Posts Tagged

artificial intelligence

The Health In Action podcast from the UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences Dean’s Office is now live! In our debut episode, SMHS Dean Dr. Marjorie Jenkins talks with the School’s Associate Dean for Teaching & Learning, Richard Van Eck. In his role as chair of the School’s Artificial Intelligence Committee (AIC), Van Eck […]

UND’s Genomics Core manager lends a hand to another North Dakota research team It was a vexing problem: how to transfer reams of decades-old data to modern platforms. “By using artificial intelligence,” smiled Damien Parrello. “And I can do that.” Earlier this year, the North Dakota Geological Survey (NDGS) reached out to the manager of […]

Everyone is welcome to attend the next Teaching, Learning, and Scholarship (TLAS) event “Ready, Set, Go? Getting Started with AI” with Dr. Richard Van Eck, associate dean for teaching and learning, to be held virtually from noon to 1 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 19. Join on Zoom. In our October session, attendees learned about the SMHS […]

Recent changes at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) are likely to affect current and future research activities at the UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences. Below are two such changes for your information: 1. NIH is providing guidance to researchers on the appropriate use of artificial intelligence (AI) to maintain the fairness and […]

For the next Neurology Grand Rounds, from 12:15 p.m. to 1 p.m. on Thursday, July 24, Drs. Dinesh Bande, Sarah Sletten, Monica Norby, and Richard Van Eck will give a presentation entitled “A.I. update: Navigating A.I. policy at SMHS and Microsoft Copilot.” The meeting will be held in-person at the Brain & Spine Clinic, 2301 […]

Teaching, Learning, and Scholarship (TLAS) invites you to join our next virtual faculty development event. Richard Van Eck, Ph.D., associate dean for Teaching and Learning, will present on AI literacy in healthcare on Wednesday, Feb. 12, from noon until 1 p.m. (Central). Join using Zoom. (If prompted for a passcode, enter UND.) This session will […]

The annual SMHS Education Resources Medical Curriculum “Advance” (rather than retreat), will be held from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 24. The keynote speaker for the all virtual Advance will be Kathleen M. Everling, Ph.D., senior medical educator in the Office of Education Development and adjunct assistant professor of pediatrics at University of […]

This has been an event-filled week – and the events will continue through the weekend! Things started off with a bang on Monday when the UND Alumni Association & Foundation (UNDAAF) announced a $6.5 million gift to UND from Sanford Health. Tiffany Lawrence, the CEO of Sanford Fargo, was present for the announcement event at […]

Last week I attended the annual meeting of the Council of Deans, sponsored by the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC). More than two-thirds of all North American medical school deans attended the meeting, and there was a general consensus that it was a quite successful meeting. Enough time was allowed for us to network […]

Please join us for the next Teaching, Learning, and Scholarship (TLAS) next virtual faculty development event, “Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Healthcare,” on April 17 at 12:30 p.m. (Central). The presentation will be streamed live on Zoom and recorded. The potential of artificial intelligence (AI) to transform every aspect of our world is becoming increasingly evident. […]