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Faculty Development: Using interactive platforms to enhance integration of basic science into clinical experience

Categories: Education

Please join the Teaching, Learning, and Scholarship (TLAS) team from SMHS Education Resources on Thursday, Nov. 18, 2021, at noon (Central ST) for a faculty development session presented by Amanda Haage, Ph.D. (Biomedical Sciences), Laura Nichols, M.D. (Internal Medicine), and Sarah Sletten, Ph.D. (Biomedical Sciences) entitled “Using interactive platforms to enhance integration of basic science […]

Lucy Chisler presents Psychiatry Grand Rounds on emotional support animals Nov. 3

Categories: Education

Lucy Chisler, D.O., will present “Navigating the Menagerie from Service Dogs to Emotional Support Animals” from 12:10 p.m. to 1:10 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2021. This broadcast will be held via Zoom/video conferencing. Dr. Chisler is a second-year resident in the Psychiatry Residency Training Program. Lisa, Schock, M.D., clinical associate professor at the UND […]

Follman to give Surgery Grand Rounds on cortical sparing adrenalectomy on Oct. 22

Categories: Education

Erin Follman, M.D., a fifth-year surgical resident in the UND Department of Surgery, will present a talk entitled “Cortical Sparing Adrenalectomy for Genetic Associated/Bilateral Pheochromocytomas” at Sanford Medical Center Broadway in Fargo, N.D., from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 22. All are welcome to attend. The objectives of Dr. Follman’s talk are: […]

Teaching, Learning, and Scholarship Corner: 2021 Faculty Development Needs Assessment results

Categories: Education

In July 2021, TLAS sent a school-wide faculty development needs assessment survey to members of the School of Medicine & Health Sciences. This annual survey is designed to guide the development of future faculty development offerings through the TLAS unit of Education Resources and the Office of Education & Faculty Affairs (EFA). TLAS focuses on […]

Register now for SMHS Oct. 22 Continuing Education Symposium on “disrupting aging”

Categories: Education, Events

The UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences is scheduled to host its annual Continuing Education Symposium on Friday, Oct. 22, from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. via Zoom (and tentatively in person at the SMHS building in Grand Forks). This year’s event will focus on new developments in geriatric research and care, focusing on the geriatric 4Ms: medication, […]

Faculty Development: “Understanding rural communities” with Brad Gibbens on Oct. 28

Categories: Education

Teaching, Learning, and Scholarship would like to invite you to join us for an encore of this virtual faculty development lecture and discussion: “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 UND Center for Rural Health, at […]

Congratulations to the TLAS Teaching Academy inaugural class of 2020-21

Categories: Education, News

The Teaching, Learning, and Scholarship (TLAS) unit in Education Resources is pleased to announce the graduation of the inaugural TLAS Teaching Academy cohort of SMHS faculty. The Teaching Academy is a joint faculty development program of the SMHS Office of Education & Faculty Affairs (OEFA) and TLAS. The academy is designed to address a persistent challenge faced by educator […]

Erika Johnson to present Psychiatry Grand Rounds on Library Resources Oct. 6

Categories: Education

Erika Johnson, MLIS, will present “Research and Clinical Information Sources for Psychiatrists and Behavioral Scientists” from 12:10 p.m. to 1:10 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 6, 2021. This broadcast will be held via Zoom/video conferencing. Erika is the head of Library Resources at the SMHS. Upon completion of this program, the learner will be able to: […]

Dwayne Hansen to give Surgery Grand Rounds on Nissen Fundoplication Oct. 1

Categories: Education

Dwayne Hansen, D.O., a fifth-year resident in the UND Department of Surgery, will present a talk entitled “History and Update on Nissen Fundoplication: To wrap or not to wrap” at Sanford Medical Center – Broadway in Fargo, N.D., from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 1, 2021. All are welcome to attend. The […]

Piper Meyer-Kalos presents Psychiatry Grand Rounds on EPINET Sept. 15

Categories: Education

Piper Meyer-Kalos, Ph.D., will present “The Early Psychosis Intervention Network (EPINET): Expanding the reach of a learning healthcare system” for the next Psychiatry Grand Rounds from 12:10 p.m. to 1:10 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 15. This broadcast will be held via Zoom/videoconferencing. Dr. Meyer-Kalos is an assistant professor in the Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral […]

Faculty Development Session: Organized teaching Sept. 23

Categories: Education

Fall has arrived and Teaching, Learning, & Scholarship (TLAS) is resuming our monthly live faculty development events! SMHS faculty asked and we’re doing our best to answer: the most often requested topic from our 2021 Needs Assessment was organization and time management. With this in mind, September’s event will be: Organized Teaching: Control the Chaos and Support […]

Ahmed Hayow presents Psychiatry Grand Rounds on “positive” psychiatry Sept. 1

Categories: Education

Ahmed Hayow, M.D., will present “Positive Psychiatry Beyond the Scope of Traditional Psychiatry” from 12:10 p.m. to 1:10 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2021. This broadcast will be done via Zoom/video conferencing. Dr. Hayow is a fourth-year resident in the SMHS Psychiatry Residency Training Program. Lori Esprit, M.D., clinical assistant professor with the UND SMHS […]

Dept. of Internal Medicine to host Grand Rounds seminar on ethics Aug. 27

Categories: Education

The next UND Department of Internal Medicine Grand Rounds event, “Death by Neurological Criteria: Ethics and Practice,” will be held at Sanford Health in Fargo, N.D., and via Zoom from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 27, 2021. This presentation features Baylor College of Medicine faculty Trevor Bibler, Ph.D., Janet Malek, Ph.D., and […]

NDBIN promoting Certified Brain Injury Specialist training online October 4-5

Categories: Education

If you are looking to expand your knowledge of brain injury and make yourself stand out from your colleagues, join us in becoming a Certified Brain Injury Specialist by attending our virtual training on October 4 and 5! The Brain Injury Association of America’s Academy of Certified Brain Injury Specialists (ACBIS) is the largest national program providing […]

Drs. Roerig, Esprit, Singh, and Olson present Psychiatry Grand Rounds on clozapine Aug.. 18

Categories: Education

Drs. James Roerig, Lori Esprit, Balwinder Singh, and Robert Olson will present “Clozapine Clinic: The Need of the Hour” for the next Psychiatry Grand Rounds from 12:10 to 1:10 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 18, 2021. This CME event will be broadcast via Zoom/video conferencing. Dr. James L. Roerig is assistant director of the Psychiatry Residency […]