April is Arab American Heritage Month! To celebrate, the SMHS Office for Multicultural Education is hosting a virtual event on Monday, April 22. From noon to 1 p.m. on that date, Dr. Victoria Haynes, associate dean for multicultural education at the UND School of Medicine & health Sciences, will present information on the unique contributions […]
UND’s Department of Biomedical Sciences first among similar departments to receive National Institutes of Health grants
The Department of Biomedical Sciences, housed within UND’s School of Medicine & Health Sciences (SMHS), has been listed was the No. 1 recipient of National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant dollars among comparable departments nationwide in fiscal year 2023. As noted by federal grant tracking agency, the Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research, the biomedical sciences team at […]
The 9th annual University of North Dakota Epigenetics & Epigenomics Symposium will be held May 13-14, 2024, at the UND Memorial Union. We are expecting participants from around the midwestern United States, who will share their research on epigenetic mechanisms in health and disease. Activities will include talks, poster sessions, and opportunities for informal interaction […]
Aditya Vakharia joins the UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences Information Resources team as a system administrator. Originally from the vibrant state of Gujarat, India, Aditya has previous experience as a Linux system administrator. He holds a master’s degree in computer science from the University of New Haven in Connecticut. When Aditya is not […]
Gaba to discuss primary tumors of the brain and spinal cord at Neurology Grand Rounds on April 25
Categories: Education
For the next Neurology Grand Rounds, from 12:15 p.m. to 1 p.m. on Thursday, April 25, Anu Gaba, M.D., clinical professor in the SMHS Department of Internal Medicine, will discuss primary tumors of the brain and spinal cord. The meeting will be held in person at the Brain & Spine Clinic, 2301 25th St. S. […]
Yesterday the SMHS held its 44th annual Frank Low Research Day. Named in honor of the former SMHS professor of anatomy who came to UND in the 1960s and pioneered a series of new techniques using the electron microscope, Frank Low Research Day is the culminating event of the academic year for many area researchers […]
Internal Medicine Grand Rounds to focus on the history of racism in medicine April 17
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The next UND Department of Internal Medicine Grand Rounds event, “A Brief History of Racism in Medicine & Current Health Disparities,” will be broadcast via Zoom from noon to 1 p.m. on Wednesday, April 17. This presentation features guest speaker Nneka Sederstrom, Ph.D., M.P.H., M.A., chief health equity officer at Hennepin Healthcare in Minneapolis, Minn. […]
Adrianna (Anna) Jackson is from the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa and grew up in Cloquet, Minn. Anna serves as the outreach and recruitment coordinator in the Office of Alumni & Community Relations at the UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences. She earned her bachelor’s degrees in biology and Native American […]
Spagnolia to discuss surgeon suicide at Surgery Grand Rounds on April 19
Categories: Education
For the next Surgery Grand Rounds, to be held from 8 to 9 a.m. on Friday, April 19, Alessandra Spagnolia, M.D., will present “Surgeon Suicide, A Post-COVID Update.” This broadcast will be held via Zoom/video conferencing. Dr. Spagnolia is a fifth-year resident in the UND Surgery Residency Training Program. Upon completion of this program, the […]
From the Dean: From budget season to Commencement
Categories: From the Dean
Congratulations – and thanks! – to our physician colleagues in celebration of National Doctors’ Day that took place this past Saturday, March 30. All of us are grateful for the dedicated, caring, thoughtful care that physicians and the entire cadre of other healthcare professionals provide to all of us. I’m reminded of the days during […]