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The Invisible Injury

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When I Grow Up I Want to Be a Doctor

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The Invisible Injury

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THIS HAS BEEN ANOTHERsuccessful year at the School ofMedicine and Health Sciences. Wecontinue to admit and graduateoutstanding students, mostly NorthDakotans and about half of them fromsmall towns. We are very proud of ourstrong programs in family medicineand, for the second year in a row, UNDis among the top ten (ranking fourth)U.S. medical schools in the percentageof our grads who choose to pursue acareer in family medicine.

Our graduates are highly regarded, andare selected to continue their training insome of the nation’s finest medicalcenters and many return to practice inNorth Dakota. In addition to familydoctors, North Dakota needs manyspecialists, and we do our best tosupply physicians with those talents forour state as well.

I am optimistic that during the nextlegislative session our state senators andrepresentatives will support therecommendations of the MedicalCenter Advisory Council and the Boardof Higher Education for somesignificant investments in the school. Ibelieve our school is an excellent

investment for the state and we will beable to accomplish much more withadded resources for a new Center forFamily Medicine in Bismarck andadditional support for the trainingprograms in family medicine, ruralhealth, public health and promotion,and geriatrics. These are good times forNorth Dakota and critical times for themedical school.

We have been successful in raisingfunds for endowments from alumni andfriends. These gifts and pledges willestablish scholarships and endowedchairs and professorships for studentsand faculty. We have an excellentfaculty but we must have competitivesalaries in order to attract and retainoutstanding teachers and scientists. Aswe all know, if you do not haveexcellent teachers, you do not have anexcellent school. Our students and yourfuture doctors deserve the very best.Ultimately, patients benefit from thehigh quality of health care they receivefrom our graduates.

During this holiday season, I want toextend my very best wishes to all ofyou for a healthy and successful yearnow and in 2009.

Warmest regards,

H. David Wilson, MDVice President for Health Affairs andDean

Dean H. David Wilson, MD (center)received the Commonwealth AwardOct. 10 at a ceremony held inconjunction with the University ofKentucky (UK) College of MedicineAlumni Reunion and Family Weekend.The award recognizes graduates of themedical school or residency programwho have earned distinction for theirleadership and contributions in medicalcare benefiting the college, state, nationand/or world. He’s pictured withMichael Rankin, MD (left), president,UK Medical Alumni Association, andJay Perman, MD, dean, College ofMedicine and vice president forclinical affairs, University of Kentucky.

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Through its alumni, faculty, staff and students, UND touchesthe lives of people especially in the Upper Midwest

Bullseye 8UND Center for Rural Health scores big

The Invisible Injury 10Partnership coordinates services for individualswith traumatic brain injuries

Reaching Across the State 12Scientific collaboration with Dickinson State Universityopens doors of opportunity

When I Grow Up I Want to be a Doctor 14New program enhances North Dakota’s health workforce pipeline

Courage, Hope and Strength 18Investigators launch clinical studies on new clues which holdpotential for prevention and early detection of breast cancer

DEPARTMENTSGuest Columnists - Dave Molmen and Joshua Wynne 16Student Profile - Fred Redwine 17News Briefs 24Alumni Notes 28In Memoriam 29Planning Ahead 30Parting Shots 31

On the Cover: Sixteen-year-old Hannah Anderson of Leeds, ND, is avictim of traumatic brain injury (TBI). She and others with thisinvisible injury are taking advantage of a new, centralized source ofTBI information in North Dakota.

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Medical student Rachel Ott (second from left) listens while her teacher, Charles Nyhus, MD ’79, talks with a patient at Central DakotaClinic in Harvey, ND. Third-year medical students learn from doctors, who hold UND faculty appointments, during a required, eight-week family medicine rotation. Nyhus, a family physician, is one of three brothers who graduated from the UND School of Medicineand Health Sciences in the 1970s.


HETHER IT’S HEALTH CARE, PREVENTIVEmedicine, studies of diseases and diseaseprocesses, or maintaining and enhancingaccess to rural health care services, the UND

School of Medicine and Health Sciences touches the lives ofNorth Dakotans and other residents of the Upper Midwest.

Our alumni – graduates of medical and allied healthprofessional programs – provide care to hundreds ofthousands of people in this region every day, every hour.Their knowledge, skills and attitudes concerning the qualityof that care were formed and fostered at UND.

Our faculty and staff are dedicated to teaching, researchand service aimed at improving and advancing the qualityof life for all people of this region and elsewhere – whetherthose people realize it or not.

Community-based medical educationBecause UND is a community-based medical school,education permeates the health care system in NorthDakota, and the quality of care is enhanced because of it.The UND medical school relies heavily on physicians andother health care professionals, practicing in clinics andhospitals throughout the state and region, to help educateand train our students.

Promoting primary care and rural health have long beencritical emphases at the school, and programs have been inplace for more than 30 years to address those needs andissues surrounding them. For example, medical educationtakes place not only in the four largest cities in NorthDakota – with populations ranging from 100,000 to 35,000– but also in much smaller towns such as Harvey (pop.2,300) where Charles Nyhus, MD ’79 (Family MedicineResidency ’82), weaves teaching into his care of patients.

Realistic view of family medicineTeaching students in rural communities “is reallyimportant,” Nyhus says. “For medical students to get arealistic view of family medicine, they really need to do itin a rural setting. They get more experience, and a morerealistic exposure” to the practice of family medicine thanin the state’s more urban centers.

The student “actually becomes a member of the health careteam while doing their rotation here,” says the clinicalassistant professor of family and community medicine, notingHarvey’s extensive medical facilities including his CentralDakota Clinic, which also employs Alan Lindemann, MD’77, an obstetrician-gynecologist; Julie Keller, PA ’94, andErin Hagemeister, FNP. The community also has anassisted living center, a 106-bed nursing home and 25-bed,federally designated critical access hospital.

At Harvey, students see a variety of patients, Nyhus says,and “they can use all the tools that they’re taught andtrained to use… They are involved in endoscopies,surgeries, obstetrics-gynecology; they get good exposure tothe emergency room, the hospital and how to doprocedures such as inserting IVs, drawing blood…”

‘A great experience’According to Rachel Ott, third-year medical student who’staking a four-week rotation in Harvey, “It’s been a greatexperience; I’ve gotten to do everything – from the OR tothe ER to the clinic. I have full reign: I order tests, I dominor surgeries on my own, I was involved in two C-sections last week.”

Harvey’s hospital, St. Aloisius Medical Center, is the onlyone between Minot and Jamestown, Bismarck and DevilsLake where babies are delivered in-hospital. That leaves awide land expanse and thousands of patients to serve.

‘Go Local North Dakota’ Website Connects Consumerswith Healthcare ResourcesPeople throughout North Dakota now have a free, fast andeasy way to find health services close to home, thanks tothe hard work of librarians at the UND medical school.

A new website, “Go Local North Dakota: Discover HealthServices Near You!” (www.medlineplus.gov/golocalnd),provides information and links to hospitals, doctors, clinics,support groups, immunizations, home health care, andother programs and services people can use to find help forthemselves and their loved ones.

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Rachel Ott (right) has had a “great experience,” she says,providing patient care and studying medicine in Harvey, ND,where she’s had “full reign” to learn all aspects of family practiceand function as a health care team member.


The website, “Go Local North Dakota”has been created by UND medicallibrary personnel with funds from theNational Institutes of Health, NationalLibrary of Medicine.

● Where can I find a physical therapist?● Is there an adult daycare center in

my area?● Are there support groups for

diabetic patients?● Where can I get a flu shot?● Do the Three Affiliated Tribes have

a dialysis unit on the reservation?

These are examples of some of thequestions that can be answered bysearching the website, which is easy touse. People can search for resourcesby county, by types of service theywant, or by a particular health topic.

Services available on North Dakota’sIndian reservations are available as wellas services for those living in the mostrural areas of the state. Senior citizensneeding health services will also findassistance through “Go Local NorthDakota.”

“Go Local North Dakota” offers additionalinformation and convenience becauseit’s connected to MedlinePlus.gov, thehealth website of the world’s largestlibrary, the National Library ofMedicine. If, for example, someoneusing “Go Local North Dakota” wantsto learn about Alzheimer’s Disease,

they can click on “Health Information”and be taken to MedlinePlus.gov. Or,someone reading about Alzheimer’sDisease on MedlinePlus.gov, can linkto “Go Local North Dakota” to findAlzheimer’s resources close to home.MedlinePlus.gov is available in English,Spanish and several other languages.“Go Local North Dakota” is producedby the Harley E. French Library of theHealth Sciences at the UND School of

A new website, Go Local North Dakota, developed byUND medical librarians, provides consumers access to a databasefrom which they can locate health care services in their local area.The website project, funded by the National Institutes of Health,National Library of Medicine, supplements the national healthresources database, MedlinePlus.gov, for North Dakota users.

For more information about“Go Local North Dakota,”

contact Barb Knight,project coordinator and head of

public services, 701-777-2166([email protected]) or

Mary Markland, outreach coordinatorand Southeast Campus clinical

librarian, 701-293-4173([email protected]), oruse the form at the website to suggest

resources or make comments.

A mock train derailment that included a hazardoustested response skills of Grand Forks police, fire and


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‘BORDERS Alert and Ready’Trains Personnel to React to Disaster

The work that has been done in the pastseveral years to improve North Dakota’sability to react quickly and effectivelyto a manmade or natural disaster hasearned for UND a strong reputation asleader in our country’s effort to preparefor such threats, especially in rural areas.Under the supervision of Linda Olson,EdD ’96 (Teaching and Learning),

director of special projects inthe medical school’s Office ofMedical Education, the UND’sBORDERS Alert and Readyproject has made tremendousstrides in encouraging healthprofessionals of all stripes tolearn how they can best worktogether in preparing for andmeeting challenges that we allhope never happen.

This fall in Grand Forks, AirForce base personnel joinedwith area police, fire andemergency medical workers inthe latest simulated disaster drilldesigned to test their skills and equipment.

“We are always on the lookout forchances to improve our disasterpreparedness skills,” says Colonel JohnScorsone, vice commander of the 319th

Air Refueling Wing at the U.S. AirForce’s base in Grand Forks (GFAFB).“The more we partner with thecommunity on practice events, thebetter our ties if the event were real.”

The BORDERS Alert and Ready projectprovided an “excellent trainingopportunity for our Grand Forks AirForce Base airmen to join in thisrealistic local scenario,” Scorsone says.

In the training exercise, emergencypersonnel were confronted with a mocktrain derailment that included ahazardous materials leak and a searchfor potential terrorists. The On TrackTraining was sponsored by BORDERSAlert and Ready, UND EnvironmentalTraining Institute, BNSF Railway andAmtrak railroad, CF Industries and locallaw enforcement and fire departments.

The drills, with two simulated deaths andnumerous serious injuries, was a chancefor responding agencies to practice theirprocedures in the event of a disaster,particularly their communications.

- Pamela D. Knudson

The drill, with two simulated deathsand numerous injuries, provided anopportunity for responding agencies topractice their procedures, particularlyin communications, in the event of aserious disaster.

materials leak and a search for potential terroristsambulance personnel.


IT’S SOMETIMES DIFFICULT TOquantify the impact and importance ofhealth in rural America. Sure, onecould use traditional percentages,calculations and data, but the truemeasure of impact often lies in people’sstories. It is the elderly woman who isable to have dialysis treatments in herrural hometown, avoiding costly anddifficult travel to the city. It is thereflective fifth-grader who wants to be adoctor when he grows up because hewas inspired by a science eventsponsored by medical students.

Driven by the stories of the people itserves, a small North Dakota organizationon the fourth floor of a nondescript

university building ended up becominga major piston in the engine whichimpacts 25 percent of people in theUnited States: rural health care.

The Center for Rural Health, at theUniversity of North Dakota (UND) Schoolof Medicine and Health Sciences, withits straightforward focus on improvinghealth for people in rural communities,“has challenged the country to payattention,” said H. David Wilson, MD,dean of the UND medical school.“Their efforts to ensure that people inrural areas have access to quality andaffordable health care are shining aspotlight on the state in a major way.”

Bullseye:UND’s Center for Rural Health scoresBIG


For most of its 28 years, the Center hasworked quietly on addressing a variety ofrural health issues, both in North Dakotaand across the United States. Now, armedwith an arsenal of major new projects onnational, state and local levels, the Centeris not only making strides at home, but allacross the country, and with the nation’sspotlight tracking their every move.

The Center for Rural Health probably isn’ta household name to most folks in NorthDakota outside of the health care field.Yet nationwide, the Center constitutes arural health all-star team. “The depthand breadth of the Center’s rural healthimpact is unique in the country,” saidSenator Kent Conrad (D-ND). “UND’sCenter for Rural Health is truly a modelfor rural health in the nation.”

In 2008, while the rest of the countrywas experiencing an economicmeltdown, the Center brought in anunprecedented $5.9 million in newgrants and projects, adding nine peopleto the staff for a total of 51 employees.“The growth is important, and whileCenter faculty and staff work hard tosuccessfully compete in a nationalarena, we also know that what we’redoing still isn’t enough,” said MaryWakefield, PhD, RN, FAAN, theCenter’s director and associate dean forrural health at the UND medicalschool. “The challenges to ensuringaccessible, high quality, efficient carefor rural North Dakota and ruralAmerica are substantial. However, thecommitment and energy to do our partruns high at the Center.”

That energy is palpable as you walkthrough the hallways of the Center,located within the UND medical school.There is just something about workingat an academic institution, with itscontinuous flow of students and eyetoward educating the next generation,that creates a contagious enthusiasm tobe stewards of health care in rural areas.

“It’s the one virus we hope to passalong,” jokes Wakefield.

