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MS2: Excused absence requests

Categories: MS2

Do you need to submit an Excused Absence Request? The process is very simple, and, better still, it’s automated and paperless! Go to the Phase 1 Excused Absence Request, located here, and complete the form.  Once you click “Submit,” the request will automatically be sent to the Office of Student Affairs and Admissions. You will […]

MS1: Excused absence request

Categories: MS1

Do you need to submit an Excused Absence Request? The process is very simple, and, better still, it’s automated and paperless! Go to the Phase 1 Excused Absence Request, located here, and complete the form.  Once you click “Submit,” the request will automatically be sent to the Office of Student Affairs and Admissions. You will […]

FREE coffee and popcorn in SAA suite

Categories: Odds & Ends

Yes, FREE. The Office of Student Affairs and Admissions (W101) keeps the coffee on for you all day long, to ensure you always have the caffeine boost you need to excel in your studies! We also provide creamer and sugar, in addition to stirrers and cups with lids. Want to help reduce the carbon footprint? […]

Things every medical student needs to know by Val Becker

Categories: Academic Support

Having a well-planned schedule is essential. During college, many medical students can get away with cramming before a big exam or simply skimming through a weekly reading assignment. Cutting corners like this just will not work in medical school. Being a medical student requires you to absorb a substantial amount of material in a very […]

Financial aid: Trimesters 1 and 2, scholarships, jury duty, immunizations, insurance

Categories: Financial Aid

A summary of financial aid information useful to medical students at all levels: Trimester 1 The last date to pay Trimester 1 tuition to avoid a late fee is Sept. 15, 2023. If you would like to receive loan money to cover your balance, please promptly contact the Office of Student Affairs & Admissions at […]

Interesting tidbit: Toupee caterpillars

Categories: Odds & Ends

The toupee or puss caterpillar, as it’s known in its larvae form, (it’s the southern flannel moth in its adult form), is regarded as one of the most venomous caterpillars in the U.S. The caterpillar’s sting produces an immediate intense burning pain followed by the appearance of a red grid-like pattern on the skin. Sometimes swollen or enlarged […]

Mental Health Awareness Month by Michelle Montgomery

Categories: Odds & Ends

Mental Health Awareness Month has been observed in the United States since 1949! Mental health professionals’ aim is to emphasize the ways that our surroundings — like safe and stable housing, healthy home lives, neighborhoods and cities, and nature — affect our mental health. For Mental Health Month this year, Mental Health America is encouraging […]

MS4: Degree verification, RuralMed, scholarships

Categories: MS4

Congratulations on successfully completing your medical education at UND! It has been a pleasure watching you all grow into the young physicians who, we know, will be outstanding in the field of medicine. Your perseverance through what has not been the typical medical school experience proves you have what it takes to succeed in the […]

MS3: Myrecordtracker, Campus Connection

Categories: MS3

Please remember the Office of Student Affairs & Admissions no longer houses your immunization records. Do not email or fax any personal records to saa@UND.edu. All of your records are stored at Myrecordtracker. It is your responsibility to keep your immunization information updated. Myrecordtracker will send you email reminders 30 days before the due date (15 […]