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UND honored for contributions to building the family medicine workforce
Twelve medical schools that have contributed the most to the pipeline of family physicians were honored when the American Academy of Family Physicians presented its Top Ten Awards during the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine Annual Spring Conference. The awards recognize schools that, during a consecutive three-year period, graduate the greatest percentage of students [...]
Doctors honored with Tow Humanism in Medicine Awards
Charles E. Christianson, associate dean for clinical education and associate professor in the Department of Family and Community Medicine at the School of Medicine and Health Sciences, was honored with the prestigious Leonard Tow Humanism in Medicine Faculty Award at the medical school’s commencement on May 12. Kendra Lystad, a 2013 UND medical school graduate, [...]
SMHS announces Doctor of Medicine Class of 2013 Award Winners
Medical students of the M.D. Class of 2013 and faculty of the School of Medicine and Health Sciences were recognized by the school at the Commencement Awards presentation on Sunday, May 12. The North Dakota Medical Association Awards – Presented to three outstanding students in the class Caitlin L. Pandolfo, Bowbells, N.D. Joshua R. Pohlman, Grand Forks, N.D. [...]
SMHS recognizes volunteer faculty
The School of Medicine and Health Sciences presented the Dean’s Special Recognition Awards for Outstanding Volunteer Faculty to the following physicians during commencement ceremonies on Sunday, May 12. • Douglas D. Berglund, clinical associate professor of surgery, Bismarck, N.D. • David A. Billings, clinical associate professor of obstetrics and gynecology, and alumnus (M.D. Class of [...]
General and medical commencement set for May 11, 12
UND will hold its annual spring commencement at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, May 11, in the Alerus Center. President Robert O. Kelley will preside over his fifth spring commencement. UND each year graduates about 2,700 students in ceremonies in May, August, and December. North Dakota Lt. Gov. and UND alumnus Drew Wrigley will be the featured [...]
Frank Low Research Day winners named
We want to thank all of you who participated in making the 33rd Annual Frank Low Research Day at the School of Medicine and Health Sciences a success. We appreciate the high level of participation by students and faculty at the School. Special thanks to Vice President for Health Affairs and Dean of the School [...]
Researcher discovers potential off switch for deadly response to infection or traumatic injury
Sepsis is a life-threatening medical condition with a high mortality rate that results from a runaway response by the body to fend off a severe infection or to recover from a traumatic injury. Combatting sepsis costs hospital ICUs $17 billion a year. A UND researcher and her team have demonstrated for the first time that [...]
Spring Fling for community children has been canceled
The first-ever Spring Fling for Children, which was set for Sunday, April 21, has been canceled due to weather conditions. — Denis MacLeod, assistant director, Office of Alumni and Community Relations, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, 777.2733, denis.macleod@med.und.edu.
Kotb named founding chair for Basic Sciences
Malak Kotb, a noted infectious disease and biodefense expert, has been named the founding chair of the Department of Basic Sciences at the School of Medicine and Health Sciences. Kotb has been a tenured professor since 2008 at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine’s Department of Molecular Genetics, Biochemistry, and Microbiology/Immunology. She was the [...]
UND hosts NE Regional Science and Engineering Fair
The 55th annual Northeast Regional Science and Engineering Fair will be held Wednesday, March 13, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Memorial Union Ballroom. The fair has 160 fifth- through twelfth-grade students presenting their research projects in biology, chemistry, engineering, behavioral sciences, and mathematics, among others. Regional schools participating are Lakota, Dakota Prairie, [...]
Fifth, sixth graders invited to Science Day April 13 at School of Medicine
All students in Grades Five and Six are invited to “Science Day” on Saturday, April 13, at the School of Medicine and Health Sciences. The free event features hands-on learning experiences organized by medical students. Science Day is designed to stimulate children’s interest in science. Children will conduct science projects and learn about human anatomy [...]
UND catches large grant to continue avian flu research
David Bradley, an immunologist at the School of Medicine and Health Sciences, recently received a Centers of Research Excellence grant of $700,000 from the North Dakota Department of Commerce to continue research on avian flu antibodies that could help poultry farmers effectively combat outbreaks of the disease. Bradley’s lab is working collaboratively on the project [...]
Medical students receive scholarships for 2012–2013
A total of $366,737 in scholarships has been awarded to 135 medical students at the School of Medicine and Health Sciences for the 2012–2013 academic year. Funds for the scholarships are given from various private sources, endowments and scholarship funds. Please see the following link for a complete list of scholarship recipients: http://bit.ly/TxcSYH. — Denis [...]