There are more than 40 rural healthprograms and research projects currentlyunderway at the Center. “We have anextremely collaborative atmospherehere,” said Brad Gibbens, associatedirector for community developmentand policy. “We collaborate with over2,000 entities across the state andnation. That’s what rural health is allabout. You can’t do it alone; you haveto work together to fashion change in away that is inclusive of a variety ofthoughts and ideas to help ruralcommunities to be stronger.“

Wakefield agrees. “Frankly, we think ruralhealth care systems and providers lead ininnovation and efficiency. If you couplethat with new opportunities in technologyand build networks across facilities andcommunities, working to strengthen ruralhealth care becomes a very exciting focus.To do that, we work as many angles aswe can—from helping a small hospitalrecruit a new health care provider toeducating federal policymakers withnew research findings.”

That’s impact.

- Wendy Opsahl

UND’s Center for Rural Health is truly a modelfor rural health in the nation.

● North Dakota Area Health Education Center$1.6 million, five yearsImpact: strengthen North Dakota’s health care workforce pipeline

● VA Midwest Rural Health Resource Center$10 million multi-state initiative, five yearsImpact: enhance health care delivery to rural veterans

● Health Workforce Information Center$750,000, five yearsImpact: a nationwide “one-stop shop” for of-the-minute information on

health workforce topics and trends● VA Office of Rural Health Policy and Planning Group

Five-year partnership with Atlas Research LLC, Georgetown University, theNational Opinion Research Center and the National Rural Health AssociationImpact: provide program and regulatory support to the Office of

Rural Health within the federal Department of Veterans Affairs

The Center added these new projects to their roster in fall 2008:

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November 12, 2007 is a date thatHannah Anderson will never forget, yetmay never remember. On that date,the 16-year-old from Leeds, ND,sustained a broken clavicle, fracturedpelvis, and traumatic brain injury afterbeing broadsided by a pickup whiledriving to her grandmother’s house towatch movies.

After being rushed by ambulance to theHeart of America Medical Center inRugby and transferred to Minot’s TrinityHospital, doctors became quiteconcerned about the trauma shesuffered to her brain. Since NorthDakota doesn’t have a level 1 traumacenter, she was then airlifted to theHennepin County Medical Center inMinneapolis, MN. After a four-weekstay that included being placed in amedically-induced coma, she wastransported yet again to the GilletteChildren’s Specialty Health Care Centerin St. Paul, MN, where she began amonth of rigorous rehabilitation beforereturning home in late January.Although her long-term memory wasunaffected by the accident, Hannahdoesn’t remember the accident itself ormuch of what happened last fall.

“She’s our miracle,” Hannah’s mother,Lisa Anderson, said. “To watch herenter the hospital on a stretcher and seeher walk out on her own is remarkable.”

Traumatic brain injuries are caused byexternal traumas to the head such asfrom a fall, car crash, being shaken orfrom a concussion blast – now theleading cause of traumatic brain injuryfor active-duty military personnel in warzones. The injury can be mild or severeand last for days, weeks or years.

A year after the accident, Hannah is backat Leeds High School trying to live thelife of a normal teenager. While her

progress to recovery has been promising,it’s possible that she may have permanentbrain damage. Fortunately, recentneurological research has given theAnderson family hope aboutimprovements and treatments. She logsabout 130 miles weekly to nearbyDevils Lake for twice-a-week occupationaland speech therapy sessions and hasongoing check-ups in order to ensurethe best possible recovery.

“Traumatic brain injuries are unique inthat there is a wide variety of long-termconsequences that can result,” saysRebecca Quinn, MSW, a traumaticbrain injury (TBI) project coordinator atthe UND School of Medicine andHealth Sciences’ Center for RuralHealth. “Beyond the acute medicalstage, there are lots of problemsassociated with recovery.”

Bridging the GapNorth Dakota doesn’t have a braininjury association like most other states,so until now there hasn’t been a centralsource for individuals with traumaticbrain injury and their families to receiveinformation about treatments, supportgroups, and follow-up options.However, Quinn works with theTraumatic Brain Injury State PartnershipGrant Program at the Center for RuralHealth, which exists to build acomprehensive system of coordinatedservices for individuals with traumaticbrain injuries.

For families like Hannah’s, a centralizedsource of traumatic brain injuryinformation cannot come soon enough.According to a needs and resourcesassessment performed by the Center forRural Health in 2005, over 60 percentof caregivers identified “no centralizedsource of traumatic brain injuryinformation” as a significant barrier.

InjuryThe Invisible


“Many individuals with traumatic braininjuries and their families go withouthelp regarding the long-term issues thatthey face,” Quinn said. “By creating acoordinated system to access, adequateservices and support can be provided.”

The Center for Rural Health administersthe TBI project, in partnership with theNorth Dakota Department of HumanServices. Additional funding partnersinclude the Dakota Medical Foundation,the North Dakota Head InjuryAssociation and the Anne Carlsen Center.

The TBI project is improving screeningand referrals for needed services andservice coordination. It also aims tostrengthen cultural awareness, implementa peer-mentoring pilot program involvingAmerican Indians, promote educationand awareness, target medical education,and develop a resource library.Resources may also be used to exploreways to track the incidence of traumaticbrain injuries in North Dakota.

Nationally, the Centers for DiseaseControl estimates about two percent ofthe population is affected by traumatic

brain injuries that disrupt the normalfunction of the brain. Using thisestimate, about 12,800 North Dakotanshave brain injury-related disabilities.

“That is a significant number of peopleliving in North Dakota with what wecall ‘the invisible injury’,” notes Quinn.“Brain injury isn’t obvious like a brokenleg. People who have experienced abrain injury will often appear normal,and they or the people around themdon’t understand why they are acting orfeeling differently.”

To the rest of the world, HannahAnderson looks like your averageteenager—only the people close to herknow the challenges she faces on adaily basis due to her brain injury. Butwith her continued hard work and thededication of a project designed to createa better support network for peoplewho share her condition, there is hope.

“This program will help so manypeople,” she said. “I want all of us tohave a better life.”

-Tara Mertz

Brain injury

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Traumatic brain injury (TBI) victimHannah Anderson and others withthis invisible injury are takingadvantage of a new, centralized sourceof TBI information in North Dakota.


WHAT BEGAN SIX YEARS AGO ATDickinson State University (DSU) as amakeshift lab in a converted storagecloset equipped with instrumentspurchased on eBay has become astudent career path to opportunities inmedicine and biomedical research.

Two National Institutes of Health (NIH)grants awarded to and administered bythe UND School of Medicine andHealth Sciences in 2001 and 2004enabled DSU to equip a high-tech labin which students can participate inbiomedical research, opening the doorto graduate and medical schools.

“We’re doing really well at gettingstudents into the schools they want toattend,” notes Lynn Burgess, PhD,toxicologist and associate professor ofbiology at DSU. “All my students whowant to go to graduate school inresearch have gotten into the schoolthey wanted to go to.”

Some of his students have chosen toattend UND for medical school orgraduate programs in biomedical research.

“When I got here nine years ago, it wasrare for a student from Dickinson Stateto go on immediately after graduation.It just happened every now and then,”Burgess says. “Now, the students whowant to go to graduate school can go.”

DSU sophomore Godwin Konde, fromGhana, developed an interest inmolecular biology as a result ofworking in the lab with Burgess.

“I hope to continue research andprobably develop a career from that,”he says. “I’m looking at going to

graduate school in North Dakota,preferably UND.”

The two Institutional DevelopmentAward (IDeA) grants from the NIHNational Center for Research Resources(NCRR) made the difference. The goalwas for UND and NDSU – the state’stwo research universities – to work withNorth Dakota’s four baccalaureateinstitutions and five tribal colleges toget their students interested inbiomedical research.

The three-year, $6 million BiomedicalResearch Infrastructure (BRIN) programcame first in 2001. The second phase, theIDeA Networks of Biomedical ResearchExcellence (INBRE), is a five-year, $16.3million program that began in 2004.

Burgess says the process of convincingstudents to participate in research hasbeen challenging at times, but theirattitudes are changing.

“Students learn from other students thatthis is not a big scary thing,” heexplains. “They’re starting tounderstand that research is somethingthat applies to their lives and all formsof biology. Research is a way of solvingproblems and answering questions.”

Courtney Berry, a junior biology majorfrom Yakima, WA, believes the labexperience will help her plan forthe future.

“I wanted to get some experience inresearch because I plan on going tomedical school,” she says. “Maybe itwill give me a heads-up on what I wantto do when I get to medical school.”

INBRE and the new building helps withrecruitment and retention of students

Collaboration with Dickinson State opens doors of opportunity

Top: DSU student Shinobu Chinju isa post-degree biology major fromYokohama, Japan. Bottom: DSUstudent Tafadawa Bhobho is asophomore from Harare, Zimbabwe.

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The success of BRIN and INBRE helpedDSU make the case for a new additionto Murphy Hall, its science building,notes Michael Hastings, PhD, chair ofthe Natural Sciences Department. Now,instead of operating out of a convertedcloset with barely enough room for fourpeople, Burgess has a lab that easilyaccommodates 12 students.

“INBRE provided research equipmentand the new building provides thefacilities which enable us to apply forother research grants,” Hastings says.“INBRE and the new building helpswith recruitment and retention ofstudents, especially the better studentsinterested in research.”

Seven years ago when DSU wasapproached about conducting researchunder the BRIN grant, Burgess remembersskepticism among the faculty. But timeshave changed, and the success of BRIN

and INBRE has also changed the wayfaculty views research.

“Now they’re trying get involved,”Burgess says. “We have people oncampus and in our department who aretrying to get into research themselves.We’re looking at ways to work together.”

In addition to DSU, INBRE-fundedresearch involving undergraduates isconducted at Mayville State, MinotState, Turtle Mountain CommunityCollege and Valley City State. Othertribal college partners are CankdeskaCikana Community College in FortTotten, Fort Berthold Community Collegein New Town, Sitting Bull College inFort Yates and United TribesTechnical College in Bismarck.

- Patrick Miller

Lynn Burgess, PhD, DSU associateprofessor of biology, working withstudents Courtney Berry, a junior fromYakima, WA, and Godwin Konde, asophomore from Accra, Ghana.


When I Grow UpSOME CHILDREN KNOW FROM ANearly age exactly what they want to dowhen they grow up. Rylan Setness, asixth-grader at Park River (ND) ElementarySchool, is certain he wants to be a doctor.

“I want to go into general medicine,” hesaid in a recent interview, with a reflectiveseriousness well beyond his 11 years ofage. “I also want to do missionarymedicine, and even work with kids—itwould be fun to travel to Australia.”

While Rylan has been tinkering with hiscareer choice for a couple of years, a

few events earlier this year cementedhis decision to venture into the field ofmedicine. The son of Jeremy andBethany Setness attended a program atschool called Inspector Wellness and theCase of the Many Medical Careers. Thefive-week program was a partnership effortbetween Park River’s Elementary Schooland First Care Health Center to educatethe community’s fifth-graders about healthcareers. He also attended Science Dayat the University of North Dakota (UND)School of Medicine and Health Sciences,a free event for fifth- and sixth-gradersdesigned to get kids fired up for science

I Want to Be a DoctorFuture physician Rylan Setness, a sixth-grader in Park River, ND, listens to the heartbeat of his brother, Caleb.


by featuring a hands-on approach tolearning things like “grossology” fromUND’s medical students.

Programs that enhance North Dakota’shealth care workforce pipeline, likeInspector Wellness, Science Day andothers, are central to a new jointventure between UND’s Center forRural Health and College of Nursing.With $1.28 million in funding from theU.S. Department of Health and HumanServices, they will develop and implementan Area Health Education Center(AHEC) Program in North Dakota.

Until now, North Dakota was one ofonly a few U.S. states without afederally funded AHEC, the goal ofwhich is to help clinics and hospitalsrecruit and retain health care workers inunderserved areas, address workforceshortages, and educate students aboutcareer options in health care.

Since it will be roughly 17 years beforeRylan can actually become a licensed,practicing physician, the new NorthDakota AHEC focuses on community-based health care training through alllevels of the workforce pipeline.Health career awareness programs willbe developed for students in gradeschool and high school while newclinical opportunities will be developedfor health professional students at thecollege and graduate levels.

“Models for elementary students, such asDickinson’s Medical Explorers and ParkRiver’s Inspector Wellness Program, areexamples of efforts through the AHECthat can be spread across North Dakotacommunities to encourage our youth toconsider health care fields,” said MaryAmundson, assistant professor at theUND Center for Rural Health anddirector for the North Dakota AHECproject. A unique aspect of the NorthDakota AHEC is advancinginterdisciplinary training in North Dakota.

Three regional Area Health EducationCenters will be developed across theeast, central and western regions of the

state to provide a variety of trainingexperiences, and the program itself isbased at the UND Center for RuralHealth in Grand Forks. These Centerswill link UND with local communities,hospitals and clinics to augment health-related training activities in each region.

“The North Dakota AHEC Program is awonderful partnering opportunity for theUND College of Nursing and the Schoolof Medicine and Health Sciences. Wewill build relationships with institutionsthroughout North Dakota to supportcollaboration between academicpartners and community-basedprograms,” said Loretta Heuer, PhD,professor at the UND College ofNursing and co-program director of theNorth Dakota AHEC.

“We’ll be able to address the primaryhealth care workforce needs alongwith increasing access to health careand disease prevention to medicallyunderserved communities inNorth Dakota.”

Programs will be established andextended for college students to provideawareness of health care career optionsas well as rural practice opportunities.

“Our goal is to improve access to thehealth care workforce,” said PatriciaMoulton, PhD, assistant professor atthe Center for Rural Health-Minot andco-director of the North Dakota AHEC.“This will ultimately increase access tohealth care in underserved areas ofNorth Dakota.”

Additional support for this initiative isbeing provided by UND and theDakota Medical Foundation to equal atotal of $1.6 million.

