Mark your calendars for National Public Health Week (NPHW) 2024, which runs from April 1 to 7! Advances in medical diagnosis and treatment notwithstanding, improvements in public health over the past century have greatly increased both quality of life and life expectancy around the globe for billions of people. Public health initiatives like improved sanitation […]
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Announcing the award winners of the 43rd Frank Low Research Day
Another Frank Low Research Day (FLRD) is in the books! Thanks, again, to each of the student, faculty, and staff participants of last week’s 43rd FLRD. A number of poster awards have announced for projects displayed at the event. Congratulations to the following winners: Basic Sciences Graduate Students Best Poster: Danielle Germundson-Hermanson – Clinical and Translational […]
Pres. Armacost to sign North Dakota Public Health Week proclamation on April 3
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In honor of North Dakota Public Health Week (NPHW) next week, UND President Andrew Armacost will sign a proclamation recognizing public health on the UND campus. The event will be held at 1 p.m. on Monday, April 3, in the UND Memorial Union’s Small Ballroom (Rm. 220). The event is free and open to the […]
From the Dean: Budget updates, a flurry of events, and remembering Garl Rieke
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We’re still celebrating UND Homecoming 2022, which saw the recognition of 10 years of our School’s Master of Public Health (MPH) program. As I said to our alumni, students, faculty, and staff at the SMHS Homecoming banquet last Friday, our MPH program has grown by leaps and bounds over the past decade, and, in retrospect, […]
Jordan Plath is the administrative assistant for the Public Health Program at the UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences in Grand Forks. He will be the first point of contact for all faculty, students, and staff — and the public — in the program. In this role, Jordan will assist with administrative duties, record […]
Warne given Helen Rodríguez-Trías Award for Social Justice from American Public Health Association
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Don Warne, M.D., M.P.H., director of the UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences (SMHS) public health and Indians Into Medicine (INMED) programs and the School’s associate dean for diversity, equity, and inclusion, has been awarded the 2021 Helen Rodríguez-Trías Award for Social Justice from the American Public Health Association (APHA). “APHA joins your colleagues in recognizing […]
UND Schools of Law and Medicine & Health Sciences announce new dual JD/MPH degree
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The UND School of Law and School of Medicine & Health Sciences (SMHS) are proud to announce their new dual Juris Doctorate (J.D.) and Master of Public Health (M.P.H.) degree. The joint program provides future attorneys with a specialized, accelerated health policy track allowing them not only to specialize in public health law, but obtain […]
UND School of Medicine and Health Sciences recognizes more than 220 graduating health sciences students
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In addition to the 75 new medical doctors graduating from the University of North Dakota School of Medicine & Health Sciences (SMHS), the School is recognizing nearly 230 students from its health sciences programs who are graduating on Saturday, May 15. One of those 200-plus students is Melissa Hayes, a laboratory supervisor who is graduating […]
Dr. Grace Karikari is an assistant professor in the Master of Public Health (MPH) program within the UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences. She holds a Ph.D. in public health with a focus on health behavior from the Indiana University – Bloomington School of Public Health. Dr. Karikari has a diversified teaching and research […]
UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences recognizes nearly 250 graduating health sciences students
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In addition to the 74 new medical doctors graduating from the University of North Dakota School of Medicine & Health Sciences (SMHS), the School is recognizing 249 students from its graduate and health sciences programs who are also graduating on Saturday, May 16. “We want to extend congratulations to all of the graduates of the […]
MPH Program to host Health Management and Policy faculty candidate Friday, July 19
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The Master of Public Health Program will host Health Management and Policy faculty candidate Amber Lyon-Colbert, PhD, MS, this Friday, July 19. Dr. Lyon-Colbert will give a public presentation entitled “Community Approaches in Addressing Public Health Challenges” at 1 p.m. in SMHS Room W203. You can also stream the presentation, which is open to everyone, online […]
The Master of Public Health program at the UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences would like to welcome Melanie Nadeau, Ph.D., M.P.H., as the program’s new assistant director. Dr. Nadeau was previously the Operational Director at the American Indian Public Health Resource Center housed at North Dakota State University. She is an enrolled citizen […]
MPH Program grad Alison Traynor given “40 Under 40” designation by de Beaumont Foundation
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Alison Traynor, Suicide Prevention Program Director for the North Dakota Department of Health and UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences (SMSH) graduate, was recently named to the de Beaumont Foundation’s “40 under 40 in public health” list for 2019. Alison is a 2018 graduate of the SMHS Master of Public Health (MPH) Program. The […]
Mallory Koshiol, MPH, director of quality at Sanford Health, will present a talk entitled “Quality 2018 Year in Review, Surgery Resident Grand Rounds, Sanford Fargo Region” at Sanford Health – Broadway in Fargo, N.D., from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m. on Friday, May 31. All are welcome to attend.* This Surgery Grand Rounds Conference, sponsored […]
School of Medicine & Health Sciences recognizes over 200 graduating health sciences and graduate students
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In addition to the 73 new medical doctors graduating from the University of North Dakota School of Medicine & Health Sciences (SMHS) on Sunday, May 12, the School will see 237 students from its graduate and health sciences programs walk across the Alerus Center stage at the UND Commencement on Saturday, May 11. “We want […]