SMHS Office of Student Affairs & Admissions staff
Listed below are the staff and administration in the UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences Office of Student Affairs & Admissions.
Feel free to contact us with questions or concerns! Please send all requests to SAA@UND.edu and we will filter the message to the right people.
SAA@UND.edu | 701.777.4221
James Porter | Associate Dean for Student Affairs & Admissions
- Leave of Absence
- Advisor for Medical Student Academic Performance Committee (MSAPC) issues
- Learner Mistreatment
- Title IX
Angela Osborn | Associate Director of Student Affairs
- RuralMed
- Primary Care Loan
- Loans for Disadvantaged Students
Emily Evers | Student Affairs Officer
- Career Advising
- Shadowing & Career Exploration
- Student Interest Groups and Organizations
- Achieve
Jane Thorvilson | Financial Aid Assistant
- First point of contact for Medical Student Financial Aid
- Point of contact for scheduling meetings with Angela Osborn, Associate Director of Student Affairs and Jennifer Wolf, Financial Aid Advisor
- Process loan requests, check for eligibility
- Process external aid checks
- Complete tribal forms
- Check on refunds
Cindy Stromme | Student Affairs Coordinator
- Drafts the MSPEs (medical student performance evaluations, commonly known as the Dean’s letter)
- Issues ERAS tokens and uploads the required documents (transcripts & the MSPEs)
- Schedules appointments with Dr. Porter
- Administrative support for the Medical Student Academic Performance Committee (MSAPC) – Not a voting member
Alyssa Montgomery | Admissions Officer
- Provide information to prospective applicants and current applicants
- Carry out the Medical School Admissions Committee procedures and processes
- Provide support to current students
Bethany Reck | Administrative Secretary
- Onboarding Medical Students
- Background checks
- General Questions
Robert Howard | Student Affairs Assistant
- Phase 1 Medical Student Excused Absence Requests
- Medical School Student Records Maintenance
- SAA Website Management
- Point of contact for scheduling meetings with Dr. Porter (Associate Dean of Student Affairs & Admissions)
- Administrative support to SAA
Mandi Eckman | Grade and Enrollment Coordinator
- Grades
- Enrollment
- Graduation
Jennifer Wolf | Financial Aid Advisor
- Individual Student Financial Aid Advising
- Scholarships
- Cost of Attendance Adjustments