In the meantime, Rylan Setness willcontinue to expand his knowledge oflivers and eyeballs and explore thewonders of the human body in pursuitof a very rewarding, and verynecessary, career in medicine.

- Wendy Opsahl

This will ultimatelyincrease access to

health care in underservedareas of North Dakota.


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EVENTS OF THE LAST FEW YEARShave highlighted just how unpredictablethe future can be. Who would haveanticipated that a group of terroristswould crash airplanes into buildings, orthat the stock market would suffercataclysmic shocks requiring massivegovernment intervention to prevent themeltdown of capital markets?

Despite the unpredictability of manyevents that affect us, other events arehighly predictable—it’s just that wedon’t like to think about them! Butfailing to acknowledge or deal withthem doesn’t mean they’ll go away!

For North Dakotans, the demographicimplications for our state are clear—likethem or not! We will continue to haveone of the oldest populations in thenation, with a higher cohort of folks 85years or older than almost any other state.There will continue to be outmigrationof younger people from our rural andfrontier areas, leaving an elderly andincreasingly isolated population withchronic diseases and complexchallenges for health care delivery.

These realities are essentially certain tooccur. No, we don’t know for sure. Butthere is every likelihood that they will.

That’s why we must plan now for thefuture health care needs of North Dakota.The School of Medicine and HealthSciences, in conjunction with theMedical Center Advisory Council, hascrafted a three-pronged plan for healthcare delivery to help prepare us for thecoming demographic developments:

● We need to plan for our state’s futurehealth care needs—Additional statefunding is needed for the school’sCenter for Rural Health to initiateregional and statewide health careworkforce efforts designed to trackand project supply and demand, toimplement approaches to strengthen theworkforce pipeline, and to work with

communities and health care providersin the state to support the delivery ofsafe, efficient, accessible health care.

● We need to preserve and strengthenthe school’s family medicine residencyprograms in Bismarck and Minot—TheUND Centers for Family Medicinetrain the majority of family medicineresidents in the state; family medicineand other primary care physiciansform the foundation of our health caredelivery system, especially in ruralareas. These programs are notfinancially self-sufficient, in part becauseof care provided to disadvantagedpatients. We are seeking support forconstruction of a building for theBismarck family medicine programand for additional financing for theUND Center for Family Medicine inMinot. State support is essential tokeep these programs viable.

● We need to provide the health careworkforce North Dakota will need in thefuture—Additional funding is needed toexpand the education of trainees inpreventive medicine and geriatrics andto increase loan repayment funds fordoctors to practice in North Dakota.

Our three-pronged plan will go along way toward meeting our futurehealth care needs that are certainto continue to develop. Pleaselearn more about the plan (visitwww.med.und.edu/publicaffairs/mcacplan/)and encourage your legislators to supportthe UND medical school, so we canbetter prepare to provide qualityhealth care for all our citizens.

Dave Molmen, CEO, Altru HealthSystem, and Chair, Medical CenterAdvisory Council

Joshua Wynne, MD, MBA, MPH,Associate Vice President for Health Affairs,University of North Dakota, and ViceDean and Professor of Medicine, UNDSchool of Medicine and Health Sciences

Certainty in a World of Uncertainty

Joshua Wynne

Dave Molmen

THE LACK OF UNDERSTANDINGbetween health care providers andhealth policy-makers is the cause ofmany a headache. That’s why FredRedwine, JD, a freshman medicalstudent from Norman, OK, is seeking tobridge the communication gap. Alawyer who spent eight years practicinglaw prior to beginning medical school,he sees himself as a conduit to bringthe clinical side of medicine and healthpolicy together.

“There’s this big disconnect betweenhow the policy is made and what isneeded. The doctors don’t know howto make the policy, but they know themedicine. The lawyers don’t knowmuch about the health issues or theclinical needs, but they are the way thelaw is made,” he says.

Redwine believes that by becoming apracticing clinician in addition to hislaw experience, he’ll be able to helpphysicians and policy-makers make senseto one another. By personally seeingthe needs of patients, he will be betterequipped to tell policy-makers whatpolicies are needed. And, by bringinghis law knowledge to the clinical field,he will be able to explain to health careproviders how the process of passinghealth care policies works.

“I feel that if I have firsthand knowledgeas a doctor, I’ll be so much moreeffective in creating the law,” he says.

A member of the Choctaw Indian Tribe,Redwine wants to focus on healthpolicy issues for rural health,specifically those affecting the NativeAmerican community. His plan is towork in Indian Health Service facilitiesand use his clinical experiences there to

help create laws or policies that addressthe medical needs of Native Americans.

Before attending law school at SouthernMethodist University in Dallas, TX,Redwine volunteered as an emergencyroom orderly at the Hastings IndianHospital in Tahlequah, OK. Aftergraduating and completing a federalclerkship, he went on to work as anattorney at the National Indian HealthBoard in Washington, DC, helping towrite briefs and legislation, andlobbying on behalf of NativeAmerican tribes. Eventually hebecame Counsel to the TribalAmbassador to the ChickasawNation. Then, after four years asgeneral counsel at a manufacturingcompany, he decided it was finallytime to pursue his medical degree.

Redwine has always wanted to practiceboth law and medicine, and is glad heended up at UND because of its strongfocus on rural health and Native Americanissues. The Indians Into Medicine(INMED) program is the reason he cameto UND. INMED provides a supportsystem, a way to meet other NativeAmerican students, and an exposure torural health aspects that he values.

He’s also excited about the RuralOpportunities in Medical Education(ROME) program, he says, and is likelygoing to participate. Through the ROMEprogram, medical students train and livein rural communities for the majority oftheir third year, working closely withphysician-faculty members ofthe UND medical school.

- Andrea Herbst

STUDENT PROFILE

Bridging

a conduit to bring the clinical side ofmedicine and health policy together


the Gap

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JULY 11, 2008. ANGELA UHLENKAMPremembers so vividly the day, the verymoment, she received the news she hadbreast cancer that tears well up in hereyes just at the thought of it.

“It was the moment your life was takenaway from you,” she says. “I was ignorantof cancer; I thought a cancer diagnosismeant you’re dead. To me, cancerequaled death… I felt like cancer was allaround me, my grandfather had leukemia,my cousin has melanoma. It was almostlike I was surrounded, suffocating.”

Like many cancer patients, she went“through all the phases,” she says,denial, anger, paralyzing fear. Anactive, vivacious, athletic 37-year-oldwhose sunny personality and warmsmile light up a room, she loves theoutdoors and enjoys her work. She wasliving a good life, her young son washappy and well-adjusted, and she wasseriously involved with a wonderfulguy, she says, the love of her life, SeanO’Leary. Then she got cancer.

She asked, ‘why me’? The diagnosisbrought her and O’Leary to their knees,literally and figuratively, she says.Cancer can strike anyone.

“You go through all those phases, thenyou say, ‘OK, I’m going to fight this’,”and they immediately turned to theircomputers and “read everything wecould find.”

When she received the diagnosis “Istarted a journal from that day forward,”she says. “It’s so important to keep ajournal. You’re so upset; you can’tcomprehend, you can’t digest it all.Writing allows you to think and reflectlater on what you’ve taken in.”

I know you can survive cancer;it’s treatable


Courage,through Breast Cancer Research

Hopeand Strength

Timing is everythingEverything went very quickly; her primaryphysician, Joanne Gaul, MD (Family MedicineResidency ’92), “really had a good team rightoff the bat,” she says. Four days after diagnosis,Uhlenkamp was in the office of Edward Sauter,MD, PhD, associate dean for research andprofessor of surgery at the UND medical school,who had just started his surgical oncologypractice at Altru Clinic in Grand Forks.

“It was his first day on the job,” she says. “I washis second patient in the office and his firstsurgical patient (in Grand Forks). What timing!”

She could’ve chosen any surgeon; she’s gladshe chose him. His manner is reassuring andcomforting; exactly what the situation required,she says. “He doesn’t rush you; he always asksif there are any more questions – you reallyneed that.”

As she recovered from surgery July 30, he cametwice “to my side,” she recalls. “I remember hewas smiling, and he told me, ‘It’s going to beOK.’” His assistant, Wanda DeKrey, clinicalnurse at the UND medical school’s Departmentof Surgery, “was by my side the whole time.”

Sauter “is sincere, and expresses the deepestcare for his patients… He takes time for you.”He also furnished reliable, accurate websitesthat best inform patients.

“You need different levels of support,” shenotes, “medical; your family and spouse, andothers who have lived and breathed it,” such asher co-worker Linda Romuld, a cancer survivorwhose “positive energy” and caring interest hasmade a huge difference.

Surgeon as researcherSauter, DeKrey and their team of clinicalresearchers are conducting several studies onthe prevention and early detection of breast

cancer. Sauter moved these studies from theUniversity of Missouri-Columbia when hejoined the UND medical school last summer.

When she learned he needed volunteers to takepart in the studies, Uhlenkamp quickly signed up,she says. “To become part of his research and helpfind ways to diagnose cancer earlier, absolutely.Who wouldn’t want to be part of that?”

What’s it like having a physician who’s alsoa researcher?

“A big plus,” she affirms. “If this research willhelp him understand cancer better, it will helpme and future patients… It complements – it’snot an interference – to his practice.”

Now, coming through a tremendous personalchallenge, including a regimen ofchemotherapy treatment, “I know you cansurvive cancer; it’s treatable,” she says. Gone isher notion that cancer equals death.

She knows that everyone deals with the diseasedifferently, and “there’s no right or wrong way,”she says. “You really grow, as a person, in somany ways. That’s what keeps you on that pathto survival.”

“This is just another chapter in my life and I willlook back on it, someday, and realize how farI’ve come.”

In the United States, more than 40,000 womendie each year from breast cancer. It’s the mostcommon cancer that occurs in American women.

The question that compels Sauter is: “How dowe prevent the disease or, if we don’t preventit, detect it as early as possible?”

“What are the overarching questions orstrategies,” he asks, that will lead to treatmentsthat decrease breast cancer mortality?


The surgical oncologist blends his medicalpractice with a dedication to breastcancer research that has dominated muchof his career. After joining the UNDmedical school from the University ofMissouri-Columbia in July, he beganpracticing at Altru Health System inGrand Forks and has involved thatsystem and the MeritCare HealthSystem in Fargo in his clinical studies.

Noticeable progress in the fight toprevent breast cancer is credited to twodrugs, he says, tamoxifen, which hasbeen prescribed for a long time, andraloxifene, which was recently FDA-approved to prevent breast cancer inhigh risk women. Nonetheless, thesemedications have undesirable sideeffects, and the medications are onlyapproved in high risk women, whichlimit their use.

The French Paradox, which hasobserved that people of French descentwho consume high fat diets and redwine have a low risk of cardiovasculardisease, led to studies to identify thechemical leading to cardiovascularprotection. Most investigators creditresveratrol for the lower risk.

Subsequent investigations of resveratrolhave found that it both prevents breastcancer in animals destined to developthe disease, and shrinks tumors thathave already formed, Sauter says.Unlike cardiovascular disease, requireddoses of resveratrol to prevent and treatbreast cancer are thought to be higherthan can be obtained through foodconsumption, although the optimaldose for breast cancer prevention is notyet known.

Sauter and his team of clinicalresearchers are conducting six clinicaltrials, funded by the National Institutesof Health and other organizations,which involve resveratrol and VitaminD for breast cancer prevention, and thecollection and analysis of fluid from themilk ducts using a breast pump for theearly detection of breast cancer.

His research team includes: WandaDeKrey, nurse clinician; BethKliethermes, data manager; WeizhuZhu, MD, and Wenyi Qin, MD,research assistant professors; GuhoaZhong, MD, research associate, andWendy Zhu, laboratory technician.

The prevention studies attempt toincrease scientists’ understanding ofthe role of resveratrol and vitamin Din preventing breast cancer.

“We know that the age women givebirth to their first child affects breastcancer risk,” Sauter says. “Women whohave their first child under the age of25 have a lower risk than those whohave their first child after the age of 25.Why is that?”

He and his team are seeking thatanswer through a study that evaluateschanges in breast milk from lactatingwomen based on age, he says.Biomedical scientists suspect thatestrogen holds the clue to that answer.In some way, younger mothers receivea biological benefit that protects themfrom cancer later in life. But how andwhy this happens is still unknown.

In terms of prevention, diet is always animportant factor, he says, and sunexposure is also very important.

“The sun is the primary source ofvitamin D,” he notes, and the“incidence of breast cancer increasesthe farther you get from the equator.”

Breast cancer is a “hormonally-drivencancer in women, and it is going tooccur in some women unless we canprevent it earlier,” he says.

The early detection study is a large,multi-center study involving the RoyalMarsden Cancer Center in Londonwhere Sauter’s collaborator, GeraldGui, MD, heads the breast cancer unit.In this study, researchers collect breastfluid through the nipple and examine itfor predictive markers of cancer throughRNA, DNA and protein analyses.

For more information(or, North Dakota and

northern Minnesotareaders, to enroll

as a volunteerin these studies),

please contactWanda DeKrey,

clinical nurse,UND School of Medicine

and Health Sciences,[email protected]

or 701-777-4862.


“We compare differences in breasts thathave cancer with those that do not,”Sauter says.

He has ongoing collaborations with FoxChase Cancer Center in Philadelphia,one of the oldest cancers centers in theU.S., where he received training as asurgical oncology fellow. The Center isnoted for research on breast, head andneck cancers.

In the early 1990s, as a surgical oncologistworking on his doctoral degree inmolecular biology, he became interestedin breast cancer because it’s a commondisease that surgical oncologists treat,and funding is available to study it, hesays. He earned the PhD from theUniversity of Pennsylvania and the MDdegree from Louisiana State UniversitySchool of Medicine.

