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A new elective on cultural diversity helps train medical students for the patients many of us don’t see. New physician Dr. Eric Leveille (pronounced “Livia”) admits that he probably didn’t have the recently arrested in mind when, as a first-year medical student, he envisioned tending to patients in need. But there he was last spring, […]

UND researcher Ursula Running Bear sees her work on American Indian boarding schools and health cited in a major U.S. Department of the Interior report. Although its carcinogenic effects were known at least by the early-1960s, the chemical dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane, or DDT, was not banned for agricultural use in the United States until 1972. Exactly when […]

The founders of UND’s Master of Public Health program reflect on its 10-year anniversary. “Our students are involved in everything that we do. Everything. And that’s been a priority for us since the beginning.” For Cristina Oancea, Ph.D., an associate professor in the UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences Master of Public Health (MPH) […]

The need for and challenge of providing “spiritual” guidance in the health setting. Although the effects of spirituality in healthcare are often debated, the concept has historically been incorporated into healing by shamans and other health practitioners for centuries. More recently, research has delved into the subject, searching for definitive proof of the benefits, or […]

A new federal grant helps provide support and resources for the newly established North Dakota Rural Health Clinic Network. Tina Schwartz, clinic manager for Northwood Deaconess Health Center, understands the value of collaboration. This is why she jumped at the chance to join the North Dakota Rural Health Clinic (RHC) Network, which will help her […]

A new elective in telehealth at the UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences has faculty reimagining how they teach medicine to students at a distance. “I really think this is the direction medicine is going, and I think all of us are going to have to have some experience with it,” mused Dr. Suzanne […]

Recent graduates of several UND health sciences programs share their experiences as job-seekers. As the healthcare career landscape has shifted dramatically to a job-seeker’s market, how do healthcare employers find employees in tumultuous times? Recent graduates of the UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences physical therapy doctorate and occupational therapy doctorate programs shared some […]

A father-daughter pair of SMHS grads join forces on a scholarship endowment for athletic training students. It was one heckuva Christmas present. “Not only was I extremely humbled by this wonderful gift,” wrote Kristen Erredge from her Mayo Clinic office in Rochester, Minn., “but I am honored that my family chose to support athletic training.” […]

Eric Johnson, M.D., professor in the SMHS Department of Family & Community Medicine and the School’s director of interprofessional education, was recently given a 2-year term on the American Diabetes Association’s (ADA) Professional Practice Committee. This committee formulates the Association’s “Standard of Care” guidelines annually and develops position papers and policy updates. The “Standards” are […]

Tim Shea, simulation operations specialist for the SMHS Simulation Center, presented at the Meeting for Healthcare Simulation Operations Specialists (HSOS), or “SimOps,” in Cincinnati, Ohio, in July. In a four-hour pre-conference workshop, Shea presented “The art of making low cost medical task trainers” for his national colleagues. The course guided participants through the key stages […]

Assistant Professor in the SMHS Department of Physical Therapy, Ricky Morgan, P.T., D.P.T., is among only 32 physical therapists in the nation to receive an Emerging Leader Award from the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) in 2022. According to the APTA, the Emerging Leader Award “was established to annually honor individuals who have demonstrated extraordinary […]

After a semester of online coursework, the Department of Medical Laboratory Science (MLS) welcomes its undergraduate MLS class of 2022-2023 in-person to the UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences for the Fall 2022 semester! The class currently includes 49 students (pictured) who will complete intensive laboratory training this fall, followed by clinical rotations and […]

The UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences, in conjunction with UND Dining Services, is excited to announce the opening of the 1905 Market on the first floor of the SMHS building in Grand Forks. A large variety of healthy meal items and snacks are now available at a convenient location in the SMHS. The […]

As some of you may know, UND asks that if faculty/staff embed images into emails or post them to an official UND website/blog that those image files have as little text in them as possible. Instead, write out the text/event details in question in the body of the email or on the web page. The […]

The UND SMHS is proud to announce that its local chapter of the Gold Humanism Honor Society (GHHS) has been re-established, following its dissolution in 2018. GHHS is a national society, supported by the Arnold P. Gold Foundation, which honors medical students, residents, and physicians who demonstrate humanistic values in medicine, clinical excellence, compassion, leadership, […]