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The Alpha Omega Alpha (AΩA) Honor Medical Society has given the University of North Dakota School of Medicine & Health Sciences (SMHS) a 2019 Award for Excellence in Inclusion, Diversity and Equity in Medical Education and Patient Care. The SMHS is one of only four medical schools in the U.S. to receive the award in […]
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The Indigenous Health team from UND had dinner at the Governor’s residence at the Capitol recently. In addition to the Governor, First Lady, and Surgeon General, State Health Officer Terry Dwelle and several key staff members from state health programs attended the meeting. The highest levels of state and federal government are supportive of our […]
In the link below, John Harris interviews Dr. Donald Warne, the Director of the Indians Into Medicine program at the University of North Dakota in Grand Forks. He talks about the great things the program has accomplished since its inception in 1973 and what careers are available to students. Also, a story on the 75th […]
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In June, Dr. Warne was interviewed by Thomasine Heitkamp, a professor in the UND college of Nursing & Professional Disciplines. The interview was produced by the Mountain Plains Mental Health Technology Transfer Center. Watch the interview here!
Categories: COBRE, Faculty, In the News
Dr. Warne will be the speaker at the UND Lunch & Learn at noon on Monday, Oct. 14, 2019. He will discuss the City of Grand Forks’s recent adoption of Indigenous Peoples’ Day (IDP) and the move to replace Columbus Day with IDP across the United States.
Categories: COBRE, Faculty, In the News
Watch as Prairie Doc® host Richard P. Holm, MD, is joined by Donald Warne, associate dean of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion; Director of Indians into Medicine; and Director of Masters of Public Health Program at the UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences in Grand Forks. The two discuss medical school efforts on the reservation, the […]
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Dr. Donald Warne presented on a panel this morning at the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) 2019 Annual Meeting regarding Cross-Sector Partnerships for Healthy and Resilient Communities at their meeting in Baltimore, Maryland.
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FARGO ‒ Indigenous communities in five states are gathering in September to launch their individualized prenatal programs to help Native American women through pregnancy and motherhood. On Sept. 17, the five groups, along with the March of Dimes, University of North Dakota Indians into Medicine and the FM-AM Rotary Club, will gather in Fargo at […]
The American Indian (AI) population suffers from significant health disparities, including nutrition-related chronic diseases (diabetes, cancer, and heart disease). Several risk factors for disease and social determinants of health have unique histories in the AI population, including historical trauma, boarding schools, adverse childhood experiences, poverty, federal food programs, and food deserts. To effectively address these […]
AMA Connect: Poverty and disparities in education and health have helped create an urgent need for American Indian and Alaska Native physicians while simultaneously contributing to an underrepresentation of physicians with those backgrounds.