Studies with the University of Missouriare aimed at mammaglobin, a proteinwhich appears to only be found inbreast cancer cells. The goal is toidentify a radioactive agent that wouldbind only to cancer cells and kill themwithout harming normal cells.

In his effort to collaborate and partnerwith health systems and others to findimproved treatments for breast cancer,Sauter is fixed on trying “to increasebench-to-bedside research” and engagebasic scientists and physicians to bringcures to patients more quickly.

“That’s what I’m trying to foster,” hesays, “and that’s what I do.”

- Pamela D. Knudson

“Our strategy is to prevent cancer or todetect it as early as possible,” saysEdward Sauter, MD, PhD, associatedean for research and professor ofsurgery, shown here with WandaDeKrey, nurse clinician; they areconducting several breast cancer studiesbased in Grand Forks and Fargo.


Eric Fenstad, MD ’08, credits research studies he conducted as aUND medical student for his admission to the Mayo Clinic internal

medicine program. While in medical school, he was invited topresent his research findings at annual national meetings of the

American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology and theHeart Rhythm Society Scientific Session.

ERIC FENSTAD, MD ’08, ISconvinced the research he conductedas a medical student at UND enhancedhis application for residency training,and helped him to secure a place in theinternal medicine program at the highlyacclaimed Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN.It was his first choice in residency; he’spleased to be training at Mayo becauseof its strong reputation for placingresidency grads in fellowship programs(he’s considering specializing incardiology or allergy medicine).

“Some programs look favorably onresearch, and Mayo is one of them,” hesays, noting that evidence of researchproves that “you contribute to theworking medical knowledge, thatyou’re inquisitive… The vast amount ofresearch this institution has isabsolutely unbelievable.”

For acceptance into many residencyprograms “research isn’t mandatory butit adds to a well-rounded application,”he explains.

As a UND medical student, Fenstadstudied aspects of allergy medicine and

cardiology that “enabled me to reestablishconnections in different areas ofmedicine, and gave me an avenue toinvestigate questions that I’ve had,” hesays. “It strengthened my ability tocritically appraise the medical literature.”

The quality of his research attractedinvitations to present his findings atnational professional meetings: theAmerican Academy of Allergy, Asthmaand Immunology (AAAAI) in March andthe Heart Rhythm Society ScientificSession, an annual conference forelectrophysiologists, in May.

Better treatment for allergy patientsWith the help of his mentor, DanDalan, MD ’87 (Internal MedicineResidency ’00), allergy specialist atAllergy and Asthma Care Center, Fargo,Fenstad explored questions concerningpollen counts of grasses, ragweed andtrees in spring, summer and fall. Dalan,a clinical associate professor of internalmedicine at the UND medical school,“had a lot of ideas and helped meframe my research,” he says. Fenstad’saim was to determine how pollencounts correlate with patients’ allergy

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symptoms. He found that patients wholive closer to the pollen counter inFargo had more severe symptoms.

A pollen counter looks like aweathervane, with a slide that collectspollens in the air, Fenstad says. Dalanreads them and reports the data to theNational Allergy Bureau which dispersesthe information through allergywebsites and news outlets. Based onthis data, doctors can assess the pollenthreat and make recommendations totheir patients about how to treat theirallergy symptoms in advance of a risein the pollen count.

However doctors who practice outsideFargo don’t have local pollen countrecords to help them advise and treatpatients; they must rely on past recordsand generalized information. Fenstad ishoping his study helps to “raiseawareness that there aren’t enoughpollen counters,” he says. But “rightnow, it’s the best tool we have.”

Dalan advised him on how to analyzeand present data at the nationalmeeting of the AAAAI which updatesallergy specialists from around theworld on new research advances.Fenstad attended the meeting, allexpenses paid, under the Chrysalisprogram, which introduces students tothe life of an allergist.

“It was an awesome experience,” he says.“It gives you more insight into allergymedicine prior to committing to the field.”

Dalan, who conducts numerous studiesrelated to the practice of allergymedicine in an agricultural area andother issues, praises Fenstad for takingthe initiative and seeking him out to doresearch, he says. “It was a naturalprogression for him to do researchthat’s relevant to our area.”

Therapeutic hypothermiaFor another study, this one incardiology, Fenstad re-connected withTim Henry, MD (BS Med ’80), directorof research at the Minneapolis Heart

Institute and world-renownedcardiologist with whom he had workedbefore enrolling in medical school.(Henry is originally from Mohall, ND.)

During a cardiology rotation, Fenstadwas introduced by Henry tocardiologists who use therapeutichypothermia to treat patients who’veexperienced sudden cardiac arrest.With this relatively new process, thebody is cooled to between 32 and 34degrees Celsius as soon as possibleafter the arrest.

For patients who suffer a suddencardiac arrest, “the majority… do notsurvive,” Fenstad explains, “and thosewho do often have severe neurologicaldeficits and cognitive impairment.”

Studies have proven that “the quickerthey can cool the patient down after theheart attack, the better the outcome, themetabolism slows down, the heart andbrain don’t require as much oxygen –it’s protective to cool them,” Fenstadsays. “These patients, with therapy,experience 40 to 50 percentimprovement recovery in symptoms,and can become semi-independent.”

Results of the first big trials oftherapeutic hypothermia, released in2002, showed that the treatmenteffectively decreased mortality andimproved neurologic outcomes, Fenstadsays. His study sought to build on thatknowledge by “looking at predictors ofbetter outcomes such as patientcharacteristics,” like age, and otherfactors including the length of timebetween the cool-down and heartpumping action.

Therapeutic hypothermia is starting tobecome standard treatment for patientswith sudden cardiac arrest, he says. “It’ssomething I hope to implement when Icome back to North Dakota eventually.”

- Pamela D. Knudson

Research strengthened my abilityto critically appraise the medical literature

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NEWS BRIEFS

Lynette Dickson, MS, LRD, programdirector at the Center for Rural Healthat the University of North Dakota(UND) School of Medicine and HealthSciences, Grand Forks, has beenelected president of the NationalOrganization of State Offices of RuralHealth (NOSORH). The group’smembership includes representativesfrom all 50 state offices of rural

health, with an agenda that promotes a healthy ruralAmerica through state and national leadership.

Dickson, elected by her peers to this three-year post, has servedon the NOSORH board and as the organization’s treasurer.As president, she will provide leadership for a rural healthpolicy platform as well as build partnerships with otherorganizations that advocate on behalf of rural health issues.

Dickson is program director for the North Dakota StateOffice of Rural Health, an affiliate of NOSORH. She directsgrant programs which provide support for rural health

information technology programs. She also serves as theplanning committee chair for the annual Dakota Conferenceon Rural and Public Health and as chair of the NorthDakota Health Information Technology Steering Committee.

“It’s to North Dakota’s credit that one of our own is at the helmof one of the nation’s leading rural health organizations,”said Mary Wakefield, PhD, RN, FAAN, director of theCenter for Rural Health, Grand Forks. “She’s an importantand strategic link between North Dakota’s rural health careissues and concerns and the nation’s rural health agenda.”

Dickson received the NOSORH Distinguished Serviceaward in 2006 which recognizes individuals who makeoutstanding contributions to NOSORH and are activelyinvolved in their state office of rural health.

Created in 1995, NOSORH fosters and promoteslegislation, information exchange, education and liaisonactivities with all state offices of rural health, the FederalOffice of Rural Health Policy, the National Rural HealthAssociation and other organizations.

Dickson Elected President of National Rural Health Organization

Neumann Receives Laureate Award from ACP

Mary Ann Laxen, MAL, PA-C, MAB(FNP ’91), director of the PhysicianAssistant Program at the UNDmedical school, has been appointedto the national commission whichaccredits physician assistant programsthroughout the United States.

In January, she begins a three-yearterm on the Accreditation Review

Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant, Inc.(ARC-PA). She was nominated by the Physician AssistantEducation Association (PAEA) to serve on the ARC-PA.

UND’s PA program provides a curriculum leading to theMaster of Physician Assistant Studies degree. The programis offered by the Department of Family and CommunityMedicine and the Graduate School at UND.

The 17 members of the ARC-PA represent various medicaland health care professional organizations. Their role is tosupport and advance physician assistant education by activeparticipation in the work of the ARC-PA, including servingon committees and program site-visit teams.

Laxen, who joined the medical school in 1999, is anassociate professor of family and community medicine.

Laxen Named to National PAAccreditation Commission Nicholas Neumann, MD, assistant

dean and director of medicaleducation (DME) for the UNDmedical school’s Southwest Campus,Bismarck, has received the 2008Laureate Award from the AmericanCollege of Physicians (ACP), NorthDakota chapter.

The award, presented at the chapter’sannual meeting in September, is given to long-standing andloyal supporters of the ACP who have rendereddistinguished service to their chapters and community, andhave upheld the high ideals and professional standards forwhich the College is known.

Neumann has practiced pulmonology in Bismarck since1980. He has served as professor and vice chair of internalmedicine since 1990 and as assistant dean and DME since1999. He has served in various capacities with St. AlexiusMedical Center in Bismarck and North Dakota Health CareReview for many years and is a member of St. AlexiusMedical Center board of directors.

In addition to being a fellow of the ACP, he is a member ofthe American Medical Association and the AmericanCollege of Healthcare Executives.


NEWS BRIEFS

Meridee Danks, BSPT ’83, MSPT ’93,DPT ’05, assistant professor of physicaltherapy at the UND medical school,has been recertified as a clinicalspecialist in neurologic physicaltherapy by the American Board ofPhysical Therapy Specialties (ABPTS).

She is one of only two physicaltherapists in North Dakota to have a

neurologic certification. The certification has helped heradvance her clinical knowledge in neurologic physical therapyand aided in her teaching and clinical practice, she said.

Recertification, a voluntary process that occurs every10 years, requires the physical therapist to either passan examination or submit a portfolio in additionto required clinical practice hours. It verifiescurrent competence as an advanced practitionerin a specialty area and indicates a commitment toclinical excellence and the development ofknowledge and skills in a chosen specialty.

Danks, who teaches mainly in the area ofneurologic rehabilitation, has been a facultymember since 1995.

The Department of Physical Therapy offers aclinically oriented, six-year curriculum leading to theDoctor of Physical Therapy degree. Physical therapists arelicensed professionals who work with people who havelasting physical function disabilities or impairments, with thegoal of reaching maximal patient functional independence.

The American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) is a nationalprofessional organization representing more than 72,000members. ABPTS is the certification board for specialty areas.

Danks Receives Recertification in NeurologicPhysical Therapy; One of Only Two in State

Terry Dwelle, MD, North Dakota state health officer andclinical associate professor of family and communitymedicine at the UND medical school, Bismarck, receivedthe 2008 McCormack Award from the Association of Stateand Territorial Health Officials.

The McCormack award is a national award presented eachyear to a public health official who has demonstratedexcellence in public health and has made a significantcontribution to the knowledge and practice of the field.Under Dwelle’s leadership, the North Dakota Department ofHealth has developed a number of innovative approachesto address public health issues, including establishing the

Healthy North Dakotainitiative designed to bringtogether partners across thestate to inspire and supportpeople’s efforts to improvetheir physical, mental andemotional health.

Prior to joining the NorthDakota Department ofHealth, Dwelle workedwith the Indian HealthService and headeddevelopment of theCommunity Health

Evangelism Program in East Africa, where he served as amedical missionary. He is a Garrison, ND, native.

The Association of State and Territorial Health Officials isthe national nonprofit organization representing the stateand territorial public health agencies of the U.S., the U.S.territories and the District of Columbia. Members arededicated to formulating and influencing sound publichealth policy.

Dwelle Receives McCormack Award forExcellence in Public Health

Randolph Szlabick, MD, has beennamed associate director of thegeneral surgery residency program.He supervises and helps train the 15physicians studying with and workingalongside surgeons and otherphysicians in the five-year trainingprogram which takes place primarilyin UND-affiliated hospitals in GrandForks and Fargo. Director of the

program is Robert Sticca, MD, who also is chairman of thesurgery department.

Szlabick received a BS degree from the University of NotreDame and took graduate studies at the University of Indiana.He earned the MD degree from Wayne State University inDetroit, and took surgical residency training at WilliamBeaumont Hospital in Royal Oak, MI, where he served aschief administrative resident in his fifth and final year.

Board-certified in general surgery and surgical critical care,he was chair of surgery, trauma director and residencyprogram director at Marshfield (WI) Clinic before joiningthe UND medical school.

Szlabick Named Associate Director of Surgery Residency Program

This fall, aninterment serviceat the UNDgravesite inGrand Forks’Memorial ParkCemeteryhonored thosewho donatedtheir bodies formedicaleducation.


On Oct. 20, 1995, Travis Roy, of the Boston University (BU)hockey team, was injured in a game against UND. Only 11seconds into his first game as a BU player, Roy was slammedinto the boards. His fourth and fifth cervical vertebrae werebroken and he sustained severe spinal cord damage, leavinghim paralyzed from the neck down. Yet, in the aftermath,by working with his physical therapist, he has sinceregained use of his right bicep and can move his right arm.

This fall, Roy, a motivational speaker, author and fundraiser,visited UND and gave a talk, “A Change in Plans — SettingGoals and Establishing Values to Make Them Come True,”for the public at the Fritz Auditorium. He also took time tospeak with UND physical therapy students and facultyabout how to handle patients dealing with severe injuries.

His message to the physical therapy class: “Be the best youcan possibly be” in the physical therapy field, otherwise it’sa disservice to patients. He recalled a physical therapistwho concentrated on having him try to flex his right wristand fingers, but only patients who have broken the sixthvertebrae and lower are able to move those.

The physical therapist should have known this and, by notfocusing on his right bicep muscle, which Roy could move,she was not making the most of their time. With insurancebeing as it is, he said, maximizing therapy time is key.

