Welcome to our new look!

UND School of Medicine and Health Sciences Dean H. David Wilson, M.D.

We are very excited to introduce the first edition of our redesigned and renamed publication, NORTH DAKOTA MEDICINE.  We hope you will find this format both compelling and enlightening, and that it provides a deeper understanding of the crucial role the UND School of Medicine and Health Sciences plays in the education and training of excellent health care providers.  Please feel free to pass this and future issues on to your friends and family or place them in the lobby or waiting room at your workplace.

Energy is Abundant!

Over the past year the academic units of the School have worked tirelessly to prepare for our upcoming LCME accreditation. As you likely know, this board is responsible for accrediting all 126 medical schools in the country. I was a member of the committee for three years, and though it is a distinguished honor to serve, great responsibility lies in thorough evaluation and program detail - no stone is left unturned! I am happy to report that the School fared very well through the process, and will provide you the details when we receive the final report in July.

On the Road Again!

As an ambassador for the School, I've had the good fortune of traveling around the country the past year and meeting with alumni and friends of the school. I've greatly enjoyed meeting members of our alumni family and hearing their stories of personal trials and triumphs. The details change from person to person and from generation to generation, but a constant theme emerges, "I wouldn't be where I am today if not for the medical school."

Learning is Everywhere!

The School is alive with learning. There is no time, day or night, that a passerby will not see cars in the parking lot and lights on throughout the building. Students study alone and in small groups nearly around the clock, the research laboratories are often monitored 24-7 and a good number of other faculty and staff work well into the evening. The learning doesn't end with the medical students, because the School has advanced degrees in the basic sciences, complete programs in the allied health sciences and about 1,600 undergraduates pursuing courses in nursing, biology, nutrition and other fields of study. Add the fact that our faculty sponsors a medical school for the public program each winter - now that's a full schedule!

As you can tell, I couldn't be more enthused about the education we offer or more proud of our students, faculty, staff and alumni.  We are confident our graduates leave here fully prepared to fulfill their personal and professional goals, and it's a joy for us to be part of that.

With the summer months approaching, we hope your travels will bring you to Grand Forks, and that you'll schedule time to return to your school. We'd be happy to host a visit and to show you 100 years of growth and accomplishment!

H. David Wilson, M.D.

Vice President for Health Affairs and Dean

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