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One of the many debilitating symptoms of sickle cell disease (SCD) – a genetic condition where a person’s red blood cells assume a sickle shape, inhibiting their flow into and out of vessels and capillaries – is chronic pain. Because the mechanisms underlying SCD-induced pain are poorly understood, treatments have been few and far between, […]

Over the past year, we’ve made tremendous progress reducing the number of PDFs on UND websites. We started with approximately 8,000 PDFs and are now down to 3,179, or a 60% total reduction. While that’s a significant accomplishment, there is still work to do. Of the 3,000+ PDFs remaining on the website, 91% still need […]

Welcome to the new Safety Corner series in For Your Health, brought to you by the SMHS facilities team. Today’s topic is “Small habits, safer spaces.” Safety isn’t a once-a-year training — it’s a set of habits we practice every day. This month’s Safety Corner is a quick refresher on the basics that keep our […]

The Community-Based Behavioral Health Project (CBBHP) is offering training opportunities for providers working with adults with behavioral health needs. The new project, housed within UND’s Center for Rural Health, has developed a webinar series, in-person training opportunities, and an online toolkit. Webinar Series Three live CBBHP webinars will provide an opportunity to learn about supporting […]

For the next Neurology Grand Rounds, to be held from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 20, Kenneth Stone, Psy.D., a specialist in psychology at Sanford Health in Fargo, N.D., will discuss how psychology interacts with neurology. The meeting will be held in-person at the Sanford Brain and Spine Center, 2301 25th St. […]

Today, I’m not referring to Galen’s four humors (blood, yellow bile, black bile, and phlegm), which ancient physicians believed governed health and temperament. Instead, I’m talking about humor in the modern sense: our ability to recognize, create, and share what is considered “funny.” Every essay on humor in healthcare begins with the line “laughter is […]

On Friday, Aug. 7, the UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences (SMHS) will celebrate the retirement of Rhonda McDaniel. For over three decades — 37 years to be exact — Rhonda has served as the executive secretary for UND’s Department of Physician Assistant Studies, becoming much more than an administrative professional. She has been […]

Jay Metzger, Ph.D., PA-C, associate professor in the UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences (SMHS) Department of Physician Assistant (P.A.) Studies, has been named Chair and Program Director of UND’s Physician Assistant Program. “The strength of our physician assistant program has always been its people,” said Metzger. “My role is to make sure our […]

Dozens of students capped off their summer research experiences at the School of Medicine & Health Sciences this week when a collection of undergraduate research programs partnered up to present the School’s annual Summer Undergraduate Research Poster Session. The programs included the National Science Foundation (NSF) Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program; the NIH IDeA […]

Samantha Peterson, associate professor in the SMHS Department of Medical Laboratory Science (MLS) and director of the MLS graduate program, recently received one of seven “Voices Under 40” recognitions for 2026 at the American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science (ASCLS) Joint Annual Meeting. ASCLS is the premiere professional society for medical lab scientists. The Voices […]