News from the University of North Dakota School of Medicine & Health Sciences
From noon to 1 p.m. on Wednesday, April 15, SMHS Library Resources will host a seminar entitled “Have you looked behind the curtain?: What your search tools are not showing you.” In this seminar, participants will learn from SMHS librarians how information systems such as search engines and “artificial intelligence” impact our access to information […]
Mark your calendars as UND launches its Spring 2026 AI Forum speaker series! UND’s monthly AI Forums are designed to spark conversation around the rapidly evolving landscape of artificial intelligence and how it’s shaping our work, learning, and daily lives. Whether you’re deeply immersed in AI or simply curious, the AI Forum is a space […]
Categories: Education
The UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences Teaching, Learning, and Scholarship (TLAS) team invites you to join us for a free virtual faculty development session. From noon to 1 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 1, SMHS Associate Dean for Teaching and Learning, Richard Van Eck, Ph.D., will present “AI is here, now what? Getting started (safely).” […]
Categories: Events
The School of Medicine & Health Sciences Teaching, Learning, and Scholarship (TLAS) group will host a faculty development event on May 14, 2025, from noon until 1 p.m. (Central). Presenters Richard Van Eck, Ph.D., Dinesh Bande, M.D., Monica Norby, Ph.D., and Sarah Sletten, Ph.D., will share “AI updates: Navigating the SMHS AI policy and Microsoft […]
Categories: Events
Mark your calendars for Homecoming 2024 at the School of Medicine & Health Sciences! Not only is our college celebrating milestone grads (if your graduation year ends in a 4 or a 9), but we’re honoring 75 years of Medical Laboratory Science and 70 years of Occupational Therapy at UND! Events Friday, Sept. 27 Continuing […]
Earlier this week I attended a meeting of the North Dakota University System (NDUS) that included members from the State Board of Higher Education (SBHE). The theme of the meeting was to review the final reports of the nine groups that have been working on strategic planning related to the various missions and activities of […]
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 […]
Over the past few months, researchers at the UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences (SMHS) have received more than $8 million in grants and other project awards from agencies like the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, and the North Dakota Department of Health & Human Services. These awards allow […]
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 […]
The recording for the UND Libraries’ faculty panel on AI, “The Impacts of AI on Academic Research and Publishing,” is available now. Panelists Dr. Melanie Nadeau (SMHS), Professor Blake Klinker (Law), and Dr. Michael Herbert (Education) shared their expertise in research within the disciplines of law, Indigenous health, and education, allowing us to examine many […]