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Robert Steininger to give Surgery Grand Rounds March 8

Categories: Education, Events

Robert Steininger, MD, a PGY-III resident in the UND Department of Surgery, will present a talk entitled “Current Recommendations in Surgical Management of Diverticulitis” at Altru Health System in Grand Forks, N.D., from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m. on Friday, March 8, 2019. All are welcome to attend. The objectives of his talk are: Explain […]

Chani Taggart to give Surgery Grand Rounds on perioperative cardiac risk assessment on March 15

Categories: Education, Events

Chani Taggart, DO, a PGY-II resident in the UND Department of Surgery will present a talk entitled “Perioperative Cardiac Risk Assessment and Optimization” at Altru Health system in Grand Forks, N.D., from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m. on Friday, March 15, 2019. All are welcome to attend. The objectives of her talk are to: Describe […]

Interprofessional Education (IPE) event at SMHS Feb. 22

Categories: Education, Events

Interested in Interprofessional Education (IPE)? If so, you are invited to attend a two-part discussion including a primer provided by Dr. Eric Johnson (UND, Altru Health System) and a seminar by guest speaker Dr. Frederic Hafferty (Mayo Clinic). The discussion will be held on Friday, Feb. 22, 2019, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. in room E422 […]

Sukhmani Sadana presents Psychiatry Grand Rounds on Feb. 6

Categories: Education

Sukhmani Sadana, MD, will present “Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus: Gender Differences in Psychiatry” from 12:10 p.m. to 1:10 p.m. on Wednesday, February 6, at the UND Southeast Campus auditorium in Fargo. Dr. Sadana is a second-year resident in the Psychiatry Residency Training Program. Cindy Sondag, MD, clinical assistant professor in the […]

Physical Therapy faculty and students present at APTA conference

Categories: Education, News

Faculty and students from the UND SMHS Department of Physical Therapy presented this week at the American Physical Therapy Association national conference in Washington D.C. Presentations included: Altekruse G., Coco M., Eppenstein P., Hull B., Huntsman S., Sue Jeno, Ropp S. – “Tough Lessons We Learned the Hard Way: A LAMP Management Faculty Discussion.” Gary Schindler, Jeremy O’Keefe, […]

Medical students recognize six faculty for Outstanding Block Instructor Awards

Categories: Education, News

First- and second-year medical students, the medical classes of 2021 and 2022, have recognized six SMHS faculty for Outstanding Block Instructor Awards for medical curriculum blocks two and six in academic year 2018-2019. The Class of 2021 (Year 2) Block VI awardees are the following individuals: Rhome Hughes, MD, MS, Assistant Professor, SMHS Department of […]

Michelle Montgomery to give Surgery Grand Rounds talk on physician mental health Jan. 25

Categories: Education, Events

Michelle Montgomery, MSW, LCSW, a Wellness Advocate in the Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Science, will present a talk entitled “It’s Not All in Your Head: Physician Mental Health” from Altru Hospital in Grand Forks on Friday, Jan. 25, 2019, from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m. Attendance to this wellness lecture is required for surgery […]

Neuroscience Symposium set for Feb. 2 in Fargo

Categories: Education, Research

The 2019 Sanford Neuroscience Symposium will be held on Saturday, Feb. 2 at Delta Hotels by Marriott in Fargo, N.D. This symposium is designed to provide the latest clinical research and practice regarding the diagnosis, treatment, and management of neurological disease and to enhance the competence of health care professionals related to these topics. The target audience includes physicians, […]

Building the Perfect Poster: Professional Development Series

Categories: Education, Research

Are you presenting a poster at a conference? Are you submitting your research for Frank Low Day, April 25, 2019? Whether you are presenting nationally or locally, and whether you are a seasoned researcher or new to the world of poster presentations, the new professional development series “Building the Perfect Poster” is just for you! This […]

Occupational Therapy students welcome speaker from High Plains Fair Housing Center

Categories: Education, News

On Nov. 15, the Kappa Chapter of Pi Theta Epsilon welcomed guest speaker Kelly Gorz from the High Plains Fair Housing Center in Grand Forks to campus. The mission of the High Plains Fair Housing Center is “to strengthen communities and to ensure equal access to fair housing in the region through training, education, enforcement, […]

First- and second-year medical students recognize faculty for Outstanding Block Instructor Awards

Categories: Education, News

In recognition of outstanding performance in the encouragement, enrichment, and education of tomorrow’s physicians, the medical classes of 2021 and 2022 have recognized six faculty for Outstanding Block Instructor Awards in Block I and Block V of the 2018–19 academic year. The Class of 2021 (Year 2) Block V awardees are the following individuals: Seema […]

Ahmad Khan presents Psychiatry Grand Rounds on Dec. 5

Categories: Education, Events

Ahmad Khan, MD, will present “Clozapine is Associated with Secondary Antibody Deficiency” from 12:10 p.m. to 1:10 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2018, at UND Southeast Campus auditorium in Fargo. Dr. Khan is a second-year resident in the Psychiatry Residency Training Program. Andrew J. McLean, MD, clinical professor and chair in the UND School of […]