News from the University of North Dakota School of Medicine & Health Sciences
The SMHS Indians Into Medicine (INMED) program is hosting trauma surgeon Dr. Blair Matheson for a talk on equity in medical education on Tuesday, Jan. 14. Dr. Matheson will present in the UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences INMED suite (E251) and via Zoom starting at 3:30 p.m. A member of the Cherokee Nation, Dr. […]
Categories: Education
For the next Neurology Grand Rounds, from 12:15 p.m. to 1 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 19, Michael Burson, MSW, LCSW, LICSW, will discuss diversity and equity in the U.S. in the context of neurologic healthcare disparities. The meeting will be held in person at the Brain & Spine Clinic, 2301 25th St. S. in Fargo, […]
To celebrate the release of the new UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences Strategic Plan, the SMHS Office of Administration & Finance is sponsoring an ice cream social at the School! The social will be held from 3 to 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 28, in the SMHS East Atrium. Following the university’s UND LEADS […]
The UND SMHS has three foundational missions: education, discovery, and service to the people of North Dakota and the region. In fact, those three essential components of what we do as a school are embedded in the language of the North Dakota Century Code, the laws of the State of North Dakota that have been […]
Categories: News
Late in 2023, Dr. Victoria Haynes joined the UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences to serve as its Associate Dean for Multicultural Education. Despite her busy schedule, Dr. Haynes sat down with North Dakota Medicine to discuss her new role at UND, what medical colleges across the U.S. can do to help produce more […]
As I’ve mentioned here before, one of the big projects that UND Human Resources (HR) has been working on over the past year, with assistance from the national firm Huron Consulting, has been an employee salary study. The analysis of UND employee salaries has been in three parts; Huron Consulting has helped/is helping with the […]
Categories: Events
The SMHS Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Office is sponsoring a Dean’s Hour event on Thursday, April 18. At noon on April 18, Dr. Victoria Haynes, associate dean for multicultural education, will present “A collaborative approach to addressing social determinants of health.” During this session, participants will learn about the five domain groups related to the […]
Categories: Events
For its next Center of Biomedical Research Excellence (CoBRE) Colloquium Series, the Indigenous Trauma and Resilience Research Center (ITRRC) will present Dr. Danielle R. Gartner, a distinguished population health scientist from the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians. From 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. (Central) on Wednesday, Feb. 21, Dr. Gartner’s presentation, “Equity & […]
As we welcome 2024 and students return to their studies, I thought it might be productive to outline some of the School’s priorities and areas of focus in this new year. Recall that UND, like most academic institutions, operates on an academic and fiscal year that runs from July to June, in contrast to the […]
The Office of the Dean is pleased to announce a welcome reception for the new UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Dr. Victoria Haynes. Come and say hello to Dr. Haynes in the School’s West Atrium from 4 to 4:30 p.m. on Monday, March 18. Light refreshments […]