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Whitney Fear to discuss care considerations for Indigenous populations at Psychiatry Grand Rounds on Feb. 15

Categories: Education

For the next Psychiatry Grand Rounds, Whitney Fear, MSN, PHN, PMHNP-BC, will present “Ista Nitokab Yakasna Watakisni (Care considerations for Plains Indigenous populations)” from 12:10 to 1:10 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2023, at UND Southeast Campus auditorium in Fargo. Fear is a psychiatric-mental health nurse practitioner in Fargo. Upon completion of this program, the […]

TLAS, AAMC offer faculty development session on authentic doctor-patient communication skills Feb. 23

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On Feb. 23, 2023, at noon (CST), Dr. Heeyoung Han from Southern Illinois University Medical School will present “Authentic Doctor-Patient Communication Skills,” a faculty development offering made possible by a grant from the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) Central Group on Educational Affairs. The SMHS Teaching, Learning, and Scholarship (TLAS) team encourages all health- […]

Internal Medicine Grand Rounds to focus on noncombatant evacuation operation Feb. 15

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The next UND Department of Internal Medicine Grand Rounds event, “Noncombatant Evacuation Operation (Inside the Afghan Evacuations),” will be broadcast via Zoom from noon to 1 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2023. This presentation features guest speaker Paul Mariani, M.D., associate chief of staff for education at the Fargo VA Healthcare System. This Grand Rounds […]

2023 Open Educational Resource (OER) grant proposals open

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Open Educational Resources (OERs) are teaching, learning, and research works that are made available for free use by others. OERs include full courses, course materials, modules, textbooks, videos, tests, software, and any other tools, materials, or techniques used to support access to knowledge. UND students have saved over $10.8 million from Fall 2015 through Spring […]

Kasey Johnson presents Psychiatry Grand Rounds on the social determinants of mental health Feb. 1

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Dr. Kasey Johnson, a second-year resident in UND’s Psychiatry Residency Training Program, will present “Addressing the Social Determinants of Mental Health: Structural Competency, Health Equity, and Social Responsibility Training in Graduate Medical Education” from 12:10 to 1:10 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023. Ciciley Littlewolf, M.D., is a Hospitalist at Sanford Health, Fargo, N.D., and […]

Susan Farkas to present on cardiac embolization for Neurology Grand Rounds on Feb. 2

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The Neurology Grand Rounds event to be held from 12:15 to 1 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 2, will feature Susan Farkas, M.D., who will give a presentation entitled “Embolic strokes: What does the heart have to do with them?” The meeting will be held in person at the Brain & Spine Clinic, 2301 25th St. […]

Jennifer Wells to present on psychotropic treatment in pregnancy for Psychiatry Grand Rounds on Jan. 18

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For the next Psychiatry Grand Rounds, Dr. Jennifer Wells, reproductive psychiatrist and director of Women’s Mental Health at Virginia Tech-Carilion Clinic School of Medicine in Roanoke, Va., will present “Psychotropic Treatment in Pregnancy” from 12:10 to 1:10 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2023. This broadcast will be held via Zoom/Video Conferencing. Upon completion of this […]

Bischof to present on brain/spine abscesses, vertebral osteomyelistis at Neurology Grand Rounds on Jan. 26

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For the next Neurology Grand Rounds, from 12:15 to 1 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 26, Timothy Bischof, M.D., will give a presentation entitled “Brain/Spine Abscesses/Vertebral Osteomyelistis.” The meeting will be held in person at the Brain & Spine Clinic, 2301 25th St. S. in Fargo, Conf. Rm 1 and Conf. Rm. SMCF 6A, and via Webex (Meeting […]

Susan Wood to present on neuropsychology of dementia for Neurology Grand Rounds on Jan. 5

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For the next Neurology Grand Rounds, from 12:15 to 1 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 5, Susan Wood, Ph.D., will give a presentation entitled “Neuropsychology of Dementia.” The meeting will be held in person at the Brain & Spine Clinic, 2301 25th St. S. in Fargo, Conf. Rm 1 and Conf. Rm. SMCF 6A, and via Webex (Meeting […]

Collaborative Faculty Development Series shares knowledge, experience across medical schools

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You may have noticed that faculty development offerings from the Teaching, Learning, and Scholarship (TLAS) unit of Education Resources have been a bit different this fall. Earlier this year, co-principal investigators (Co-PI) Dr. Adrienne Salentiny and Dr. Boyung Suh (Southern Illinois University Medical School) and colleagues from four other medical schools in the midwest received […]

Madiha Halim presents Psychiatry Grand Rounds on “lifestyle psychiatry” Dec. 7

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For the next Psychiatry Grand Rounds, Dr. Madiha Halim will present “Lifestyle Psychiatry” from 12:10 to 1:10 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2022. This broadcast will be held via Zoom/video conferencing. Dr. Halim is a second-year resident in the UND Psychiatry Residency Training Program. Cindy Sondag, M.D., clinical assistant professor for the UND SMHS, is […]

Lisa Schock to discuss neuromodulation at next Neurology Grand Rounds on Dec. 15

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For the next Neurology Grand Rounds, from 12:15 to 1 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 15, Lisa Schock, M.D., will give a presentation on neuromodulation. The meeting will be held in person at the Brain & Spine Clinic, 2301 25th St. S. in Fargo, Conf. Rm 1 and Conf. Rm. SMCF 6A, and via Webex (Meeting […]

Naloxone training at SMHS on Nov. 30

Categories: Education, Events

UND College of Nursing & Professional Disciplines students, in coordination with UND Student Health Services and the UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences, is offering Naloxone training at the UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences (SMHS) in November. Participants will be trained on the administration of nasal naloxone and given information on emergency-use […]

Veerapandiyan to give Neurology Grand Rounds on Duchene Muscular Dystrophy and gene therapy Dec. 1

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For the next Neurology Grand Rounds, from 12:15 to 1 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 1, Aravindhan Veerapandiyan, M.D., will give a presentation on Duchene Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) and gene therapy, the subtitle for which is “What is on the horizon.” The meeting will be held in person at the Brain & Spine Clinic, 2301 25th […]