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Thirty-three University of North Dakota School of Medicine & Health Sciences (SMHS) physician assistant (PA) students are set to begin the clinical portion of their studies in early February in an effort to earn their Master of Physician Assistant Studies (MPAS) degree. To this end, the Physician Assistant Class of 2025 will receive its white coats […]

Chelsay Tysver is the administrative secretary for the UND School of Medicine and Health Sciences Southwest Campus. She was born and raised in North Dakota and attended Bismarck State College and the University of Mary. Chelsay received her Master of Science degree in Occupational Therapy from the University of Mary in 2014 and worked in […]

Susan and I recently attended a continuing medical education (CME) course in cardiology sponsored by the Mayo Clinic. As you probably know, CME credits are required for physicians and other healthcare providers to maintain their state licenses to practice and deliver clinical care. We’ve been to prior Mayo Clinic CME courses and – editorial comment […]

Are you applying for a research grant in 2024? To maximize the sharing of scientific data, best practices for research data now include a data management and sharing plan (DMP). If you’re applying for an NIH grant, the new federal Policy for Data Management and Sharing (NOT-OD-21-013: Final NIH Policy for Data Management and Sharing) […]

Everybody has a story. What’s yours? In an effort to help generate dialogue and understanding between people of all backgrounds, the SMHS Library Resources team is inviting UND faculty, staff, and students to participate in the Alive Library project, scheduled to go live in March 2024. Instead of a paper or audio book, books in […]

After a seven years of working for classmates.com (“the original Facebook”), Roger Kelm moved to Minot for a career on the railroad with BNSF, serving as a long pool conductor for four years between Minot, N.D., and Glasgow, Mont. After working for Delta Vacation for five years and, most recently, Schwann’s delivery (“I’ve literally been […]

Erin Hendrickson is a purchasing assistant in the UND Department of Biomedical Sciences. She graduated from the North Dakota State College of Science in Wahpeton and spent over thirty years working in the dental field and five years in an elementary school before joining UND. As a purchasing assistant, Erin facilitates equipment purchases, equipment maintenance […]

Luke Hauge is an information specialist associate at the Rural Health Information Hub (RHIhub), in the UND Center for Rural Health, where they write and maintain topic and state guides, add new resources, and provide customized assistance through RHIhub’s Resource and Referral Service. Originally from Fargo, Luke has lived in several parts of Minnesota as […]

This past Wednesday the School celebrated the outstanding achievements of several students in the medical student Class of 2026 during the annual Sophomore Awards ceremony, held in the Charles H. Fee, MD Auditorium in the SMHS building in Grand Forks. The ceremony also marks the transition of the medical students to the clinical component of […]

The UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences Faculty Assembly has been set for 3 p.m. (CST) on Monday, Jan. 29, 2024. At the Assembly, Dr. Joshua Wynne, UND’s vice president for Health Affairs and dean of the School of Medicine and Health Sciences, will present the “State of the School Address.” Dr. Donald Jurivich, […]