Setting clear goals for the patient is also very important, Roysaid. A physical therapist with whom he had a goodexperience told him they would work on strengthening his

right bicep so he would be able to feed himself and operatethe joystick on his wheelchair.

The more a patient is “clued in about why you’re doingwhat you’re doing,” he said, the more effective and easierthe rehabilitation process.

Little things make all the difference, he stressed. Roy talkedof an experience he had at a hospital where images ofbutterflies and flowers were painted on the ceiling. Forthose who have to lay on their backs most of the day it is ahuge relief, he said, from staring at plain white ceiling tiles.

A good attitude is also important. No matter how challengingor negative a previous patient may have been, it isimperative to move on to the next patient with a smile anda positive, optimistic outlook, he said, because it rubs off onthe patient. Always educate patients on new technologies,he added, because, even if they can’t afford it right away,they know it’s there and can work on a way to get it.

In 1997 the Travis Roy Foundation was established to helpspinal cord injury survivors and to fund research for a cure.More than $2.5 million in individual grants has beendistributed across North America. Funds have been used tomodify vans and purchase wheelchairs, computers, ramps,shower chairs, and other adaptive equipment to helpparaplegics and quadriplegics live their lives.

In 1998, Roy’s book about his life, “Eleven Seconds,”was published by Warner Books. He lives in Boston.

- Andrea Herbst

Athlete’s Life Changed Immeasurably in ‘Eleven Seconds’

NEWS BRIEFS

Milavetz Named Interim VP for ResearchBarry Milavetz, PhD, associateprofessor of biochemistry and molecularbiology, Grand Forks, has been namedby UND President Robert Kelley asinterim vice president for researchand economic development at UND.His appointment was effective Nov. 1.

Milavetz has been serving asassociate vice president for research

in research development and compliance at UND since July2004. He was interim associate vice president for researchfor about a year prior.

He earned the doctoral and master’s degrees in organicchemistry at the University of Illinois in Champagne-Urbanaand holds a bachelor’s degree in chemistry from theUniversity of Minnesota. He has been at UND since 1986.

“Be the best you can possibly be,” Travis Roy, who sustained aspinal cord injury in 1995, told physical therapy students andfaculty members at UND recently. The motivational speaker,author and fund-raiser told students to “approach your patientwith a smile and a positive, optimistic outlook.”


ALUMNI NOTES

Kayla Bucher, DPT ’08, has joined the staff at Altru HealthSystem’s Outreach Therapy in Devils Lake, ND. AltruHealth System is based in Grand Forks.

Mary (Robinson) Beegle, DO (Psychiatry Residency ’07),has joined Prairie St. John’s in Fargo as medical director.An attending physician, she works primarily with adults.

Beegle, who previously worked for MeritCare HealthSystem, based in Fargo, received her Doctor of Osteopathydegree from the University of Health Sciences College ofOsteopathic Medicine in Kansas City, MO. She and herhusband, Robert Beegle, have three grown children.

Katelyn Ferguson, DPT ’06, joined the staff at Altru’sOutreach Therapy department. She previously worked onthe physical therapy support staff at Altru Health System.

Kelly Longie, MD ’05 (Family Medicine Residency ’08),has joined Mid Dakota Clinic, Bismarck, as a familypractice physician. A Tioga native, he is a member in theAmerican Academy of Family Physicians and the AmericanMedical Association. Longie sees patients at Mid Dakota’smain clinic in Bismarck.

Kevin Longie, MD ’05 (Family Medicine Residency ’08),has joined Mid Dakota Clinic, Bismarck, as a familypractice physician. A Tioga native, he is a member in theAmerican Academy of Family Physicians and the AmericanMedical Association. He sees patients at Mid Dakota’sKirkwood Mall Clinic in Bismarck.

Kinsey Shultz Piatz, MD ’05, has joined Medcenter OneQuain and Ramstad Clinic Mandan (ND) North. As a familymedicine doctor, she provides health care for all ages of thefamily. She completed her family medicine residency withSiouxland Medical Education Foundation in Sioux City, IA.

Sarah Schatz, MD ’05, began her practice at MeritCare inJamestown, ND. She is a primary care doctor, certified in familymedicine and qualified to care for most health care needs ofthe entire family. Schatz completed her residency trainingin family medicine at Rapid City (SD) Regional Hospital.

Audrey (Marcusen) McMacken, MD ‘04, recently joinedMedcenter One Dickinson (ND) Clinic. An obstetrician/gynecologist, she completed her residency at the Universityof Arizona in Tucson. She is originally from Taylor, ND.

Kevin Wentworth, MD (Family Medicine Residency ’03),has joined Innovis Health in West Fargo, ND, as a familypractitioner. He has special interests in endoscopy,occupational medicine, and emergency medicine.

Dana (Carlson) Fitzgerald, MD ’02, has been namedmedical director of pediatrics for the Yampa Valley MedicalCenter in Steamboat Springs, CO. The hospital is a regionalcenter for northwestern Colorado. Fitzgerald, who is in theprivate practice of pediatrics, is a partner with Pediatrics ofSteamboat Springs.

After earning the MD at UND, she took three years ofresidency training in general pediatrics at Rush UniversityMedical Center in Chicago. She then took a one-yearpediatric sports medicine fellowship at Baylor College ofMedicine at Texas Children’s Hospital in Houston beforemoving to Steamboat Springs in 2006.

Fitzgerald lives in Steamboat Springs with her husband,Mark, and their one-year-old daughter, Caroline.

Robin Hape, MD ’02 (Surgery Residency ’07), received athree-year appointment as a cancer liaison physician for thecancer program at Altru Health System. He is part of anational network of more than 1,600 volunteer physicianswho lead and direct their facilities’ cancer programs. Hapehas a special interest in the diagnosis and treatment ofpatients with malignant diseases.

Michael LeBeau, MD ’02, has joined the staff at MedcenterOne in Bismarck. He is a board-certified nephrologist andinternal medicine physician, with a strong interest in NativeAmerican health care. LeBeau specializes in the care ofpatients with kidney disease, and also treats patientsdiagnosed with diabetes and high blood pressure.

Jennifer Strong, MD ’02, has joined the Innovis Healthfamily practice team at West Acres Mall in Fargo. Shespecializes in preventative medicine, women’s health, andeating disorders.

Maxwell Gessner, MD ’00, has joined MeritCare inBemidji, MN, working in anesthesiology and painmanagement. He previously worked at St. Alexius MedicalCenter in Bismarck.

Jodi Henrikson, MD ’00, has joined Northern ValleyObstetrics and Gynecology in the Aurora Medical Park inGrand Forks. He has received extra training in the treatmentof prolapse and urinary incontinence, and plans to performUrodynamic Studies (urinary incontinence evaluations).

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ALUMNI NOTES

Aaron Garman, MD ’96 (FamilyMedicine Residency ’99), a board-certified family medicine physicianwith Coal Country CommunityHealth Center in Beulah, ND, hasbeen named one of the Best Doctorsin America® for 2007-08. Selectionis based on information compiled byBoston-based Best Doctors Inc., asurvey of more than 40,000

physicians in the U.S. Only doctors recognized to be in thetop 3-5 percent of their specialty earn the honor.

“It’s gratifying to know that so many of my peers recognizedme as an expert in the field of family practice,” Garman said.

Penny Wilkie, MD ’94 (Family Medicine Residency ’98),has joined Mountrail County Medical Center in Stanley,ND, on a part-time basis. She is a board-certified familymedicine physician. For more than a year Wilkie has beenworking as a locum tenens (fill-in) physician in Stanley.

Kent Diehl, MD ’93 (Family Medicine Residency ’96),specializes in family practice at the Jacobsen MemorialHospital Care Center and Community Clinic in Elgin, ND.He has a special interest in rural medicine.

Walter Berger, MD ’92 (Psychiatry Residency ’99), joinedthe faculty at Prairie St. John’s in Fargo. He is a child andadolescent psychiatrist in the hospital and the partialhospital program. Berger previously worked for the VAMedical Center in Fargo.

Troy Pierce, MD ’91, practices orthopedic surgery with TheBone & Joint Center, based in Bismarck.

Genevieve (Gigi) Goven, MD ’90 (Family MedicineResidency ’93), is one of several associates who has beenrecognized by MeritCare in Valley City, ND, for their yearsof service to the patients in Valley City and surroundingcommunities. She is a family medicine physician whospecializes in obstetrics and geriatrics.

Greg Greek, MD ’85 (Family Medicine ’88), familyphysician and director of the Altru Family MedicineResidency Program in Grand Forks, was the winner, for thesecond year in a row, of a national immunization awardfrom the American Academy of Family PhysiciansFoundation. He was awarded the “Best Practices” award,which gives $8,000 to the Family Medicine Residencyprogram in Grand Forks, for creating programs that identify

and overcome immunization barriers that might preventchildren from receiving vaccines against childhood diseases.Immunizations have an impact on well-being and longevity,he says.

The Grand Forks Family Medicine Residency is one of 11winning programs selected by the foundation to receive agrant from the Wyeth Vaccines company.

Greek works with family medicine residents-in-training andsees patients in all age groups.

Craig Lambrecht, MD ’87, has been named MedcenterOne’s new chief operating officer by that organization’sboard of trustees. Lambrecht, who has worked at MedcenterOne for 17 years, serves as Medcenter One’s medicaldirector and is a member of its trauma and emergencycenter physician team.

In addition to his medical degree, Lambrecht holds threebusiness and management master’s degrees, is a member ofthe American College of Healthcare Executives, and hasserved in leadership positions with the North DakotaNational Guard for 24 years, including medical commanderand state surgeon.

Kent Hoerauf, MD ’81 (InternalMedicine Residency ’84), clinicalassociate professor of internalmedicine, Hettinger, ND, has beengranted the title, Certified MedicalDirector (CMD) in Long Term Care,by the board of directors of theAmerican Medical DirectorsCertification Program. The CMDcertification provides an indicator of

professional competence to long-term care providers,government and other quality assurance agencies,consumers, and the public. He is one of more than 2,300physicians to have received the CMD designation.

Hoerauf, a native of Hebron, ND, practices with West RiverHealth Services in Hettinger. He is board-certified ininternal medicine and geriatrics.

Ron Borowicz, MD (Family Medicine Residency ’78),celebrated 30 years as a family medicine physician at theWest Fargo (ND) Medical Center in August. He is a memberof the first class of graduates who completed training at theUND Family Medicine Residency Program in Fargo.

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IN MEMORIAM

James Claymore, chartermember and former chair of theIndians Into Medicine (INMED)Tribal Board, passed away Sept.12, 2008. He was 88.

“INMED was very fortunate tohave had such a long-standingrelationship with Mr. Claymore,”said Eugene DeLorme, JD ‘89,director of the INMED program,Grand Forks. “His expertise andgentle nature were a wonderful

asset to the INMED Tribal Board and his accomplishmentswere greatly appreciated and will be long remembered.”

Mr. Claymore, Lakota name Ole’a’ hop pi, was born at OldAgency in South Dakota. He served in the U.S. Army from1943 to 1945 as an intelligence specialist in the 425th

Night Fighters Squadron (Black Widows) during World War

II. He served in Normandy, northern France, Rhineland,Ardennes and central Europe before being honorablydischarged with the rank of sergeant.

After military service, he became a teacher and a coach andserved on the Bureau of Indian Affairs for 33 years and theCheyenne River Sioux Tribal Council for District 5 for fiveyears in the 1970s. He retired as the Cheyenne River SiouxTribe Agency superintendent in 1975. He served as anadvisor to the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe through 2002.

“All his life, Mr. Claymore worked for the betterment of lifefor the people around him,” DeLorme said. “He wanted tohelp people be successful, especially the Native Americanpeople. He believed that anyone could accomplishanything if they wanted it badly enough.”

“We will continue to build on the vision and dream that heshared with us,” he said. “His leadership will be missed buthis spirit of commitment to American Indian youth will live on!”

ALUMNI NOTES

Fred Gunville, MD (BS Med ’77), Billings, MT, is a visitingspecialist in pediatric diabetes at the Mercy Medical Centerin Williston. After earning the BS Med degree at the UNDmedical school, he went on to complete requirements forthe MD degree at the University of Nebraska College ofMedicine. Board-certified in pediatrics, he practices at theBillings Clinic.

Judith Kaur, MD (BS Med ’77), directorof Native American Programs at theMayo Comprehensive Cancer Centerin Rochester, MN, delivered thekeynote address at the Northern PlainsAmerican Indian Cancer Summit inOctober at Mandan, ND. Her addresspreceded sessions outlining the statusof cancer and patterns of cancer carefor Northern Plains Native Americans;

innovative cancer prevention, education and screeningprograms in Native communities; blending Western andtraditional health in cancer care, and palliative and end-of-life care. Workshops were also presented on Health Policyfor Cancer Prevention and Control, and Making Sense ofCancer Data. The event was held in conjunction with theNorth Dakota Cancer Coalition Partnership meeting.

Bernard Hoggarth, MD (BS Med ’72),clinical associate professor of pediatricsat the UND medical school, GrandForks, has received the 2008 PhysicianCommunity and Professional ServicesAward from the North DakotaMedical Association. The awardannually recognizes and honorsphysicians for their outstandingleadership and services to North

Dakotans and the medical profession, and doctors whohave compiled an outstanding record of community service.

Hoggarth, who practices pediatric medicine at Altru HealthSystem in Grand Forks, is actively involved in teachingfamily practice residents.

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Women participatedin many fun fitnessactivities at theannual Women’sHealth Connectionsponsored in part bythe UND medicalschool this fall atUND. Sandra

Short, PhD, UND professor ofphysical education (left), delivered thekeynote presentation, “Tools for Living Well”.

UNDPresident Robert Kelleyreceives his flu shot recently while visitingthe UND Center for Family Medicine-Bismarck.