Medicine sponsors Joining Forces Wellness Week
In recognition of Veterans Day, the School of Medicine and Health Sciences will sponsor Joining Forces Wellness Week, Nov. 12–16, in conjunction with the AAMC (Association of American Medical Colleges) to heighten awareness about the health needs of the nation’s veterans, service members, and families, and elevate the role that medical schools and teaching hospitals [...]
Your grandchildren are what you eat
Your overeating or cigarette smoking today might have an effect on not only you but also your grandchildren. Trying to understand the potential links between environmental exposures to various chemicals and the development of human diseases later in life is the focus of an effort by UND biomedical researchers who have received a five-year, $1.5 [...]
School of Medicine and Health Sciences announces Premed Day
Anyone interested in learning about a career as a physician or in the process of applying to medical school, is invited to attend the annual Premed Day from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 20, in the School of Medicine and Health Sciences. Organized by the SMHS Student Council, this is a wonderful opportunity [...]
Zelewski named assistant dean for the Northeast campus at the School of Medicine and Health Sciences
Susan Zelewski has been named assistant dean for the Northeast (Grand Forks) Campus at the School of Medicine and Health Sciences. Zelewski is the chair of the Department of Pediatrics for Altru Health System and campus coordinator of the pediatrics clerkship for the School of Medicine and Health Sciences, where she garnered Pediatric Teacher of [...]
Medical School awarded $1.65 million to serve as state’s cancer sentinel
The School of Medicine and Health Sciences, in collaboration with the North Dakota Department of Health, has been awarded a five-year, $1.65 million grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to operate the North Dakota Statewide Cancer Registry. UND experts in the Department of Pathology and the Center for Rural Health (CRH) [...]
Medicine and Health Sciences Doctor of Medicine Class of 2012 award winners announced
Graduating medical students and faculty of the School were recognized at the School of Medicine and Health Sciences M.D. Class of 2012 commencement awards ceremony on Sunday, May 13. For a complete list of awardees, please visit http://bit.ly/K3v1JH. — Denis MacLeod, assistant director, Office of Alumni and Community Relations, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, [...]
SMHS to present Doctor of Medicine Degrees
Medicine and Health Sciences will confer the Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) degree during commencement ceremonies Sunday, May 13, at the Chester Fritz Auditorium. Sixty-one degree candidates will participate in the ceremony. Judy DeMers, associate professor emerita of family and community medicine and longstanding former associate dean of Student Affairs and Admissions at the School of [...]
Intellectual harvest: undergrad researchers to present findings Aug. 11
The School of Medicine and Health Sciences invites the public to attend the 2011 Summer Undergraduate Biology Research poster session, 9 a.m. to noon Thursday, Aug. 11, in the Vennes Atrium of the school. For the past 10 weeks, students from UND, as well as rural and tribal colleges, have conducted research and participated in [...]
New forensic clinical practice facility opens
The School of Medicine and Health Sciences has opened a new forensic science clinical practice facility for its Department of Pathology. Former U.S. Sen. Byron Dorgan was instrumental in securing a grant for the project through the Health Resources and Services Administration. Mary Ann Sens, professor and chair of pathology, said the new clinical site [...]
Medical students present clinical epidemiology research projects
Third-year medical students gave oral presentations of their clinical epidemiology research projects on June 2–3. A total of 28 clinical research projects were completed by the 59 medical students, who worked in groups of two to three people. The research involved conducting chart reviews at community hospitals in Grand Forks, Bismarck, and Fargo. Students on [...]
School of Medicine and Health Sciences inducts members of Gold Humanism Honor Society
Eight senior medical students from the Class of 2012 at the School of Medicine and Health Sciences were inducted into the Gold Humanism Honor Society June 16. Keynote speaker Rolf Paulson, clinical professor of Internal Medicine and Family and Community Medicine, provided an inspiring commentary on the importance of community to the humanistic physician. In [...]
School of Medicine and Health Sciences joins Best Practices for Better Care
The School of Medicine and Health Sciences has announced its participation in Best Practices for Better Care (BPBC), a new, multi-year initiative of the nation’s medical schools and teaching hospitals that focuses the unique missions of academic medicine—medical education, patient care and research—on the challenge of improving the quality and safety of health care. As [...]
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