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After a competitive search process, the UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences (SMHS) is thrilled to announce Jacy O’Keefe, M.D., an emergency medicine (EM) and trauma physician at Sanford Health in Bismarck, N.D., as the new chair of the School’s Department of Emergency Medicine. O’Keefe is a Bismarck native and 2019 graduate of North […]

Barry Milavetz, Ph.D., professor in the UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences (SMHS) Department of Biomedical Sciences, has been named Interim Chair of the Department. Milavetz succeeds outgoing biomedical sciences chair Colin Combs, Ph.D., who is dividing his time between the SMHS, where he remains Senior Associate Dean for Research and tenured professor within […]

The UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences Department of Emergency Medicine (EM) is looking to recruit its next Chair after Jon Solberg, M.D., announced plans to step down as chair. “This is an incredibly exciting time for the next Chair to build upon what we’ve accomplished,” said Solberg, who has served as the department’s […]

Erica Martin-Macintosh, M.D., has been named chair of the UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences (SMHS) Department of Radiology. Specializing in diagnostic and nuclear radiology, Martin-Macintosh graduated from UND’s M.D. program in 2010 and later completed both a diagnostic radiology residency and nuclear radiology fellowship at Mayo Clinic Rochester, Minn. “I am honored to […]

As of July 2024, Dr. Melanie Nadeau was named vice chair of the UND Department of Indigenous Health. In this position, Dr. Nadeau provides direction and leadership for the Department of Indigenous Health under the supervision of the Chair for the Department, Dr. Dave Wilson. The Department’s vision is to improve the health and wellness […]

UND and the School of Medicine & Health Sciences (SMHS) have named David R. Wilson, Ph.D., as the inaugural Associate Vice President for Health Research and Chair of the School’s world-first Department of Indigenous Health. Dr. Wilson will assume the new roles effective Jan. 1, 2024. “It is an absolute honor to be selected to […]

The UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences (SMHS) is pleased to announce that Sarah Nielsen, Ph.D., OTR/L, FAOTA, associate professor of occupational therapy, will be the School’s new Chair of the Department of Occupational Therapy (OT). Nielsen replaces retiring chair Janet Jedlicka, Ph.D., OTR/L, FAOTA, who has held the position since 2006. A graduate […]

In last week’s column I highlighted the contributions of Dr. Janet Jedlicka, chair of the Department of Occupational Therapy, who will be retiring at the end of this month after 17 productive years as chair of the department. This week I am pleased to announce that recently promoted Professor of Occupational Therapy Dr. Sarah Nielsen […]

Professor Cindy Flom-Meland, P.T., M.P.T., Ph.D., has been named chair of the UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences Department of Physical Therapy (PT). A veteran practitioner and faculty member who teaches in the areas of communication and professional behavior in PT, in addition to motor control, psychology, and neuro-rehabilitation in PT, Flom-Meland takes over […]

After leading the UND School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS) Department of Surgery through an impressive period of growth – especially of its surgical residency program – Chair Dr. Robert Sticca will step down as department chair on June 30, 2021. He will continue thereafter in his role as a faculty member with the […]