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Jay Metzger, Ph.D., PA-C, associate professor in the UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences (SMHS) Department of Physician Assistant (P.A.) Studies, has been named Chair and Program Director of UND’s Physician Assistant Program. “The strength of our physician assistant program has always been its people,” said Metzger. “My role is to make sure our […]

Sarah Sletten, Ph.D., associate professor in the UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences (SMHS) Department of Biomedical Sciences, has been named Chair of the SMHS  Department of Medical Education. “Establishing the Department of Medical Education represents a transformative step forward for the UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences,” said Sletten. “My focus as […]

Officials at the UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences announced this week that Erin Barrett (Wei), M.D., M.B.A., FAAD, has been named Tareen Family Chair of the School’s new Department of Dermatology. “I am deeply honored and profoundly grateful to serve as the inaugural Chair of UND’s Department of Dermatology,” said Barrett. “I am […]

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 […]