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Brian Schill

The Dakota Conference on Rural and Public Health brings public health and medical providers together Where can you learn about: mind-body practices for healthcare providers, building a rural cancer program, Alzheimer’s disease as a public health crisis, health policy, and eliminating hepatitis in North Dakota—all while networking with various health professionals from across the state? […]

SMHS grad Melissa Henke discusses her unexpected path toward addiction medicine and helping usher North Dakota through the nation’s ‘addiction crisis’ In 1999, Dr. Melissa Henke was in her second year of medical school at the University of North Dakota (UND). That same year, 12 overdose deaths in North Dakota were reported. Back then, training […]

The Traill District Health Unit provides adventure through a new outdoor wellness program America’s national parks offer some of the most breathtaking, remote, and sometimes alien landscapes in the world. Yellowstone National Park, for example, is famous for its geysers and geothermal attractions. Perhaps a little closer to home, Theodore Roosevelt National Park presents picturesque […]

Dardi Olson is the new administrative secretary for Dr. Susan Zelewski, focusing especially on Dr. Zelewski’s role as associate dean of clinical medical education and working primarily with affiliation agreements for the School’s M.D. program. Dardi grew up near Bemidji, Minn., surrounded by lakes, trees, and hills, but wound up living most of her life […]

It is with a heavy heart that I announce the passing of Judy DeMers. Judy retired from the School in 2010 after spending 27 years as the associate dean for student affairs and admissions at the UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences. In addition, she devoted years to serving as a legislator in both […]

The SMHS Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Office is sponsoring a Dean’s Hour event on Thursday, April 18. At noon on April 18, Dr. Victoria Haynes, associate dean for multicultural education, will present “A collaborative approach to addressing social determinants of health.” During this session, participants will learn about the five domain groups related to the […]

Jennifer Brady, D.O., will present “Opioid Use Disorder” from 12:10 to 1:10 p.m. on Wednesday, March 20, 2024. This broadcast will be held via Zoom/video conferencing. Dr. Brady is a general & addiction psychiatrist at Sanford Health and clinical assistant professor with the UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences in Fargo, N.D. Upon completion […]

The UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences and the UND Center for Rural Health are sponsoring a series of Community Showcase events for medical students and residents. Throughout March and April, medical students and residents are invited to meet with health employers from across the state of North Dakota at the following dates and locations: […]

Dr. Jennifer Raum, program director for the SMHS Internal Medicine Residency Program, and Dr. Brock Ashmore, chief resident in the program, have been accepted to attend the 2024 Chief Resident Immersion Training (CRIT) program in addiction medicine (entitled “Improving Clinical and Teaching Skills for Generalists”) in Beverly, Mass. from April 28 to May 1, 2024. […]

The next UND Department of Internal Medicine Grand Rounds event, “Mastering Medical Error Disclosure: Innovative Strategies for Improving Patient Safety Outcomes using Simulation,” will be broadcast via Zoom from noon to 1 p.m. on Wednesday, March 20. This presentation features Kanwardeep Arora, M.D., FACP, firm chief at Waterbury Hospital in Waterbury, Conn., assistant professor of […]

Kristen Reede, M.D., will present “Trachin’ It One Day at a Time: The Evolving Practice of the Tracheostomy” from 8 to 9 a.m. on Friday, March 15. This broadcast will be held via Zoom/video conferencing. Dr. Reede is a fifth-year resident in the UND Surgery Residency Training Program. Upon completion of this program, the learner […]

UND will again host the North Dakota State Science and Engineering Fair (NDSSEF) on April 5, 2024, in the UND Memorial Union in Grand Forks. Medicine and health, microbiology, biochemistry, and life sciences are among the top categories typically represented in the student projects. Approximately 150 projects will be on display from students in grades […]

The Indigenous Trauma and Resilience Research Center (ITRRC) is excited to announce the upcoming CoBRE Symposium scheduled from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on April 18 and 19 in the UND Memorial Union Henry Family Ballroom. Join the ITRRC crew for a two-day event featuring Research Ethics Training for Health in Indigenous Communities (rETHICS), the […]

By virtue of my administrative and academic positions at UND and at your School of Medicine and Health Sciences, along with my clinical role as a cardiologist, I have the opportunity to talk with a wide spectrum of individuals, including potential and current students, residents-in-training, physicians and other health professionals engaged in clinical practice, researchers, […]

Please join us for the next Teaching, Learning, and Scholarship (TLAS) next virtual faculty development event, “Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Healthcare,” on April 17 at 12:30 p.m. (Central). The presentation will be streamed live on Zoom and recorded. The potential of artificial intelligence (AI) to transform every aspect of our world is becoming increasingly evident. […]