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Over the past few weeks, I’ve been updating, revising, and finalizing the presentation materials I’ll use starting this coming week when I’ll deliver a series of talks to our medical students on various aspects of cardiovascular pathophysiology, including valvular heart disease, coronary artery disease, pericardial and myocardial diseases, and other related topics. One of the […]

I’ve been involved in several educational encounters recently that got me thinking about some aspects of educational delivery methodology now and especially in the future. The first two were in-person teaching sessions I had: one where I taught cardiovascular patient management to a physician assistant class, and the other when I helped run a cardiopulmonary […]

The Neurology Grand Rounds event to be held from 12:15 to 1 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 2, will feature Susan Farkas, M.D., who will give a presentation entitled “Embolic strokes: What does the heart have to do with them?” The meeting will be held in person at the Brain & Spine Clinic, 2301 25th St. […]

Welcome to 2023! I trust that you had a pleasant and enjoyable New Year. Susan and I had a wonderful few days away with our children, their spouses, and grandkids. But it is good to be back and part of the exciting things that are happening at your UND School of Medicine and Health Sciences. […]

The UND SMHS family shared in lamenting the unsettling news that some 250 boxes containing the remains of Indigenous ancestors and other sacred objects have been located on the UND campus in Grand Forks. President Armacost spoke about the news on Wednesday and was sincere in his apologies on behalf of the entire UND community. […]

Susan and I recently “attended” (virtually) the annual meeting of the American College of Cardiology (called ACC22) that was held in Washington, D.C., from April 2-4. It was a hybrid event, with a moderate number of in-person attendees and a fair number online (like Susan and me). I spent a total of 18 hours participating […]