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The UND Center for Rural Health has begun working with North Dakota Health and Human Services on a workforce assessment: the Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP) Workforce Assessment. The assessment is being sent to healthcare entities throughout North Dakota and has two goals: The first goal is to gather information that will help the state […]

Congratulations to Dr. Luke Keller, a resident in the UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences Psychiatry Residency Training Program in Fargo and graduate of the School’s M.D. Class of 2022, who received the Sanford Health Guardian Angel Award recently. The Guardian Angel Award is a special recognition program that allows patients to honor their […]

On Wednesday, April 22, UND’s Department of English and the UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences present cartoonist Peter Dunlap-Shohl, who will offer a virtual lecture on his work as a practicing artist and writer living with Parkinson’s Disease. Dunlap-Shohl worked as a cartoonist for the Anchorage Daily News for more than twenty-five years. […]

I just returned from a conference in Alaska. While I did not see the northern lights during the brief trip, I did get to experience aspects of nature quite different from those found in our region: vast mountains, humpback whales and sea lions, moose and mountain goats.  Such an experience is termed “positive awe.” But […]

The Health In Action podcast from the UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences Dean’s Office is now live! In our debut episode, SMHS Dean Dr. Marjorie Jenkins talks with the School’s Associate Dean for Teaching & Learning, Richard Van Eck. In his role as chair of the School’s Artificial Intelligence Committee (AIC), Van Eck […]

In recognition of outstanding performance in the encouragement, enrichment, and education of tomorrow’s physicians, the medical student Class of 2029 has recognized three faculty for Outstanding Unit Instructor Awards in Unit IV for the 2025-26 academic year. The Class of 2029 (Phase 1) Unit IV awardees are the following individuals: Patrick Carr, Ph.D., Associate Dean […]

A first-of-its-kind study published by University of North Dakota researchers today in JAMA Network Open reveals a significant association between residential radon gas—a common, modifiable environmental hazard—and an increased risk of ovarian cancer incidence and mortality among postmenopausal women.  The prospective cohort study, led by researchers at the UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences (SMHS) and the University of North Carolina […]

On Thursday, May 7, from 10 a.m. to noon, UND’s Department of Occupational Therapy and Modern Auto Body in Grand Forks will host a Car-Fit event. Car-Fit is an educational program developed by AARP and the American Occupational Therapy Association to provide free assessments to check how well your personal vehicle “fits” you. A proper […]

Dr. Catherine Brissette, professor in the UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences (SMHS) Department of Biomedical Sciences, has been named Assistant Dean for Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies at the School. A veteran researcher focused on infectious disease – particularly the tick-borne Borrelia burgdorferi bacteria that cause Lyme disease – Brissette, who came to UND in 2010, […]

George Bernard Shaw once said, “Without art, the crudeness of reality would make the world unbearable.” Even physicians tend to agree, it seems. Two weeks ago, individuals from the local medical community gathered at a physician’s home in Fargo to view specific pieces of art as an exercise in observation. Sponsored by Plains Art Museum, […]