News from the University of North Dakota School of Medicine & Health Sciences
On Thursday, May 7, from 10 a.m. to noon, UND’s Department of Occupational Therapy and Modern Auto Body in Grand Forks will host a Car-Fit event. Car-Fit is an educational program developed by AARP and the American Occupational Therapy Association to provide free assessments to check how well your personal vehicle “fits” you. A proper […]
The North Dakota Occupational Therapy Association, in partnership with UND’s Department of Occupational Therapy, will host a conference entitled “The Cost of Caring” at UND on April 17. Burnout and compassion fatigue are widely recognized challenges across healthcare disciplines, affecting professionals in clinical practice, leadership, education, and support roles. In an effort to better understand […]
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It was just a typical case of one North Dakota farmer helping another. “I called him up and tried to pay him for his work,” said Hurdsfield, N.D., native John Thompson of Nick Bittner, who grew up on farm near Munich, N.D. “But he wouldn’t let me. He paid for it out of his pocket. […]
As you might have noticed in your mailbox, the Fall 2025 issue of North Dakota Medicine magazine is now available in both online and paper formats. And check out our new North Dakota Medicine website! This issue’s feature stories include: Build it and they will come: UND Occupational Therapy and Biomedical Engineering partner on device […]
The Department of Occupational Therapy (OT) at the UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences (SMHS) has awarded scholarships to several students for the upcoming academic year. Funds for the scholarships are given from various private sources, endowments, and scholarship funds. “UND’s Occupational Therapy Department is incredibly grateful to our generous donors who make scholarships […]
In late April, the UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences (SMHS) hosted its 45th annual Frank Low Research Day (FLRD). Named in honor of the former SMHS anatomy professor who came to UND in the 1960s and pioneered a series of new techniques for the electron microscope, Frank Low Research Day is the culminating event of […]
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Please join UND’s Department of Occupational Therapy for its 2025 Virtual Spring Doctoral Oral Comprehensive Examinations from 8:20 a.m. to 4:40 p.m. (Central) on Friday, April 25. At the event, which celebrates April as National OT Month, members of the OT Class of 2025 will present and defend their scholarly projects. The range of presentation […]
The UND Department of Occupational Therapy is sponsoring a CarFit event from 10 a.m. to noon on Thursday, May 8, at Modern Auto Body (4075 S. Washington Street). CarFit is a program representing a collaboration between the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA), the American Automobile Association (AAA), and the American Association of Retired People (AARP). […]
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AOTA President Alyson Stover visits UND and envisions how OT can be primary care for the entire community. In September 2024, Alyson Stover, president of the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA), sat down with Sarah Nielsen, Chair of UND’s Department of Occupational Therapy, and Kara Welke, founder and owner of Home Therapy Solutions, LLC, and […]
Mark your calendars for the next two Wadhwani Family Dean’s Hour events, to be held at noon on Dec. 5 and Dec. 12. On Thursday, Dec. 5, Dr. Timothy McBride, the Bernard Becker professor of health policy at Washington University’s Brown School, will discuss health economics and reform in the context of rural healthcare. On […]