PARTING SHOTS

Competition between themedical and law schools was fierce at the annual Malpractice Bowl.Women med students won (6-0); the men lost by a hair (13-12)

Occupational therapy students AmyLundberg (left) and Sarah Gregory wereamong 38 participants “On the Move”in the Alzheimer’s Association MemoryWalk in September at University Parkin Grand Forks. The group raised over$1,000 to support people who haveAlzheimer’s and their families.

Robert Beattie,MD ’89, chair of family and communitymedicine (right), greets visitors to the UND display at theAssociation of American Medical Colleges conference inNovember at San Antonio.

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Internationally recognized plastic and reconstructive surgeon, Allen Van Beek, MD (BS Med ’66), (center) received the Sioux Award, thehighest honor bestowed by the UND Alumni Association, during Homecoming activities this fall. The Westfield, ND, native became thefocus of worldwide attention in 1992 for successful replanting surgeries on John Thompson (right) whose arms were severed in a machineryaccident at the family farm near Hurdsfield, ND. The surgeon has said that his greatest challenge was reattaching a newborn’s two fingerswhich were cut off during an emergency cesarean-section birth nearly 20 years ago; that patient, Kristen Meckle, is also pictured.

Van Beek, who is in private practice specializing in hand and microsurgery at Centennial Lakes Medical Center in Minneapolis, alsogave a talk, “Handing Back Options,” at the UND medical school during his visit to UND, and was honored at a reception hosted bythe school. He is a long-standing member and past president of The American Association for Hand Surgery.

A clinical associate professor of surgery at the University of Minnesota medical school, he is a major force for developingmicrosurgery expertise in the Twin Cities. In 2003, he committed a year as president of the Plastic Surgery Educational Foundation,the research arm of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, to promoting e-learning and e-communication for plastic surgeons tocontinue improving their skills and expertise.

Drs. David and Monica (Sinner) Goodwin keep NorthDakota and UND close. The Grand Forks and Casseltonnatives met in 1987 during their first year in med schooland graduated as a married couple in 1991.

Today they have successful practices at the Central LakesMedical Clinic in Crosby, MN, and home-school theirfive children, who range from 18 months to 15 years old.

Even with busy careers and a young family, David andMonica felt compelled to begin giving back to theiralma mater. The Goodwins gave their first donation tobenefit the UND School of Medicine & Health Sciencesin 1992, just one year after graduating. They haveconsistently made annual gifts to support futurephysicians ever since.

“The Goodwins are an amazing example of individualswho have found a balance between family, careers, and

good will. They are an example of the tremendous impact that can be made by those whochoose to give regularly and generously,” said UND Foundation Development OfficerBethany Andrist. “I hope others will be inspired to follow their great example.”

Young Couple Doing “Good”

William Budge Society{$1,000,000+}*Eva L. Gilbertson, MD EstateM. Duane Sommerness, MD &

Marge SommernessRoger S. Thompson, MD EstateDr. Karl (dec.) & Carolyn KaessJolene R. Mikkelson

Founders Society {$500,000}Dr. Anthony J. & Junieve Lund (dec.)Richard J. Maginn, MD (dec.)Dr. Donald & Marjorie MeredithDr. Keith (dec.) & Elaine Wold/

Bay Branch Foundation

Ambassadors Club {$250,000}A. Leonard Asmundson, MD (dec.)Dr. Robert & Marilyn GilsdorfJames G. Golseth, MD (dec.)Larry A. Smith, MD &

Claudine SmithDr. Verrill & Ruth Ann Fischer (dec.)Harold E. “Jack” (dec.) &

Jackie Resinger

Benefactors Club {$100,000}Ben & Beverly ClayburghDr. Glenn & Harriet BrownDr. William and Norma CapeCarol & Rodney Clark, MDRobert G. Edkins, MD (dec.)Gary & Linda EvansDr. Cal & Dodie FerchoJohn R. Fischer, MDDale & Sue HadlandDr. John & Marcia JarrettCraig A. Johnson, MD &

Constance N. Hofland

Dr. Dale C. & LoAnn KanaDr. Stephen & Sandra KellyEugene F. Kralicek, MD (dec)Duane (dec.) & Judy LeeDr. Frank N. Low (dec.)*Thomas C. Olson, MD &

Sandra Whaley Olson, PhD*Dr. Rene’ & Barbara PelletierGordon Salness, MD (dec.)Albert & Carol SamuelsonDr. William & Florette SchwartzDr. Ralph and Phyllis TarnaskyRaymond E. Tyvand, MD EstateDr. Michael & Peggy VandallSidney R. Wold, MDDr. Robert (dec.) & Margaret FawcettDr. Laurence & Adeline Gaebe (dec.)Dr. Reed Keller &

Mary Ann Keller-Wakefield (dec.)Dr. Charles & Florence Magner (dec.)Dr. Jim (dec.) & Yvonne MahoneySharon K. MarshallDr. Louis & Thelma Silverman (dec.)Dr. Mack (dec.) & Rita TraynorDr. John (dec.) &

Mary Ellen Vaughan

Presidents Cabinet {$25,000}Richard D. Anderson, MDJames D. Barger, MD (dec.)Dr. Eugene & Meredith ByronVirginia W. Cheng, MD (dec.)A. M. Cooley, MD &

Beverly M. CooleyRobert S & Nancy K CooperJohn A. DeKrey, MDDr. & Mrs. Patrick M. DevigDr. Robert & Virginia EelkemaDr. Lloyd & Jacquelyn Everson

*Edward Fogarty, MD &Carolyn Fogarty

James & Julie FriskDr. Jonathan D. GeigerG. John Gislason, MD (dec.)Dr. Ernest N. GodfreadDr. Daniel & Shirley GoodwinDr. Robert & Florita (dec.) Hankins*Dr. Thomas L. Hanson &

Karen Juhala HansonDr. J. Raymond & Jean Harrie*Dr. Robert and Jane HeenDr. & Mrs. R. ‘Al’ Heising*Norman G. Hepper, MDL. Michael Howell, MDThomas E. Jacobsen, MDPhilip & Adeline Johnson*Drs. Steven & Teri JohnsonDr. John & Doris LambieDr. Donald & Joyce LarsonDr. Richard and Marion (dec.) LeighDr. John & Donna LinfootThoraine A. LoydSpencer C. McCrae, MD (dec.)Dr. Donald W McNaughton (dec.)Donald P. Mersch, MDDr. David & Lola MonsonDale C. & Carol MoquistDr. Walter H. Moran, Jr.*Dr. Richard A. & Ann (dec.) OlafsonDr. Bruce A. PorterRodney J. Rohrich, MDDr. Maurice Russell (dec.) &LaVonne Russell HootmanSue & Bill SauskerFrank & Margaret Stinchfield EstateDr. Dean & Catheleen StrindenDr. Thomas & Michelle StrindenGene D. Tang, MD

M. Jordan Thorstad, MD (dec.)Dr. Jon & Marcia TingelstadTheodore Togstad, MDDr. Jody & Robert TreuerJohn & Agnes VennesDr. Vernon & Marjorie VixDr. Bruce & Donna WandlerDr. Robert & Julianne WeirMaurice M. Wicklund, MDDr. Stewart & Ellinor Clifford (dec.)Gerald Voegele & Laura Eider*Marjorie Krum Leigh &

Dr. James LeighJohn & Eunice MacFarlaneCurtis (dec.) and Judy MagnusonDr. Thomas & Annie Mar (dec.)Dr. James T. Murphy (dec.)Lien O. Simenstad (dec.)Dr. Evan Stone (dec.)Jim & Barbara Williams

Presidents Club {$10,000}Mary O. Aaland, MDArden O. Anderson, MD (dec.)Gary & Marcia (dec.) AndersonDr. & Mrs. Gordon P. &

Darlene (Streich) AndersonRobert Arusell, MD &

Janelle Sanda, MDMichael T. Bader, MD &

Mary Beth Juelke BaderDonald E. Bahr, MDLloyd & Patricia BakkenDr. Philip L. & Sandra BarneyEd & Marjean BenderJoel R. Bender, PhD, MDJohn A. Berger, MDDr. Mark & Mary Lynn Berntson*Dr. Thomas and Mary BerquistRandall J. Bjork, MDRichard & Carolyn BlaineWilliam & Miriam BockDr. & Mrs. Dwight J. BollingerDr. Lowell & Muriel BoyumMary Jane BreitlingJim & Jolene BrosseauDrs. Ann & Michael BrownDr. David & Mary BrusvenBill & Marion BuckinghamRichard D. Brunning, MDThomas B. & Kimberly A. CariveauDr. Bruce M. & Nan Carlisle*Ed & Pam CarlsonMark J. Christenson, MDDr. Lee & Jane ChristofersonDr. Paul (dec.) & Helen CookDr. W. E. & Margaret Cornatzer (dec.)Dr. Gene & Lu CottonJanice & Clifford d’Autremont*Dr. Charles & Karen DahlGregory A. Dahlen, MDDanilo A. Dalan, MDDr. Byron & Virginia DanielsonDr. Alfred Dean (dec.)Dr. Donald & Marian DeBeltzDr. Schawnn & Al DeckerJoel & Rachel DegensteinDr. Robert (dec.) & Beth DeLano*Earl J Dunnigan, MD, FACP*Dr. Ralph &

Bernadette Dunnigan Estate

UND Foundation Giving Club Members *New in 2007-08Recognizing School of Medicine & Health Sciences alumni for their cumulative gifts to benefit UND

Michael J. Ebertz, MDLouann & Winston EkrenDr. Robert & Grace EllisDr. Jon (dec.) & Barbara EylandsDr. James R. & Clarisse FasbenderIn memory of Charles Fee by

Jean Evashevski & Carlen GoehringDr. Kevin & Saundra FickenscherDr. Lee & Mavis FisherNeil & Charlotte FlemingDr. Eugene & Martha FuchsDr. Duane G. & Janice Gallo (dec.)Luis A. Garcia, MDDr. Robert & Virginia GestonDiane E. Gilles, MDDr. Duane & Roberta Glasner*Dr. John and Georgia (dec.) GoffDr. Susan Swanke GoltzDrs. David & Monica GoodwinDr. John & Mary GrahamGreg Greek, MD & Colette GreekDr. Robert & Rosanne GundersonD. Ross Halliday, MDSteven K. & Donna HamarE. Jerome & Mary Anne HansonDr. Harris & Mary HansonDr. John V. HansonJack Hardy (dec.)Dr. Les & Marilyn HarrisonBernard & Jean Haugen EstateWilliam J. & Nina Heiser

in memory of Joseph T. HeiserJeffrey W. Heitkamp, MDDr. John R. & Nancy HennefordDr. Richard & Judy HicksJohn B. Hoesley, MD (dec.)Dr. Roy W. & Gail HolandRobert A. Holmes, MD (dec.)Dr. John R. & Karel Johnson HoltenDr. Jerry (dec.) & Martha Hordinsky

in memory of Bohdan Z.Hordinsky, MD

Drs. Richard N. & Donna G. Horne

Dr. Charlotte & Duane HovetGlen & Sandy HylandDr. Edwin and Effie Irgens (dec.)John B. James, MDDr. James and Sonia JarrettClayton & Gloria (dec.) JensenEdward Marcus Johnson, MDGeorge M. Johnson, MDJames Vernon JohnsonDr. Joel L. & Lori JohnsonKent & Mary JohnsonDr. Richard JohnsonDr. Richard W. & Elaine M. JohnsonBob & Judy Johnson in memory of

Dr. Alan K. JohnsonArnold E. Kadrmas, MDGary L. Karlstad, MD &

Zo (Kaldor) KarlstadGaylord & Cindy KavlieDr. Walter & Phyllis KelschMaximilian C. Kern, MD (dec.)Clayton H. Klakeg, MDPaul B. Knudson, MD &

Sandra Tice KnudsonLorance T. Krogstad, MD (dec.)Arnold D. & Susan R. KuhnDr. James & Valois LantzStefan & Sue LaxdalDr. James & Betty LessardDr. Mary Jo & Randy LewisDr. Peter & Holly LockenJane and Scott LoscheiderMark A. Lundeen, MDCynthia K. (dec.) & Eric R. LunnJohn C. Lyons, MD (dec.)Bernardine M. Mahowald, MDDon & Marilyn MathsenSteven R. Mattson, MDDr. LaVaun & Michael McCannDonald & Joann McIntyreBarbara A. MelzerDave & Pat MersyRobert P. Miller, MD

Dr. Douglas L. & Patricia M. MoenTom & Peggy MohrDr. Patrick & RoxAnne MooreArthur E. Mukomela, MDDr. Bruce & Lois NelsonDr. Patrick & Sandra NelsonDr. Gene C. NessFrank Neukamp, MD (dec.)William & Virginia NewmanDr. Robert C. & Sally A. NordlieCorey L. Nyhus, MDJohn D. Olson, MD (dec.)Eleanor & Bob OlsonDr. Paul and Susan OpsvigShari Orser, MDDr. William C. OwensCurtis R. Paxman, MD (dec.)Col. Donald A. Person, MDMyron D. Peterson, MD (dec.)Gary & Claudia PramhusDr. Laurence (dec.) and Helen Pray*Catherine T. Puetz, MD*Anne and David PutbreseQ & R Mandan ClinicDr. Robert & Meryl Ray (dec.)*Drs. Jon & Laura RaymondDr. Donald J. &

Monica Reichert (dec.)Timothy J. &

Mary Gassmann ReichertDr. Richard and Mary RenderPaul Retzer, MD & Marian RetzerDr. Jon & Roberta RiceDr. Harold & Bonnie RodenbikerScott & Kathleen RoweDr. John and Julie SaikiFran & Dale SailerPaul O. Sanderson, MDDr. George & Grace SarosiR. Norman Sather, MD (dec.)Roger W. & Janet (Brush) SchauerDr. Daniel & Betty SchmelkaMark R. Schneider, MD, FACR

Marlys E. Schuh, MDThomas M. &

Mary J. (Langlie) SeaworthGary & Deb SchueAnn & Lester (dec.) ShookDr. Donald & Ingrid Simonson (dec.)Dr. David & Carmen Skurdal*Daniel H. Slemmons, MDLarry C. Stetzner, MD*Col. J. Thomas Stocker, MDDr. & Mrs. Jens A. StrandWayne M. Swenson, MD &

Lois SwensonDr. Robert & Elizabeth SzczysDr. & Mrs. Ronald TelloDr. Robert & Patricia ThompsonStephen & Mae TinguelyArthur & Louise TorgersonThomas M. Torgerson, MD (dec.)Audrey Traub, MD (dec.)Dr. Dennis J. & Pat L. Trzpuc (dec.)Dr. Kevin & Jayne TveterDr. David & Jane UthusFrederick E. Varricchio, MDHenry J. Votava, MD &

Janice R. VotavaDr. John D. Wahl EstateDr. Scott & Marian Walker*Dr. Adolf & Helen WalserDr. Bob & Aurla WeloDr. & Mrs. Frank WelshDr. Richard P. & Paula J. WenhamElmer and Minnie West EstateDr. Neil & Carol WestBarbara H. Whalen, MD &

Timothy E. Whalen, MDLisa J. WheelerDr. Dennis & Mary Margaret WolfJerry D. Wolf, M.D. &

Janice Porter Wolf, R.N.Kathleen Ann Wood, MDDr. Stan & Toni Wright

When Bob Arusell graduated in 1976 with the first four-year M.D. degree UND awarded,he never expected to be connected to the school 30 years later, this time as a mentorto new classes of medical doctors. Nor did he anticipate giving back to UND as anassistant clinical professor with his wife, internist Janelle Sanda.

