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News from the University of North Dakota School of Medicine & Health Sciences

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Brian Schill

Optimism 101: Barry Brode to give virtual presentation on April 13

Categories: Events

UND faculty and staff are invited to a presentation by former administrator of the UND Television and Radio teams, Barry Brode, entitled “Optimism 101” on Tuesday, April 13. The longtime UND staffer will give his presentation virtually from 2 p.m. to 3:15 p.m. Click here to register for this session. When organizations go through periods of change, […]

Active Learning with TopHat on April 29

Categories: Education

The SMHS Teaching, Learning and Scholarship group invites you to attend “Active Learning with TopHat: A Faculty Development Session,” presented by Dr. Amanda Haage on Thursday, April 29, from noon to 1 p.m. (CST). The event will be streamed live on Zoom (https://und.zoom.us/j/8327382880) and recorded for later viewing. Join Dr. Amanda Haage from the SMHS Department of […]

Faculty Development Session: Active learning for student success on April 22

Categories: Education

Please join us at noon (CST) on April 22 for “Increase Engagement and Student Learning by Activating Your Lectures,” a presentation by Dr. Adrienne Salentiny. Join via Zoom at: https://und.zoom.us/j/8327382880. This event will be recorded for later viewing. Evidence for the benefits of active learning (AL) continues to grow, and it has become clear that any amount of […]

Phase-One med students recognize faculty as Outstanding Unified Session Instructors for Session IV

Categories: News

In recognition of outstanding performance in the encouragement, enrichment, and education of tomorrow’s physicians, the medical class of 2024 has recognized three faculty for Outstanding Unified Session Instructor Awards in Unified Session IV of the 2020-21 academic year. The Class of 2024 (Phase 1) Unified Session IV awardees are the following individuals: Patrick Carr, Ph.D., […]

See you next week!

Categories: News

Given the State holiday, For Your Health is taking a week off. Dr. Wynne’s column, and all the news from the UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences, will return on Friday, April 9.

TLAS Corner: Reset attention, increase learner success with active lecture strategies

Categories: Education

It’s been almost five years since Dr. Richard Van Eck first shared his 5 Levels of Active Learning (AL) in a previous newsletter. Since then, we have revisited concepts these through several workshops and consultations centered around active learning. Evidence for the benefits of AL continues to grow and it has become clear that any […]

Faculty Development: Understanding Rural Communities on April 15

Categories: Education

Teaching, Learning, and Scholarship would like to invite you to join us for a virtual event: “Understanding Rural Communities: What Makes them Unique and Why It Matters in Medicine and Health Sciences Education,” presented by Brad Gibbens, M.P.A., Acting Director of the Center for Rural Health, at noon on Thursday, April 15. Streamed live on […]

Sarah Julsrud

Categories: Welcome

Sarah Julsrud is the new administrative assistant for the UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences Southeast Campus in Fargo, N.D. She will work beside Kristi Hofer in helping our future physicians succeed! Sarah grew up in Graceville, Minn., which is located in the western “bump” of Minnesota going into the Dakotas. She graduated from Alexandria Technical College with […]

Fourth-year UND medical students receive their residency “match”

Categories: News

Friday, March 19, 2021, was the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP) “Match Day.” Match Day for graduating medical students is one of the most important milestones of their young careers. Each year on this day, medical school seniors across the country find out where they will complete their residency, a period of advanced intensive training in their […]

Library and Information Resources desk hours for March 26

Categories: Library

The Library and Information Resources Information Desk will be CLOSED on Friday, March 26, 2021. Information Resources and Library Resources staff will remain available from 8 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. to assist faculty, staff, and students with technology and library resources needs. Call 701.777.3993 to reach IR or LR staff and arrange for services. Contacts […]

Faculty Development: ‘A Primer on Mentorship and Coaching’ April 8

Categories: Education

Please join us from noon to 1 p.m. on Thursday, April 8, for a virtual faculty development presentation presented by Dr. Sabha Ganai, associate professor in the SMHS Department of Surgery: “A Primer on Mentorship and Coaching.” The event will be streamed live on Zoom and recorded for later viewing (https://und.zoom.us/j/8327382880). This faculty development session will […]

Dana Nielsen to give Surgery Grand Rounds on peripheral vascular trauma March 19

Categories: Education

Dana Nielsen, M.D., a PGY-II resident in the UND Department of Surgery, will present a talk entitled “Peripheral Vascular Trauma: An Overview of the Evaluation and Evidence-based Treatment of Vascular Injury” at Altru Health System in Grand Forks, N.D., from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m. on Friday, March 19. You can attend the Zoom meeting […]

UND awarded $10 million NIH grant to study Indigenous resilience and the health effects of trauma

Categories: News

The UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences (SMHS) has received a five-year award from the National Institutes of Health totaling more than $10 million to develop an Indigenous Trauma & Resilience Research Center. According to Dr. Don Warne, director of the School’s Indians Into Medicine (INMED) and public health programs, the goal of the […]

Eleshia Morrison presents Psychiatry Grand Rounds on chronic pain March 17

Categories: Education

Eleshia J. Morrison, Ph.D., L.P., ABPP, will present “Biopsychosocial assessment and treatment of chronic pain” from 12:10 p.m. to 1:10 p.m. on Wednesday, March 17, 2021.  This broadcast will be done via Zoom/Video conferencing. Board certified in clinical health psychology, Dr. Morrison is a consultant, assistant professor of psychology, and Director of the Clinical Health […]