. From 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, March 20, Dr. Feldmann will give a presentation entitled “Highly Pathogenic Tick-Borne […]
For the next Surgery Grand Rounds, Alessandra Spagnolia, M.D., will present “Surgeon Suicide: A post-COVID update” from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m. on Friday, Feb. 16. This broadcast will be held via Zoom/video conferencing. Dr. Spagnolia is a fifth-year resident in the UND Surgery Residency Training Program. Upon completion of this program, the learner will […]