News from the University of North Dakota School of Medicine & Health Sciences
Categories: From the Dean
The winter academic semester at UND ends today. It has been a busy week! Winter Commencement for undergraduates takes place today, with two ceremonies – the first is at 1 p.m. and is for the following UND schools and colleges: Arts and Sciences, Engineering and Mines, Nursing and Professional Disciplines, and Medicine and Health Sciences. […]
As the fall semester winds down, holiday celebrations abound! This past week was busy with events at UND and the SMHS. On Monday, CEO DeAnna Carlson-Zink and her fantastic teammates at the UND Alumni Association and Foundation (UNDAAF) sponsored a reception for the UND family and especially benefactors of UND who are in the area. […]
We just held our debriefing session for those of us who attended the recent Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) annual meeting known as Learn Serve Lead. We joined over 4,500 colleagues from medical schools across the country to compare best practices and discuss common challenges. As promised in a prior column, what follows is […]
Categories: Events
It’s holiday gathering season, and Dean Joshua Wynne and the entire SMHS administrative team would like to invite you to one of the events the School is sponsoring this December st each regional campus. Members of the extended SMHS family are welcome to join us at one or more of the following events next next month […]
The Holiday 2022 issue of North Dakota Medicine magazine is now available in both online and paper formats. This issue features stories on: Occupational Therapy grad LaDonna Bannach takes her team of OTs and PTs on the road Robert Grossman and his daughters on choosing a life in medicine The Michelle K. Bianco Medical School Scholarship UND […]
Categories: From the Dean
The holiday season certainly is upon us! Over the past two weeks we’ve had five scheduled UND SMHS holiday gatherings – one on each of our four regional campuses in Grand Forks (Northeast campus), Fargo (Southeast campus), Bismarck (Southwest campus), and Minot (Northwest campus), along with a Holiday Luncheon this past Monday in our building […]
Categories: From the Dean
Finally! After a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic, the UND SMHS again will host holiday parties this month across the state for our extended School family. We are excited for these opportunities for us to gather, share, and give thanks for all the good work and accomplishments that we together have achieved in 2022. […]
SMHS faculty, staff, and alumni are invited to join Dean Dr. Joshua Wynne and his wife Dr. Susan Farkas for receptions at all four SMHS campus communities in December to celebrate the holiday season and thank you for your vital role in fulfilling the School’s purposes of education, research, and service. Hors d’oeurves and refreshments […]
Although the pandemic has again interrupted our School’s plans for in-person holiday parties across the state, the School of Medicine & Health Sciences will host a one-hour Holiday Gathering for all SMHS students, faculty, and staff at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 15. Join us after hours with your own food or beverage for a […]
The Holiday 2020 issue of North Dakota Medicine is now available, online and in paper format. This issue features stories on: The UND Occupational Therapy Department’s doctoral program Revisions underway in the SMHS medical curriculum The travels of Center for Rural Health Associate Director Jacqueline Gray First-year med student and first Indigenous class president Megan Corn Colin Combs’s […]
The School held its first-ever virtual Holiday Gathering last night. Ordinarily, we coordinate December celebrations on each of our four campuses as well as a luncheon get-together that we hold on the second floor of the Grand Forks building. But because of the pandemic, we consolidated all five parties into one – made possible by […]
One of the very positive things we have going on at the School is outstanding leadership of our student leaders. Here’s one example: as required by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME, the accrediting body for U.S. medical schools that I’ve mentioned before), the students are conducting a survey of student opinions on a […]
In lieu of holiday parties on all four campuses this year, the UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences will host a single Holiday Gathering via Zoom for all SMHS staff and faculty from all campuses at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 10. Although the event’s program is still being confirmed, a handful of “door” […]
Categories: From the Dean
On a sad note, the long-time building service technician for the School, Art Rice, recently passed away after spending 38 years supporting faculty, staff, and students at UND. Art acquired a severe hearing problem at a young age, but that never stopped him. We will miss him, and I’m sure that you’ll join me in […]
The UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences will host a holiday party for faculty, staff, students, and friends of the School from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Gorecki Alumni Center on Tuesday, Dec. 10. The School will also host holiday parties for our three satellite campuses in Bismarck (Dec. 3), Fargo (Dec. 5), […]