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
Dr. Jim Porter | Associate Dean for Student Affairs & Admissions
- Leave of Absence (LOA)
- Medical Student Academic Performance Committee (MSAPC) functions
- Learner Mistreatment
- Title IX
Angela Osborn | Associate Director of Student Affairs
- RuralMed
- Primary Care Loan
- Loans for Disadvantaged Students
Emily Evers | Assistant Director for Admissions & Recruitment
- Admissions
- Medical Student Recruitment
- Elections
- Achieve
- Lottery
Anna Jackson | Outreach & Recruiting Coordinator
- Prospective Student Outreach
- Recruitment
- Admissions
- Student Tours
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)
- Issues residency tokens (ERAS & ResidencyCAS).
- Uploads the required residency application documents (transcripts & the MSPEs) to match services, including ERAS, ResidencyCAS, SF Match, CentralApp and the military
- Residency Match report
- Schedules appointments with Dr. Porter
- Administrative support for the Medical Student Academic Performance Committee (MSAPC) – Not a voting member
Bethany Reck | Administrative Secretary
- Onboarding medical students
- Background checks
- General questions
- Career advising and shadowing
- Excused absences
- Student events
Grace Pfennig | Administrative Secretary II
- Admissions questions
- Assist and process VSLO applications
- Admissions events
- Student surveys
- General questions
Mandi Eckman | Grade and Enrollment Coordinator
- Grades
- Enrollment
- Graduation
Jennifer Wolf | Financial Aid Advisor
- Individual student financial aid advising
- Scholarships
- Cost of attendance adjustments
Lisa Spencer | Student Affairs & Admissions Assistant
- SAA finance
- Staff and student travel reimbursement
- Student interest groups: Leadership communication and finance management
- Website updates
- Grand Rounds newsletter
Michelle Montgomery | Center for Student Success & Well-being, Assistant Director
- Leads Team Success, an initiative that supports medical students well-being
- Guidance to students facing academic or personal challenges
- Mental health and well-being programming
Rohini Gawande | Center for Student Success & Well-being, Administrative Assistant
- First point of contact for students, faculty, staff, and visitors
- Coordinates scheduling of appointments, meetings, and room reservations
- Maintains and updates the Center’s website and digital content
- Manages social media platforms and marketing initiatives
- Develop promotional materials and communications for programs and events
- Assists with planning, organizing, and executing student success and wellness events
- Provides operational and administrative support to ensure effective delivery of Center services
Emily Heavner | Center for Student Success & Well-being, Embedded Psychologist
- In-house counseling services to UND SMHS students, both in-person and virtually
- Immediate support for students experiencing crisis
- Group facilitation
Val Becker | Center for Student Success & Well-being, Learning Specialist
- Support medical students in achieving academic success
- Provides individualized learning strategies, academic coaching, time management, test-taking and support services
Melissa Naslund | Center for Student Success & Well-being, Western Wellness Advocate
- Support for medical students & residents in western North Dakota
- Immediate support for students experiencing crisis
- Educates about personal practices to maintain wellness & resiliency
Student assistants
- You may occasionally see Jordan and Hailey in the SAA office. They are here to help!
