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Several SMHS representatives are back from the American Medical Association (AMA) meeting this week, including fourth-year medical student Hunter Olstad, who serves UND as the AMA Region 1 Medical Student Delegate and is President of UND’s AMA chapter. The AMA’s Region 1 includes 15 states, making it the single largest single AMA region in terms […]

The National Rural Health Association (NRHA) announced the Association’s 2025 Rural Health Award recipients last week. Among the winners was Dr. David Schmitz, chair of the UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences Department of Family & Community Medicine. In a news release announcing the awards, Schmitz was named NRHA’s Outstanding Educator Award winner. “In […]

After two years of research, a study exploring the factors related to recruitment and retention of rural hospital CEOs in North Dakota has been completed. The CEO Community Apgar Questionnaire (CEO CAQ) identifies unique challenges and opportunities faced by rural Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) in attracting and retaining top leaders. By examining 50 different factors […]

David Schmitz, M.D., professor and chair of the SMHS Department of Family & Community Medicine, has received the 2023 Moskol Award from 3RNET, a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization that connects health professionals with organizations in rural and underserved communities seeking providers. “One of my jobs when I came here,” said Schmitz, “was to engage communities in […]

UND health workforce experts share research and collaboration efforts with rural providers. The University of North Dakota Department of Family & Community Medicine (FCM) and the UND Center for Rural Health (CRH) have built a synergistic relationship that pairs research and service together to provide a stronger health workforce for the people of North Dakota. […]

Dr. David Schmitz, the Dr. Verrill & Ruth Fischer Chair of the SMHS Department of Family and Community Medicine, has been appointed to the National Advisory Council for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (ARHQ). The ARHQ provides advice and recommendations to AHRQ’s director and to the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services […]

The Teaching, Learning, and Scholarship team at SMHS will present “Competence and resiliency in rural and underserved practice,” an evidence-based faculty development session, from noon to 1 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 21. At this interactive session, presenters Dr. David Schmitz and Michelle Montgomery will review the literature and best practices related to development of competence for practice […]

Join us for the next Education Resources Faculty Development Session “Competency in context: Building confidence, resilience, and satisfaction” at noon on Jan. 21, 2021, presented by David Schmitz, M.D., professor in the UND Department of Family & Community Medicine. Attend live on Zoom or watch the recording later at: https://und.zoom.us/j/8327382880?pwd=ck9nenduaVliTVUvVU1oemxxQ1EzZz09&from=msft. A full description of this […]

Professor and Chair of the UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences (SMHS) Department of Family & Community Medicine David Schmitz, MD, has been named to the National Health Service Corps’s (NHSC) National Advisory Council. The appointment is for a three-year term. The NHSC looks to address America’s shortage of primary care providers by awarding […]