Janelle, a Velva, North Dakota native, graduated from the School of Medicine in 1981and today specializes in internal medicine and breast health services while Bob, whogrew up in Steele, ND, is a practicing radiation oncologist, both at Meritcare in Fargo.

It’s their experience in front of students that motivated them to establish an endowmentto fund the Robert Arusell, MD & Janelle Sanda, MD Professorship in Medicine.They recognize the invaluable role faculty play in students lives and decided funding aprofessorship was an area where they could make a great impact to future students.

They will fund their professorship through stock and a testamentary gift to theUND Foundation.

“Dean Wilson and UND President Kelley both emphasize the importance of recruitingand retaining quality faculty to moving UND from great to exceptional,” said UNDFoundation Development Officer Bethany Andrist. “The commitment Bob and Janellehave made will surely play an important role in the school’s growth.”

Experience Leads to Professorship

Photo courtesy of Mike Smith, Meritcare photographer

Dr. John N. & Linda Youngsin Memory of Nelson A. Youngs& Dr. Philiip Furman

Richard A. Zorn, MD

Annual Giving$5,000 - $9,999Blue Cross/Blue Shield of NDMr & Mrs Darcy D EhmannAllison & Bud GentleFern C Haugen (dec.)Betty Wold JohnsonCarolyn KaessDr & Mrs Michael J KincheloeDr & Mrs Robert A KyleMr & Mrs John C MacFarlaneDr & Mrs Robert G OatfieldDonald & Mary Ann SensShakopee Mdewakanton SiouxCommunityMark B Siegel, MD

$1,000 - $4,999AstraZeneca LPGary & Marcia (dec.) AndersonSteven D Baisch, MDBay Branch FoundationFrancis J Boyle, Jr, MDDr Elizabeth Burns & Roger ZinserFloyd V Burton, MDDr Jeffrey & Patricia ChapmanDr & Mrs Gary S ClarkeMary C Clarke, MDJohn D Condie, MDDakota Medical FoundationPaul D Dearing, MDStephen E Dippe’, MDKaren & Van DozeDr Manuchair EbadiRandy & Janelle EkenDr Donald & Barbara FeistMartha & Eugene FuchsDr David & Karen GaytonJulie R Gilbertson, MDGreater Grand Forks Convention

& Visitors BureauWesley K Herman, MDDr Nicholas & Karen HrubyMarlys & Dale JacksonSclinda L JanssenJanet S JedlickaJane & Tom Johnson

Drs Kimberly Krohn & John FishpawDr Paul Krolik &

Deborah Silverman KrolikJack E Leigh, MDWilliam L LonghurstDrs Tom Magill & Sarah McCulloughFranklin E McCoy, MDDouglas L McDonnell, MDDr Nicholas & Jean NeumannDrs James & Myrna NewlandDr Frank & Cinda NorbergKathy D OlsenRollin W Pederson, MDMartin L Rothberg, MDJohn Thomas Rulon, MDKent L Sack, MDErwin L Samuelson, MDDavid I SilvermanSusanna G SmithDr Robert & Gwynn SorensonJohn A Sorteberg, MDThe Buck Zahradka MemorialMark A Timm, MDDr Donald & Kathleen WeberH C ‘Bud’ & Lorraine WessmanDr Lawrence & Pat WilsonDrs Joshua Wynne & Susan FarkasRichard J Zauner, MD

$500 - $999Blanche Abdallah & Mike MooreSteven M Bagan, MDKatherine M BangsundArthur A Basham, MDTimothy J Bichler, MDDr & Mrs Stephen M BrinkElaine BrinkmanCecil H Chally, MDDrs Ralph & Barbara CushingChimene Dahl, MDWilliam W Davis, MDJudy L DeMersDr David & Lois EngbrechtScott A Engum, MDNancy K EriksonJustus J Fiechtner, MDDr & Mrs C Peter FischerRichard A Flom, MDLori J Ford-Moore, MDJeffrey R Geddes, MDDrs James & Janet GilsdorfDavid E Grosz, MD

George S Hallenbeck, MDJ Michael Hatlelid, MDDr & Mrs Robert HedgerDr Dwight & Joni HertzEdwin O Hieb, MDDr Dennis R HoffmanRonald L Jenson, MDDr & Mrs Robert P JordheimKimberly R Kelly, MDTheo & Amy KestnerDrs Robert & Gerda KlingbeilDr & Mrs James F KnutsonPaul B Lambie, MDMargaret & Tom Lesher JrElizabeth Wentz Loder, MDRoger R Loven, MDDr Lynne C MacKeanDr & Mrs Raymond MajkrzakMichel R Mandel, MDDr Kimberly & Monte McCullochJames R Morton, MDMartin J Naughton, MDDrs Jon Norberg & Alonna KnorrKenneth & Patty PeetzDr & Mrs Philip J PriceDr Jennifer & Michael RaumTony C Roisum, MDJohn N Roseberg, MDStanley G Sateren, MDDr Thomas & Shirley SetterThomas J Steidler, MDJeff J Stephens, MDKathryn & Genaro TiongsonLee A Toman, MDDr & Mrs Daren M TompkinsDr & Mrs John M VeitchH Randal Woodward, MDShirley Zahradka

$1 - $499Mr & Mrs William N AalandDr & Mrs Gordon M AamothNorman O Aarestad, MDCraig D AdamsJane A AitkenBonnie F AlbrightWilliam E Altringer, MDDr Frederick L AlvaresCandace L AndersonKelly A AndersonKent & Nancy AndersonMarlene Arman

Dr Fritz & Carol ArnasonSharon R ArnoldSheryl A AslaksonGretchen M AstonePaul D Avritt, MDDr David & Cathy BaderDr Howard & Laurie BaileyRichard A Baltisberger, MDKara D BangBank Center FirstLaDonna & Mike BannachAnthony D Barclay, MDRichard N Barr, MDPatricia A BasyeLeo L BauerMichael Beall, MDRennae I BellRev E Jon BensonBecky K Benz, MDLori Adams BerdahlAlan R Berg, MDJoDee & Justin BergDr & Mrs Walter J Berger, IIIHoward T Berglund, MDSusan L BergquistIda M Bergstrom, MDJeanne L BerndtDr Stephani & Thomas BertschDr Laurie & Brad BettingPaul R Bilstad, MDDarlene A BirdettDwight BirkleyKris M Bjornson, MDJane M BjornstadJohn H Blaisdell, MDJerome M Blake, MDMichael J Blake, MDNorlene A BleskacekDrs Joy Bliss & Gay DybwadKatherine BoehmDr Robert & Margaret BoerthJodi & Scott BoettnerDonald E BorgesonMargaret & James BorkowskiAlfred & Linda BortkeMari J BosworthDrs Norman & Kaydell BoucherHeather N M BougieLynne R BradburySally BradleySarah & Bradley BreidenbachMary & David AndersonPeggy K BrockampD William Brown, Jr, MDA Wayne & Judith BruceDr & Mrs Dean BruschweinMarion & William BuckinghamDalores & John BurauLaura J BurdenLoreli M BurkeMelissa H BurklandLanny D ButlerLori H BuxtonGary O CampCarol A Carani, MDClarence ‘Kelly’ & Mary Ann CarlsonElaine & Brad CarlsonJoseph W Carlson, MDKeith H Carlson, MDDonna M Carr

We’d like to thank former Director of Advancement andAlumni Relations Blanche Abdallah for her tireless work onbehalf of the UND School of Medicine and Health Sciences.Under Blanche’s leadership for the past four years,the school secured many millions of dollars and pledgesto fund endowed chairs, professorships, scholarships forstudents and other endeavors. Her deep passion forconnecting alumni to their alma mater is infectious, asexhibited by the memorable 2005 centennial celebration,which she largely orchestrated. After 15 years with theUniversity of North Dakota, she is exploring new andexciting opportunities and we wish her every success.

Tribute and Thanks

Drs Paul & Janine CarsonPatricia & Scott CarterMelanie & Charles CarvellCheryl & Roy ChamberlainJean G ChouanardSteffen P Christensen, MDDr & Mrs Thomas H ChristiansonJulie Chu, MDClement Chun-Ming, MDJane M Churchill, MDSarah R ChurchillBeverly CiavarellaWilliam ClairmontMarty L Coale, MDDale L Cody, MDMary & Michael ColemanJ Sparb & Michelle CollinsCharles M Colwell, MDFay G ConnellRichard & Stacy ConradKay CooperMerry K CormierRuth & Gerald CottonJulie R CowanWilliam L Cowardin, MDChaun C Cox, MDDr John C CrandallRhonda A CraverAndrea Bach Crawford, MDRussell S Crawford, Jr, MDDr & Mrs Thomas B CrudenAudrey M CrumSusan M Cullinan, MDRobert L CunninghamMary & Wayne DahlVivian & Phillip DahlTeresa & Rodney DahlstromMary J DammeBarbara A Daugharty, MDKathryn & Herbert DebbanLawrence D Deshaw, MDLinda DetlaffDavid D Deutsch, MDJanice Devine-RugglesMary I DiebelCarol W DiehlJames & Roberta DiemertNorma DillenburgDonald W Dippe’, MDG David Dixon, MDKathleen J DoepfnerEddie J Droge, MDWilliam S B Dukart, MDRaymond DunniganLaleah & James EbentierRhonda J EckhartJosephine A EggeDr Carol Eidsvoog & David SpencerRichard A EkstromDr & Mrs Roger D EngbergJill & David EngelstadTanya L EngesetherCynthia & Leroy EricksonKaren A EricksonMary W EricksonRose Marie ErlingDr Jamie & Michael EvansJane F FargoFargo-Moorhead Area FoundationBennie C Faul, MD

Dr & Mrs Gregory B FaulCynthia J Fay, MDDr & Mrs Mark T FayJulie R FeaselClayton D Fetsch, MDJames P Fick, MDDr & Mrs Marcus M FiechtnerDaniel J Flaherty, MDShelia & Russell FlaniganDebra & Vincent FlatlaDr Cynthia & Scott MelandLori & Wayne FolkersMary A ForcelleEllen & Mitchell ForstieDr Donald & Nora FossFreeman P Fountain, MDKimberly K FrankDr & Mrs Richard M FraserMadeline L Free, MDCathleen M FritzNora Frohberg, MDJohn FrolekPamela & Gary GaidesSusan J Gallo, MDHermoine I GangenessE Leslie GaskaDrs Richard & Connie GebhartDr & Mrs Gerald I GeiszlerStonewall & Margaret GessnerConrad GieseDennis A GilletteJohn A Gjevre, MDLisa Kaljot Glantz, MDDr & Mrs Thomas C GlasscockCheryl K GlasserCarole M GlaweSteven K Glunberg, MDDr Reinhold & Joan GoehlDrs Gualberto & Rizalina GokimSunil K GoliMartha Gonzalez, MDWilliam & Joanne GormanGigi M Goven, MD

John W Goven, MD (dec.)Thomas E GovenDr & Mrs Timothy P GrahamJanice M GranumJerilyn R GreenoPatricia GreerStephanie M GregoireClark A Grimm, MDBethany J Grommesh, MDJoyce & Raymond GrubyCynthia & Keith GruhotDr & Mrs Leonard L GundersonWanda J HabererMichael C Hagan, MDLaura & Mark HagenJerome P Hager, MD, PhDDorothy A HallidayJames E Halvorson, MDDr & Mrs Larry O HalvorsonPaul R Hamann, MDStephanie L Hansel, MDFloyd HansmeierJudy A HansonPeter D Hanson, MDDr Ronald & Beth HansonJoEllen K HarrisMatthew B Hartz, MDDr & Mrs Theodore H HarwoodTerrance A Havig, MDJolene K HeitmannKenneth HejlDr & Mrs Richard K HelmDeyette K HelminskiDr Robert Heninger &

Erin Uran-HeningerOrin Hermundstad, MDR Byron HillSister Anna M HillenbrandCassie H HiltsMark P Hinrichs, MDKim & Juanita HockingMelody Hof

