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The forthcoming Dakota Conference on Rural Health will feature the Outstanding Rural Health Awards Banquet to recognize North Dakota rural health advocates for their accomplishments. Among this year’s winners are the UND Indians Into Medicine (INMED) program, which was named “Outstanding Rural Health Program,” and Dr. Shawnda Schroeder of the UND Department of Indigenous Health, who […]

The UND Office of Human Resources honored 238 staff members at its annual Staff Recognition Luncheon this week. Honorees from the School of Medicine & Health Sciences included the following staff: Serving the SMHS for an astounding 50 YEARS! Alyson White, Physical Therapy 35 Years Jane Thorvilson, Student Affairs & Admissions 30 Years Cheri Stoltman, Medical […]

I don’t think any of us start the day thinking, “How can I be less efficient and more inaccurate?” But, setting yourself up for multitasking does just that. And even though I use the phrase, “setting yourself up,” the truth is that our current environments (social, occupational, familial, etc.) are modeled to encourage such behavior: […]

Dr. Jonathan Geiger, Chester Fritz Distinguished Professor in the UND Department of Biomedical Sciences, recently presented the Opendra “Bill” Narayan Memorial Lecture at the 30th Annual Meeting of the Society on Neuroimmune Pharmacology (SNIP). His lecture, “Lysosomes Serve Important Roles in the Pathogenesis of Neurodegenerative Diseases, as well as the Safety and Efficacy of Modern […]

The UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences (SMHS) yesterday announced a $5 million gift commitment from the Mohiba and Basir Tareen family to establish the Department of Dermatology. The gift will also endow the Tareen Family Chair of Dermatology, strengthening specialty care and medical education for North Dakota and the broader Upper Midwest. “UND […]

Kaitlyn Gura, a doctoral student in the UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences Department of Biomedical Sciences, was awarded second place for her poster presentation at the Fourth Annual Tick Borne Diseases Symposium, held recently at Johns Hopkins University. Gura recently successfully defended her doctoral dissertation, and will be graduating from UND next week […]

The UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences (SMHS) conferred the Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) degree on nearly 70 graduating medical students at UND’s Chester Fritz Performing Arts Center this past weekend. Along with UND President Andrew Armacost, Dr. Marjorie Jenkins, vice president for Health Affairs and dean of the SMHS, presided over this fifty-first […]

Emily Kringle, Ph.D., OTR/L, assistant professor of kinesiology and director of the disability and wellness (DWELL) laboratory at the University of Minnesota, took home the Early Career Research Excellence Award from the 2026 American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA ) conference recently. Kringle, who earned her Master of Occupational Therapy degree at UND, integrates her training […]

The Dean’s Office at the UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences (SMHS) has announced Paula Termuhlen, M.D., FACS, MAMSE, as Vice Dean and Chief Operating Officer of the School. “I am thrilled to announce the appointment of Dr. Termuhlen,” said SMHS Dean Dr. Marjorie Jenkins. “She is a nationally respected physician leader, surgical educator, […]

Today marks the beginning of Mental Health Awareness Month. Earlier in the week, our Assistant Director of Student Well-Being, Michelle Montgomery, and I met virtually with graduating medical students to discuss transitioning to residency (including the excitement and challenges). Also this week, Drs. Melissa Naslund, Erin Haugen, Savannah Seiter (PGY-3), and I presented to faculty […]