News from the University of North Dakota School of Medicine & Health Sciences
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To hear Dr. Mike Vandall tell it, he almost missed the chance of a lifetime 50 years ago. “I was a freshman in medical school when I saw this elderly guy sitting in the back of our classroom – he was Native American,” Vandall explained. “I went back and talked to him before class started […]
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The UND Indians Into Medicine (INMED) program is hosting an open house on Sept. 17. All students and staff are invited to come to the INMED suite (Room E251) from 12:30 to 4:30 p.m. to enjoy some snacks and meet fellow students, faculty, and staff. Founded in 1973, INMED is a comprehensive education program that […]
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. […]
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UND’s Indians Into Medicine (INMED) program is co-sponsoring a FREE screening and discussion of the documentary film Sugarcane, taking place from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 8, at the Empire Arts Center (415 Demers Ave, Grand Forks). Serving as an investigation into abuse and a history of missing children at an Indigenous residential school […]
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The Indians Into Medicine CLIMB program builds community and acclimates new students to the rigors of medical education. Choosing her words carefully, Kendra Roland, a fourth-year medical student at the UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences (SMHS), sought to convey the significance of the sewing project she was helping manage with first-year Indigenous medical […]
UND’s M.D. Class of 2027 makes history by electing the nation’s first Indigenous President and Vice President Set in and around an American Indian reservation in rural Oklahoma, the FX television series “Reservation Dogs” follows a group of Indigenous teens as they explore their cultural heritage, argue with their parents, and navigate the alternatingly exasperating-lifesaving […]
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UND’s Indians Into Medicine program gets a boost from a ‘semi-retired’ supporter “Our INMED program is, historically, the outstanding program in the country for training Native American physicians,” says Dr. Charlie Christianson. “So, I said ‘why not?’” Christianson is referring to the Dr. Charles Christianson INMED Scholarship for Primary Care, a recent scholarship endowment he […]
Kudos to all the health sciences students who graduated this past weekend. As I mentioned last week, the time was filled with many happy events, including two commencement ceremonies (one for graduate and the other for undergraduate degrees), hooding events for the students from occupational therapy, physical therapy, and physician assistant studies, and receptions for […]
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As I mentioned last week, all week long we’ve been celebrating the 50th anniversary of our renowned Indians Into Medicine (INMED) program – despite the snow! Since 1973, this first-of-its-kind program has helped produce more than 270 Indigenous physicians who otherwise might not have become doctors. That’s hundreds of physicians, and other health providers, who […]
In honor of its landmark 50th anniversary in 2023, the UND Indians Into Medicine (INMED) program is hosting a series of events this calendar year. April is an especially busy month, with events occurring in Grand Forks, N.D., and Minneapolis, Minn. Scheduling its local events around UND’s annual Time Out Wacipi Powwow on April 21-22, […]