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Despite stereotypes about the catastrophic nature of airplane accidents, the vast majority of pilots and passengers experiencing a fixed-wing airplane emergency do survive. At the same time, many survivors of accidents suffer an injury that requires immediate medical attention. This reality prompted Drs. Jon Solberg and Justin Reisenauer – pilots themselves – to reach out […]

UND’s Department of Indigenous Health prepares to bring students abroad via two international opportunities. Given Europe’s history of colonialism, it was usually easy two centuries ago to determine colonizer from colonized: in Africa, Eurasia, and the Americas, the colonizing party of the 19th century was typically the one with lighter skin. But this wasn’t necessarily […]

As of July 2024, Dr. Melanie Nadeau was named vice chair of the UND Department of Indigenous Health. In this position, Dr. Nadeau provides direction and leadership for the Department of Indigenous Health under the supervision of the Chair for the Department, Dr. Dave Wilson. The Department’s vision is to improve the health and wellness […]

The performance of the U.S. healthcare system has been on my mind recently, likely due to the intersection of two factors. The first was the publication a few weeks ago of a study sponsored by the Commonwealth Fund entitled Mirror Mirror 2024: A Portrait of the Failing U.S. Health System. The second was the visit […]

“We’re doing an immersion – staying on their ancestral grounds in different communities,” explained Julie Smith-Yliniemi of the Māori people in New Zealand. “The idea is to explore healing practices, mental wellness and recovery, and cultural perspectives within healthcare – things that are working in different Indigenous communities around the world.” An assistant professor in […]

As we welcome 2024 and students return to their studies, I thought it might be productive to outline some of the School’s priorities and areas of focus in this new year. Recall that UND, like most academic institutions, operates on an academic and fiscal year that runs from July to June, in contrast to the […]

As the fall semester winds down, holiday celebrations abound! This past week was busy with events at UND and the SMHS. On Monday, CEO DeAnna Carlson-Zink and her fantastic teammates at the UND Alumni Association and Foundation (UNDAAF) sponsored a reception for the UND family and especially benefactors of UND who are in the area. […]

UND and the School of Medicine & Health Sciences (SMHS) have named David R. Wilson, Ph.D., as the inaugural Associate Vice President for Health Research and Chair of the School’s world-first Department of Indigenous Health. Dr. Wilson will assume the new roles effective Jan. 1, 2024. “It is an absolute honor to be selected to […]