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A program supporting mental health needs for veterans is reaching out to rural communities Mental health remains a pressing concern across North Dakota, especially for military veterans. With two U.S. Air Force bases and the largest veteran population centered around Minot, the North Central region faces a sobering reality. “The suicide rate in Minot, among […]

What would convince a born-and-raised Michigander to up and move to Minot, North Dakota? “I wanted adventure, and nothing says adventure like North Dakota,” smiled Dr. Lauren Wake, a psychiatric physician at Trinity Health in Minot, N.D. In the last year of her psychiatry residency in Detroit – 2021 – the former Michigan State Spartan […]

As I mentioned in last week’s For Your Health column, we are working on facility upgrades and improvements at multiple SMHS sites throughout the state. Thanks to Tom Peterson in the Office of Administration and Finance at the School for preparing the following list of projects. We have work planned or underway on and in […]

After a seven years of working for classmates.com (“the original Facebook”), Roger Kelm moved to Minot for a career on the railroad with BNSF, serving as a long pool conductor for four years between Minot, N.D., and Glasgow, Mont. After working for Delta Vacation for five years and, most recently, Schwann’s delivery (“I’ve literally been […]

Last week I traveled with Dr. Jon Allen, professor of medicine and director of our Simulation Center, to our Northwest Campus in Minot, N.D., for the long-awaited opening of the new hospital complex of Trinity Health. Jon wanted to come along because he spent a number of years in Minot before he joined the UND […]

As a volunteer with the mental health advocacy group Vibrant Emotional Health, Andrew McLean, M.D., M.P.H., chair of the UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Science, finds himself in his share of challenging environments. Whether he’s providing logistical support for local mental health agencies in the wake of a […]

Second-year UND physical therapy student Sidni Kast takes her Miss North Dakota crown to the Miss America Scholarship Competition Sidni Kast knows how to answer a question. “Yeah, lots of practice,” smiled the second-year physical therapy (PT) student from a couch at the UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences. “Keeping answers in a timeframe […]

Dr. Paul D. Olson, a critical care and family physician in Minot, N.D., and clinical assistant professor of emergency medicine at the UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences, has been named assistant dean for the School’s Northwest Campus. In taking the new position, Olson is assuming the role of Dr. Scott Knutson, who was […]

The UND Departments of Family & Community Medicine and Psychiatry & Behavioral Science are excited to announce the hiring of Dr. Melissa Naslund as “western” wellness advocate for UND medical students. Dr. Naslund, a Ph.D.-level mental health professional and director of behavioral science at the UND Center for Family Medicine in Minot, will provide health […]

Earlier this week, the building we own and operate in Minot that houses our Center for Family Medicine and our Minot-based family medicine residency suffered a major setback when a water main in the building burst unexpectedly and flooded the basement, causing substantial damage and necessitating the closure of the facility. Thanks to the dedicated […]