2026 Medical Curriculum retreat to be held virtually on Oct. 22

Just a reminder, everyone: The 2026 Medical Curriculum retreat is scheduled to be held virtually from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 22.

Watch for your UND email for the event’s Zoom link and passcode.

The retreat’s theme is the Curriculum Innovation and Transformation Initiative (CITI) and will feature keynote speaker Lisa Grill Dodson, M.D., the founding campus dean emeritus of the Medical College of Wisconsin. Dr. Dodson’s presentation is titled “Accelerated Pathways in Medical Education: What works, what doesn’t, and what’s next.”

Other retreat topics include: the Primary Care Accelerated Track (PCAT), curriculum structure, and the role of AI in the medical curriculum revision (plus an AI policy update).

Contact Dawne Barwin in SMHS Education Resources at 701.777.3800 or dawne.barwin@UND.edu.