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As much as I enjoyed the quiet beauty of a North Dakota winter during my travels to Fargo, Bismarck, and Minot earlier this year, I was awestruck by the vibrant beauty of our state in the summer.  Last week, I took a road trip to hold conversations with some of our North Dakota legislators, alumni, […]

As you might have noticed, we have new signage in our East Atrium, which will now be known as the Joe & Norma Peltier East Atrium. We held a wonderful dedication ceremony earlier today for the Peltier family, who has given generously to our Department of Family & Community Medicine and its efforts to support […]

Happy summer, everyone! First, I want to thank you all for everything you do for North Dakota’s only school of medicine and health sciences. My first six months here have been nothing short of invigorating – if busy. If you were able to attend or view our most recent All Hands meeting in June, you […]

It’s been a whirlwind few months since I took the reins as Dean of North Dakota’s only medical school, and – wow – am I impressed with this campus and this state. I’ve been telling all of my colleagues and friends about the amazing thing we have going on here in North Dakota. Coming in […]

As we approach the close of this calendar year, I want to take a moment to express my personal thanks for the opportunity to join the UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences (SMHS) family. Even more, I feel an immense gratitude for the exceptional work and dedication you bring to the SMHS every day. […]

Hello, SMHS Faculty and Staff, Students and Supporters! I can’t tell you how excited I am to join you as Dean of the UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences and UND’s Vice President for Health Affairs. As I step into this role, I am inspired by the wonderful legacy of excellence you created with […]

My first column for the UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences weekly electronic newsletter that we originally called E-News, and now call For Your Health, appeared on Jan. 9, 2009. I had been at the School for a little over four years at the time, and had been asked by then-UND President Robert Kelley […]

This past Wednesday I returned from a trip to the annual meeting of the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) known as Learn Serve Lead (LSL). I left LSL a little early to travel to Bethesda, Md., for an all-day meeting Tuesday at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) since recently I was asked to […]

As the day approaches when I’ll turn over my administrative duties as Vice President for Health Affairs and Dean of your School of Medicine and Health Sciences to incoming Dean Marjorie Jenkins, President Armacost, Dr. Jenkins, and I have had any number of conversations to ensure that the changeover is as seamless and smooth as […]

I am just back from a visit on behalf of the Liaison Committee for Medical Education (LCME), the organization responsible for accrediting all medical schools in the United States. As I’ve mentioned before, the LCME operates under the purview of the U.S. Department of Education and relies on volunteers from the medical community (like me!) […]