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Brian Schill

Robert Steininger, M.D., a PGY-V resident in the UND Department of Surgery, will present a talk entitled “Sepsis and surgical outcomes: The use of SOFA and mortality predictors” at Sanford Medical Center Broadway in Fargo from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m. on Friday, April 17.* All are welcome to attend. The objectives of Dr. Steininger’s […]

The goal of the Dakota Cancer Collaborative on Translational Activity (DaCCoTA) is to stimulate growth of expertise and engagement in cancer-related clinical and translational research (CTR) in the Dakota region. The Professional Development Core is currently seeking proposals for the following funding mechanisms: 1) DaCCoTA Scholars Program – The purpose of this award is to […]

All SMHS faculty, staff, and students are invited to join us virtually for Java with Josh online on Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2020, with their own coffee, tea, or juice at home! Dr. Wynne will answer any questions you may have about the SMHS, the upcoming legislative session, and COVID-19. Join us online from 8:30 a.m. […]

In anticipation of funding for Year 2, the UND CoBRE for Epigenomics of Development and Disease is announcing Pilot Grant awards for 2020/2021. The funding opportunity is designed to allow researchers to generate preliminary data using epigenomics platforms to increase their ability to compete for extramural awards. This is a competitive program to support novel, […]

Dustin Nowotny, D.O., a PGY-III resident in the UND Department of Surgery, will present a talk entitled “Setting up for success: Tips to prepare your financial life” at Altru Health System in Grand Forks from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m. on Friday, April 10. All are welcome to attend.* The objectives of Dr. Nowotny’s talk […]

We’ve all been in more Zoom sessions than we can count by now, so there’s no mystery in connecting with others through Zoom for meetings and discussion. But that doesn’t mean we’re all experts or that we’re using Zoom for maximum benefit. What’s the most efficient way to schedule meetings and send out invitations? What […]

We are obviously in very different space than we were one short month ago. On Feb. 27, 2020, Susan and I were on a several-day break out in Big Sky, Mont. Today we are hunkered down in University House, practicing social distancing, and we’ve been without direct close personal contact with another person in the […]

Max Hansen, D.O., a PGY-III resident in the UND Department of Surgery, will present a talk entitled “Thromboelastography” at Altru Health System in Grand Forks, N.D., from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m. on Friday, April 3, 2020. All are welcome to attend.* The objectives of the talk are: Discuss the history of TEG Discuss the […]

Blake Greiner is a research specialist at the Center for Rural Health (CRH) at the UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences in Grand Forks. At the CRH, Blake is responsible for data collection, organization, and analysis. Originally from Grand Forks, Blake attended the University of Minnesota, Crookston (UMC), North Dakota State University (NDSU), and […]

Dr. Andy Wei, a second-year resident in the Psychiatry Residency Training Program, will present “Involuntary Psychiatric Treatment” from 12:10 p.m. to 1:10 p.m. on Wednesday, April 1, 2020, at UND’s Southeast Campus auditorium in Fargo. Baiju Gandhi, M.D., lead psychiatrist for Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry, Sanford Health, will service as Dr. Wei’s discussant.* Upon completion of this program, […]

The SMHS Simulation Center‘s third-year clinical skills program, SHaPE (Supplemental History and Physical Enhancement), went virtual this week to comply with social/physical distancing guidelines. Students were split into groups of 12 and scheduled for one-hour long Zoom calls. Also in the call was Dr. Andrew McLean, Simulation Center staff members, and a standardized patient. Since […]

Just a reminder that UND’s Summer Commencement will be held virtually on Aug. 7, 2020. Learn more here: https://und.edu/academics/commencement/index.html. For more information about these and other UND-related events that have been canceled/postponed, see our calendar.

Adeseye Adekeye, M.D., Ph.D., a PGY-V resident in the UND Department of Surgery, will present a talk entitled “Immunotherapy Treatment in Pancreatic Cancer” at Sanford Medical Center Broadway in Fargo, N.D., from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m. on Friday, March 20, 2020. All are welcome to attend.* The objectives of Dr. Adekeye’s talk are: Describe […]

With the spread of COVID-19, most SMHS faculty and staff are now working from home. As such, our Information Resources team has developed a remote access web page to connect you to all the remote apps you might need, including Bomgar, Zoom, and Microsoft Teams. Instructions for setting up a VPN on your home machine […]

As you may have noticed in your mailbox, or while perusing the displays in the SMHS or our website, the Spring 2020 issue of North Dakota Medicine is now available! Features this issue include stories on: The rise in anxiety in the U.S. Dr. Don Jurivich’s $3.75 million HRSA grant Students in Action: Logan Schmaltz Cracking the Code on SIDS Connor Murphy’s […]