For Your Health

The UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences M.D. Class of 2030 is on the ground in Grand Forks and ready to learn. “I haven’t stopped smiling all week,” admitted Horace, N.D., native Kole Menz of his orientation week at North Dakota’s only interprofessional school of medicine and health sciences. “It feels surreal to finally be in […]

In the third episode of the UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences (SMHS) podcast Health In Action, Dean Marjorie Jenkins speaks with Jay Metzger, chair of UND’s Department of Physician Assistant Studies, and Emily Evers, assistant director of admissions and recruitment for Student Affairs & Admissions at SMHS. Among other topics, the trio discussed […]

The renamed Office of Communications & Engagement within the UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences has unveiled a new process for requesting marketing, communications, website, and other creative projects. The new Project Request Form provides information to our team and helps us plan resources, establish timelines, and support your project effectively. Services We Provide […]

For the next Neurology Grand Rounds, to be held from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. on Thursday, July 23, Suhas Bajgur, M.D., will discuss cardioembolic ischemic stroke. The meeting will be held in-person at the Sanford Brain and Spine Center, 2301 25th St. S. in Fargo, Conf. Rm. 1 and online. To join online, text […]

The UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences (SMHS) residency programs in Pediatric Medicine, Psychiatry, and Surgery have all named new program directors. Listed alphabetically by discipline, the new residency directors include: Pediatrics Steffany Moen, M.D., M.S., FAAP, is the new director of UND’s Pediatric Residency Program, having served as co-associate program director since 2023. […]

Alex Berger is a multimedia specialist with the Office of Communications & Engagement (C&E) at the UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences (SMHS) in Grand Forks. As part of a new office name and vision, Alex is working to highlight the School’s past, present, and future through social media and videography projects. Alex has […]

Mary Ann O’Meara is a tribal liaison with the Center for Rural Health (CRH) at the UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences in Grand Forks. Mary Ann works with the National Resource Center on Native American Aging and the Resource Center on Native Aging and Disability where she provides outreach, technical assistance, and project […]

The University of North Dakota’s world-first Indians Into Medicine (INMED) program announced Melvin Monette-Barajas as its new Director this week. An enrolled member of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa near Belcourt, N.D., Monette-Barajas will lead the historic university-based Indigenous health provider training program after spending more than a decade with the Native Forward Scholars […]

For the next Neurology Grand Rounds, to be held from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. on Thursday, July 16, Priya Karthikeyan, M.D., and John Bassett, M.D., will discuss hepatic encephalopathy for the neurologist. The meeting will be held in-person at the Sanford Brain and Spine Center, 2301 25th St. S. in Fargo, Conf. Rm. 1 […]

The UND Center for Rural Health (CRH) wishes to announce the retirement of Jan Flatin, after more than 20 years of service to the University of North Dakota. Jan is leaving CRH after nine years of working as an administrative assistant. In this position, Jan offered clerical support, coordinated meetings, provided administrative support and helped […]