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Best practice: UND medical students spearhead the university’s first Interprofessional Healthcare Day

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It was a great problem to have. “We had to cap it,” explained Fargo native Morgan Mastrud of attendance at the inaugural UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences (SMHS) Interprofessional Healthcare Day, held at the School last fall. “We had so much interest, but the Simulation Center is only so big and you can […]

Celebrate Women’s History Month with SMHS online March 3

Categories: Events

In honor of Women’s History Month in March, the UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences Office of Multicultural Education is hosting a virtual event. Join the Office from 5 to 6 p.m. on Monday, March 3, as it hosts a panel of women in medicine and health sciences who will discuss challenges they’ve experienced […]

UND, Essentia, Sanford Health sponsor the 2024 Healthcare Ethics Conference on Sept. 26

Categories: Education

The UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences, along with Essentia Health and Sanford Health, are sponsoring the 2024 Healthcare Ethics Conference, to be held at Avalon events Center in Fargo (2525 9th Ave South) from 8:15 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 26. The Human Dignity in our Diverse World of Healthcare conference […]

From the Dean: The news SMHS Strategic Plan is here!

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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 […]

From the Dean: The changing face of health coverage

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As I mentioned in last week’s column, we held the White Coat ceremony last Friday for our incoming first-year medical students. We had a terrific turnout of the students’ families and friends, with over 530 people in attendance. During the event, each new student was given a white coat kindly provided by the North Dakota […]

LGBTQ+ healthcare symposium to be held at UND on Oct. 17

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A half-day symposium on healthcare for members of the LGBTQ+ community is just around the corner. “Sexual & Gender Diverse Communities: Best practices for healthcare and social service providers and staff” will be held from 12:30 to 3 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 17, in the UND Memorial Union Ballroom. The event’s keynote speaker, Christina McGee, […]