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Brian Schill

Happy Primary Care Week 2023! Today is the final day of activities here (and elsewhere) celebrating primary care, the backbone of our healthcare system (especially in rural areas). There have been events each day this week at the SMHS coordinated by our Center for Rural Health and the North Dakota Rural Health Association. One of […]

Late last month, the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) published a document entitled “How Academic Medicine Serves Rural Communities Across the Country.” Given its focus on rural health training and delivery, the UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences (SMHS) was included in the list of only six medical colleges identified for their success […]

The Annual North Dakota IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence (INBRE) Undergraduate Research Symposium will be held at the UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences on Oct. 28. The event will be begin at 8 a.m. and conclude at 7 p.m. The focus of the symposium is on research conducted by undergraduate students from undergraduate […]

Earlier this month, the UND Student Involvement & Parent Programs Office managed a winter coat collection program, coupled with the distribution of winter gear for UND students in need. All donations received were gone by 10 a.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 24! Since that time, the Office has fielded numerous requests from additional students hoping to […]

October is National PT Month. To celebrate, the faculty and staff of the UND Department of Physical Therapy are holding a food drive and collecting boxes of dry cereal. The cereal will be donated to the HC Community Care Center, which serves members in the Grand Forks community. Please bring any sealed boxes or bags […]

I’m looking forward to attending the upcoming annual meeting of the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) in two weeks, along with about a dozen of my colleagues from the UND SMHS. Known as “Learn, Serve, Lead,” this event will be the first AAMC annual meeting I’ve attended since 2019 due to the pandemic. The […]

For the next Neurology Grand Rounds, from 12:15 p.m. to 1 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 26, Pamela McGrann, M.D., will discuss neural tube defects. The meeting will be held in person at the Brain & Spine Clinic, 2301 25th St. S. in Fargo, Conf. Rm 1 and Conf. Rm. SMCF5D, and via Webex (Meeting no./access code: […]

What a memorable, exciting, and uplifting Homecoming 2023! Last week was chock-full of events hosted by UND, the UND SMHS, and the UND Alumni Association and Foundation (UNDAAF). Two big events for the School took place last Friday, with a wonderful continuing education symposium in the morning focusing on wellness and then an evening Homecoming […]

In recognition of outstanding performance in the encouragement, enrichment, and education of tomorrow’s physicians, the Medical Doctorate Class of 2027 has recognized three faculty for Outstanding Unit Instructor Awards in Unit VI for the 2023-24 academic year. The Class of 2027 (Phase 1) Unit VI awardees are the following individuals: Lauren Huddle, M.D,. Clinical Professor, […]

From 11:50 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. (CST) on Wednesday, Nov., 2, Andrea Guthridge (Instructional Designer at the UND School of Medicine and Health Sciences), along with Jennifer Reichart, will present at the seventh Educause Digital Teaching Symposium. The pair’s talk, entitled “Fostering Empathy in eLearning: Leveraging ADDIE for a Blackboard Learn Ultra Migration” will focus […]

The next UND Department of Internal Medicine Grand Rounds event, “A case of unexplained hydrocephalus” will be broadcast via Zoom from noon to 1 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 18. This presentation features guest speaker Clifford T. Mauriello, M.D., pediatric infectious disease physician, at Sanford Health in Fargo, N.D. This Grand Rounds presentation is sponsored by […]

Andrew Carman, M.D., will present “Finding Calm Amongst the Calamity: Exploring Pharmacologic Treatment Options for Borderline Personality Disorder” from 12:10 to 1:10 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 18. This broadcast will be held via Zoom/video conferencing. Dr. Carman is a second-year resident in the UND Psychiatry Residency Training Program. Dr. Lisa Schock, clinical assistant professor at […]

Although the weather has at times been a little iffy this week, UND Homecoming 2023 has been a rousing success – with more to come later today and tomorrow. The SMHS has two big Homecoming events today – a continuing medical education symposium this morning, titled  “Interprofessional Approaches to Wellness,” and our annual Homecoming Banquet […]

In recognition of outstanding performance in the encouragement, enrichment, and education of tomorrow’s physicians, the medical student Class of 2027 has recognized three faculty for Outstanding Unit Instructor Awards in Unit I of the 2023-24 academic year. The Class of 2027 (Phase 1) Unit I awardees are the following individuals: Jon Allen, M.D., Director, SMHS […]

Teaching, Learning, and Scholarship (TLAS) invites all faculty and staff to join us online from 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 18, for “Picture Yourself in the SMHS Recording Studio: Examples and Experiences,” an online faculty development event. Facilitated by Andrea Guthridge, instructional designer with TLAS/Education Resources, a panel of SMHS Recording Studio […]