Indigenous Health News

Dr. Daniel Henry (Standing on Green Ground) is a citizen of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians. He earned his Doctor of Educational Leadership degree from Concordia University – Portland with a concentration in higher education administration. Dr. Henry is currently the co-director for the Indians Into Medicine (INMED) Program at the University of […]

Kendra Roland (Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara Nation) and Hollie Bearce (Samish Indian Nation) transitioned from MS1 (Medical Student 1) to MS2 this spring! Kendra previously served as a Program Manager for AICAF, the American Indian Cancer Foundation, in Minneapolis, MN. Hollie is the former laboratory supervisor at a critical access hospital in Idaho.  Hollie and […]

Scottsdale, Arizona- The Board of Directors of ElevateMeD, Inc. are proud to announce the 2022-2023 Scholars Program cohort. This year’s cohort features 15 new students and five returning Scholars from medical schools across the country. Of the selected students, Megan Corn, a Third Year Medical Student at the University of North Dakota School of Medicine […]

On April 8th and 9th, INMED celebrated our 2022 graduates with a banquet and an honoring at the Time Out Wacipi that included a blanket ceremony.  INMED degree program students that graduated in 2021 and 2022 were invited, along with their families and friends, to share a meal with us and be recognized for their […]

Emily and Elizabeth Falcon are both graduating in 2022 from INMED degree programs. But they’re not the first in the Falcon family to do so. Their father, Gilbert Falcon, is also an INMED graduate (2009)  and currently serves his community as a Family Physician at the Quentin N. Burdick Memorial Health Care facility in Belcourt, […]

Freshmen: Join the INMED Family Is it your dream to work in the medical field? INMED can help you chart a course that gets you to the graduation stage and beyond. INMED is here to help you grow and become a healer for your Native community. As a new freshmen to campus, you will have […]

The INMED medical school class of 2022 had a successful Match Day on March 18 when they learned which residency program they will attend to complete their advanced medical training. All six of the graduating INMED students matched into their chosen specialty and most to their first-choice program. “University of Washington was my first choice, […]

As some of you may know, Susan Holden has moved into a new position with the Grants and Contracts office at UND SMHS, where she is thriving.  We are so sad to lose Susan, but so incredibly proud of this new step she has taken, and can’t wait to see all the great things she […]

We are thrilled to announce that Summer Institute 2022 will return to in-person learning on the beautiful UND Campus.  Students will engage in five weeks of enhanced STEM curriculum including Chemistry, Biology, Physics, Math, Writing and Communication, and scientific research study design.  Summer Institute (SI) is designed to help students improve their performance in school, […]

INMED recently graduated our 49th class of Medical Doctors and allied health professionals here at the University of North Dakota. In the office, the team is working hard to gear up for the celebrations surrounding the 50th, and to shape the next 50 years with care. Everywhere we go, every campus we visit, every advisor […]