News from the University of North Dakota School of Medicine & Health Sciences
Categories: From the Dean
As the day approaches when I’ll turn over my administrative duties as Vice President for Health Affairs and Dean of your School of Medicine and Health Sciences to incoming Dean Marjorie Jenkins, President Armacost, Dr. Jenkins, and I have had any number of conversations to ensure that the changeover is as seamless and smooth as […]
As you may be aware, the national search for my successor as the next vice president for health affairs (VPHA) at UND and dean of the SMHS is in its final stages. The first of three finalists was on campus this week, and the two other finalists will visit next week. The next step will […]
Every year around this time, economists at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) publish their analysis of recent growth trends in healthcare expenditures (they call it national health expenditures), which they then project ahead as to expected expenditures over the next decade. Their most recent work was just published in Health Affairs, one […]
The Health Affairs magazine Health Equity Project has selected its advisory board, which includes Dr. Don Warne, director of UND’s INMED and public health programs. “We are honored to have such a distinguished group help guide our efforts to address racism and promote equity at Health Affairs and in scholarly publishing more broadly,” said Health […]
Categories: From the Dean
Susan and I visited the Northwest (Minot) campus yesterday for the last holiday party of the season, and it was a lot of fun. As I’ve mentioned before, the School hosts these get-togethers on all three of our regional campuses in Minot, Fargo, and Bismarck, along with one on the central campus in Grand Forks. […]