For Your Health

The Teaching, Learning, and Scholarship (TLAS) team at the SMHS is pleased to offer “Writing Effective Test Questions,” a virtual faculty development session, to be held on Wednesday, Nov. 29, at 12:30 p.m. (Central) via Zoom (https://und.zoom.us/j/94063247878). This session will focus on effective question writing to ensure that your tests are assessing the subject matter […]

For the next Neurology Grand Rounds, from 12:15 p.m. to 1 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 9, Kyle Johnson, M.D., will discuss dizziness “from an ENT perspective.” The meeting will be held in person at the Brain & Spine Clinic, 2301 25th St. S. in Fargo, Conf. Rm 1 and Conf. Rm. SMCF6A, and via Webex (Meeting […]

In an effort to raise awareness for men’s health, including but not limited to mental health, prostate and testicular cancer, and suicide, the UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences Medical Student Council is hosting a No-Shave November, or Movember, campaign this month. Anyone looking to donate to the campaign for men’s health, and thus […]

As part of its annual Tubs of Love campaign, UND Staff Senate is collecting donations Nov. 6-17, 2023, for ShareHouse, a drug and alcohol recovery center. ShareHouse has been a leader in the Upper-Midwest for substance use disorder and mental health services since 1975. The organization utilizes an individualized care platform with a full spectrum […]

Happy Primary Care Week 2023! Today is the final day of activities here (and elsewhere) celebrating primary care, the backbone of our healthcare system (especially in rural areas). There have been events each day this week at the SMHS coordinated by our Center for Rural Health and the North Dakota Rural Health Association. One of […]

Late last month, the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) published a document entitled “How Academic Medicine Serves Rural Communities Across the Country.” Given its focus on rural health training and delivery, the UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences (SMHS) was included in the list of only six medical colleges identified for their success […]

The Annual North Dakota IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence (INBRE) Undergraduate Research Symposium will be held at the UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences on Oct. 28. The event will be begin at 8 a.m. and conclude at 7 p.m. The focus of the symposium is on research conducted by undergraduate students from undergraduate […]

Earlier this month, the UND Student Involvement & Parent Programs Office managed a winter coat collection program, coupled with the distribution of winter gear for UND students in need. All donations received were gone by 10 a.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 24! Since that time, the Office has fielded numerous requests from additional students hoping to […]

October is National PT Month. To celebrate, the faculty and staff of the UND Department of Physical Therapy are holding a food drive and collecting boxes of dry cereal. The cereal will be donated to the HC Community Care Center, which serves members in the Grand Forks community. Please bring any sealed boxes or bags […]

I’m looking forward to attending the upcoming annual meeting of the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) in two weeks, along with about a dozen of my colleagues from the UND SMHS. Known as “Learn, Serve, Lead,” this event will be the first AAMC annual meeting I’ve attended since 2019 due to the pandemic. The […]