For Your Health

Teaching during the pandemic showed us a lot about the power and the pitfalls of remote education. One of those lessons learned is that just as we can shift the location of learning, we have found we can shift the time of that learning by creating asynchronous learning activities that can be completed independently (independent […]

For the next Psychiatry Grand Rounds, Whitney Fear, MSN, PHN, PMHNP-BC, will present “Ista Nitokab Yakasna Watakisni (Care considerations for Plains Indigenous populations)” from 12:10 to 1:10 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2023, at UND Southeast Campus auditorium in Fargo. Fear is a psychiatric-mental health nurse practitioner in Fargo. Upon completion of this program, the […]

Happy National Women Physicians Day 2023! Today is the fourth annual celebration that recognizes the contributions of female physicians, starting with the pioneering work of Dr. Elizabeth Blackwell who in 1849 became the first female physician in the United States. As I was thinking about the significance of today, I reflected back to my internship […]

On Feb. 23, 2023, at noon (CST), Dr. Heeyoung Han from Southern Illinois University Medical School will present “Authentic Doctor-Patient Communication Skills,” a faculty development offering made possible by a grant from the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) Central Group on Educational Affairs. The SMHS Teaching, Learning, and Scholarship (TLAS) team encourages all health- […]

The next UND Department of Internal Medicine Grand Rounds event, “Noncombatant Evacuation Operation (Inside the Afghan Evacuations),” will be broadcast via Zoom from noon to 1 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2023. This presentation features guest speaker Paul Mariani, M.D., associate chief of staff for education at the Fargo VA Healthcare System. This Grand Rounds […]

In recognition of outstanding performance in the encouragement, enrichment, and education of tomorrow’s physicians, the UND M.D. Class of 2025 has recognized three faculty for Outstanding Unit Instructor Awards in Unit 8 of the 2022-23 academic year. The Class of 2025 (Phase 1) Unit 8 awardees are the following individuals: Collette Lessard, M.D., Clinical Faculty […]

The UND Alumni Association & Foundation needs your support to continue providing financial assistance to students for Dakota Medical Foundation’s Giving Hearts Day 2023 on Feb. 9. Students are the heart of UND, and now you have the opportunity to transform the lives of our many students. “The scholarships I’ve received have helped me reach […]

Friday, Feb. 3, is the American Heart Association’s National Wear Red Day for women’s heart health! The Alumni & Community Relations team at the SMHS would love to get a group photo, for social media use, of all students, staff, and faculty who would like to participate in raising awareness for women’s heart health by wearing red […]

As discussed last week, this past Tuesday I gave the “State of the School” presentation at the annual Faculty Assembly sponsored by the UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences Faculty Council. I know that some of you attended the event in person or virtually, but for those who did not, a video recording of […]

Kailey Jerome is a laboratory technician in the Combs Lab at the UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences. In this position, she is responsible for laboratory upkeep, performing experimental techniques, and working with laboratory mice. Kailey attended the University of North Dakota, where she graduated in 2022 with a Bachelor of Science degree, majoring […]