Dr Teresa M HoffJennifer & Jerry HoffarthJudith A HoffmanAllison & Chad HofstadJean D HollandWilliam J Holm, MDRalph G Holt, MDBekki Ellen HolzkammBeth Ann Honl, MDJerret K HopstadPaula I HorabPeter J HornerBlaine V Houmes, MDDr Kristina & Corey HounDrs Janet & Edwin HouseRebecca M HowardDr Christopher & Jennifer HoweJoseph HowellMichela & Michael HowellDavid & Laurie HuelsmanJulie A HueweNancy & Daniel HullTimothy D HumannPeter K HummelDavid E Humphrey, MDDr & Mrs Curtiss D HuntSusan C Hustad, MDBao-Chau L Huynh, MDMargaret S IngoldDr Frederick & Beth IsaakJack R Isler, MDLois & Lane JacksonJohn C JacobsLaura & Glenn JacobsenSusan C JacobsenPam & David JacobsonLori & Mark JahrausDr Andrew Jamieson &

Pamela Fellows JamiesonDr Dawn Mersch Jenkins &

Freadrich JenkinsRobert L Jennings, MD

Andrea with David Schall, MD ’97

Mark Jensen & Leah FujimotoSteven W JensenJamey C Jessen, MDCynthia L JohnsonDelene K JohnsonJames C Johnson, MDJohn C Johnson, MDLaura J JohnsonMarie J JohnsonMary Lynn & Roger JohnsonPaul E Johnson, MDDrs W T Johnson & K A SukalskiRachel Marie & Joshua JohnstonRuby & Lloyd JohnstonMr & Mrs Donald M JuelkeJoan & Terrence KadrmasDr Bruce & Cynthia KaldorJoy R KargesVirginia L KautzmanMarian L KaysKCIKathi & William KeigCurtis L Keller, MDMichael J Kelly, MDDavid M Kemp, MDMaryann KennedyKatie KeoghTaunia L KernerKurt R KerryMarie H KiddDarlene & Michael KihneShelley A Killen, MDHelen M Kilzer, MDRalph L Kilzer, MDRonald K Kjos, MDRochelle A KleinJames & Theresa KlostermanDeibelePatti Thibedeau Kneiser

Ms. Linda KnodelBonita M KnutsonBeth & Dallas KoppMichael F Koszalka, Jr, MDLisa L Kozel, MDAnn & Arthur KrackeSandra K KreutnerDrs Somsak & Siriwan KriengkrairutMichael & Denise KrokeDaniel J KuceraMichell & Paul KuceraCraig F Kuhlmann, MDStephan P KulzerRosemarie KuntzDr Michelle & Richard LaBrecqueAnne L Lambert, MDDarin W Lang, MDErnest N LangelierDr Elwood E LargisCarolyn L LarsenDebra L LarsonErnest L Larson, MDDr & Mrs Leland LarsonLinda & Ellis LarsonRichard D Larson, MDKari Fulp Lawrence, MDDr & Mrs Larry M LeadbetterJack R Lees, MDDr Larry D LegacieBruce A Legler, MDMonte J Leidenix, MDAnnette J LeierMarge & James LeighDr Jill & Ned LenhartDr & Mrs Donald F LeviDr Polly & Timothy LilleboeJackson W Lind, MDPat & William LindellO Victor Lindelow, MD

Beverly L LinnihanSusan C LisellDouglas J Loberg, MDMargaret K LorentzsenJohn D Loucks, MDDrs Davonne Loup & Carl WestphalCherie A LoweDonald H Luecke, MDDr Heather & Christopher LundeenClifford J Lynch, MDDr & Mrs Jeffrey K LystadDr Sara J MacDonaldMercy & James MackeyDeborah A MaddockPatrick & Susan MaddockRuth & Anthony MalaktarisDawn Pelton Malene, MDKenric D Malmberg, MDKelly L MalminWalter H Maloney, MDSonja C MammolaGertrude A MandelDeborah F ManniLaurie E MarloweSally & Gary MasilkoJames & Teresa MatetichDrs Steven & Jennifer McCormackPaul C McCormick, MDLeah P McDermidConstance & John McDonaldDr Kenneth D McFaddenMindy & Ryan McFarrenRobert C McKone, MDJerry L McLain, MDJudith A MeansDr & Mrs Mark A MeierMerck & Co, IncMark E Mering, MDDrs June & Miles Merwin

Dr Melissa J MetcalfJulie M MeyerDr & Mrs Dean K MidboeVickie & Michael MildeDarcy & Scott MillerNadine R MillerSharon F MillerKathryne G MiskavigeKim & Paul MisticWilliam W MoatsJacqueline & Fredric ModrowElden L Mohr, MD (dec.)Tamar A Montoya-AlbrechtJanice L MooreJohn C Moore, MDJanette & Robert MoreyMarshall A MorganLaNita M MortensonBrenda & Paul MuckenhirnArnold Mueller, MDDr & Mrs James Munn, JrS Murthy, MDDavid G Musgjerd, MDJoAnn & John MuusDonald C Nabseth, MDND Physical Therapy AssnMarilyn J NehringDr Candice & Skip NelsonCarol J Nelson, MDG Eileen NelsonSally A NelsonLisa & Ryan NepplMelody G NeumillerDr & Mrs Gary NewlandDr Don & Bonnie NicolsonSarah K NielsenJan K NolandLouis A Noltimier, MDMildred A Noonan

There’s a lot to think about.The UND Foundation can help you

plan for the future.

Contact Bethany Andrist, Development Officer1-800-543-8764 or [email protected] Download the guide at www.undfoundation.org

Request a free copy of ourGuide to Wills and Trusts.

Students are reminded every day of the legacies

that make an impact on their education.

Will the UNDSchool of Medicine & Health Sciences

students remember you?

The easiest way to

LEAVE A LEGACYis a bequest made

through your will or trust.

New School of Medicine & Health Sciences endowments established in 2007-08Endowments are important to ensuring educational and institutional longevity.The following were established in the last fiscal year to support initiatives within the school.

Robert Arusell, M.D. and Janelle Sanda, M.D. Professorship in Medicine EndowmentEdward & Marjean Bender EndowmentWilson and Julia Cape Memorial Professorship in Internal Medicine EndowmentGertrude Dammen/Allison Gentle Medical Education EndowmentDr. Norman G. Hepper EndowmentKarl V. & M. Carolyn Kaess Chair of Dermatology EndowmentDr. Richard A. & Ann M. Olafson Medical School Scholarship EndowmentDavid M. Sloven, M.D. Medical School EndowmentDr. John & Agnes Vennes Microbiology & Immunology Research Award EndowmentH. David Wilson, M.D. Professorship for the Office of the Dean Endowment

Jennifer E NorbergDouglas & Jean NorrisWilliam R Nuessle, MDJill K NyczDr & Mrs Mark D OdlandDr Norbert & Angela O’KeefeDerek & Bonnie OldenburgerDr & Mrs Bruce W OlinBeryl J OlsonIone W OlsonLinda & Greg OlsonRaymond D Olson, MDSara L OlsonWilda OrewilerDan J Ostergaard, MDDana & Gary OstromMr & Mrs Kurt T OttoPhilip G Overby, MDThea Loy & John PallanschDr Diane & Charles PapSusan M PaulBenjamin Pease, III, MDLila & Melvin PedersenBart & Iris PedersonCaryl A PerdaemsDonna (dec.) & Duncan PerryMary Beth & Ronald PetersonRobert F PetersonThomas & Marty PetersonDr William & Virginia PetersonDr James C PettersenHoward R Pirch, MDStacy A PlencnerJoseph T Ponessa, SrShauna L PontyShelly & Chad PortschellerDr J Michael PostonBernie ProutyMargaret & Cyril PuetzMaureen & David RamsettClifford L Rask, MDKaren Rasmusson, MDDr Karen M RasmussonKay M RauShanti & Banmali RawatLinda Weston RedfernMark S Redlin, MDGary S ReffDr Brent & Lisa ReichMaridell H ReidDr & Mrs Jerald W ReinhardtDr & Mrs Roderick L ReinkeNancy M ReisCindy RemmengaL A RennerLillian & Vincent RepeshJerilyn J RethemeierDr John & Tommi RetzlaffJamyne O RichardsonMartin L Rimestad, MDMary RisbergGary A Ritzel, MDGladys & Donald RizziDenise R RokkeDr Benedict & Diane RollerCharlotte A RomainMary K RomanDr & Mrs Robert J RoswickMelissa Roth & Dr Dean QuigleyDiana A Rothstein

Deborah K RuderLyle RudningenKimberly R RuliffsonScott RuppertJanet & Randy SalzwedelDonald W Sand, MDRodney H SandersSanofi-AventisSteven & Sarah SarbackerAnne P SavageLinnea & Richard SchaibleGayle A Schantzen, MDAaron W SchenckLinda & Jay SchlenkerRodger K SchmidCol Dorothy F SchneiderJoel F Schock, MDTrudy SchoeppeyRenee C SchonJanice I SchuhAmy & Derek SchulteIrene Schultz-Albert & Michael AlbertHarold & Karen SchulzBarry A SchumacherMitchel G Schwindt, MDDavid M Scollard, MDSharon ScottLynnelle A SellMark A Selland, MDMarlene J Severson, MDRobin K Severud, MDJacqueline & Robert ShaskeyErica & Robert ShawKathryn & Robert ShawDr Barry & Deborah SheppardJohn W Shore, MDScott & Jennifer SiebertDavid M SievertDavid A Simundson, MDJustin A SivertsonMarta E Sivitz, MDMichael F Slag, MDHazel A SlettenHeather J SlettenDeborah & Scott SmithEris & Roger SmithKyle E SmithLuAnn & Jon SmithMr & Mrs Kirk B SmithPeggy A SmithDr Richard & Sherrilynn SmithSusan J Smith, MDBiana & Bob SmolichPaula M SnippesPamela & Curtis Sommer

Glenn E Sondag, MDDr James F SoodsmaLeland & Mary SorensonMr & Mrs Randall G SouserCarol A Soutor, MDLinda & David SpeidelDuane F SplichalDr Steven & Joy SpottsDr & Mrs Clifford J StademJohn D Stageberg, MDDrs Susan & Paul StagnoDr & Mrs Thorlief L StangebyeAnn & John StannardAmy L StenmanKyleeAnn S Stevens, MDSharon K StevensBrian J Stewart, MDNorma & Harland StickelVivian L StormDr & Mrs Waldemar G StormDr & Mrs David A StrandDr & Mrs Rudolf Strnot, JrStephen A Stromstad, MDTamara J StuhlmillerAdam & Stephanie SuedelTerri Schmidt SullivanG R Swafford, MDStanton H Sykes, MDCarrie F Sylvester, MD, MPHClara L SyversonR Wayne Taintor, MDMargaret & Ronald TalskyJean K TandyPhyllis TarnaskyWilliam G Tarnasky, MDDr & Mrs John M TateWilliam R Taylor, MDGlen K TeramotoKristi & Mark ThomaDr Alexander & Kathleen ThompsonGary ThompsonDr & Mrs James R ThompsonZondra & David ThompsonChris R ThorsonDr & Mrs Thomas A ThorsonLinda K TimperleyDr & Mrs Terry W TorgenrudDana J TorkelsonJoey Trisko-SzarekCaryl TurnowCarolyn & Don TwedtDr & Mrs Raymond A VaalerDavid A Vagneur, MDMary Ellen Barber VaughanPatrice R Veit

Dr & Mrs Robert L VeitchRuth E VetterDr Richard & M Anne VickDonna L VinnedgeMelissa A VizenorCarrie M VoightmanDr & Mrs Charles R VolkVernon E WagnerNaomi L Wahl, MDSandy Wald-Clooten &

Robert ClootenCheryl A WalkerDonald & Jane WalstadDr & Mrs Frank G WalterGeorge R Ward, Jr, MDDan A Wasdahl, MDR N Watson, MDGlen R Weight, MDDeborah Laine WeirGeraldine & Larry WeisserSusan K WeitzelMarilyn K WelkeKevin L WentzLee & Michele WerchauBruce & Carol WessmanMark W Whitman, MDRichard A Wickenheiser, MDTheresa & Peter WiederoderLawrence J Wieland, MDOliver E Wiger, MDDr Sheri & Ken WilliamsDarcee & Michael WilliamsonIna S WilliamsonSarah J WilsonDr John & Delores WittSean P WitteDr & Mrs David M WoesteRichard H WohlTerrie Jo & Stephen WoldAlbert A WolfWilfred WolfStephen A Wonderlich, MDChristine L WoodBarbara WrightDr David & Carol WrightDr Kimberly A WrightCassie R WulfekuhleGrace & Peter YouldenDrs Howard & Elaine YoungKarissa A YouraAnn & Terence ZeltingerStephan M Zentner, MDGayle S Wischow ZerkelKory J ZimneyLorrina L Zwetzigmerness, MD

UND adopted a brand promise recently, describing the University as “an environment filled with an innovative, creative,and entrepreneurial spirit.” Nowhere on campus is this more alive than the School of Medicine and Health Science.Students and faculty epitomize these characteristics each and every day in their approaches to rural health, ground-breaking research, and first-class patient care. It’s inspiring.

Equally inspirational is your commitment to supporting this spirit. Your spirit of philanthropyis vital to ensuring the school is able to attract the brightest students by offering abundant

scholarships, retain world-class faculty who lead by example, and support the outstandingprograms and community service work for which the school is so highly regarded.

● During the last fiscal year, the School of Medicine and Health Sciencespartnered with 996 donors who committed more than $11.5 millionto support the school—that’s fantastic!

● 12 commitments were made to establish new endowments benefiting students,faculty, and programs (including two who have requested no publicity).

● $210,596 was awarded in scholarships for our medical students—an all-time record!

Thank you for your continued commitment. You are such a huge part behindthe innovative, creative and entrepreneurial spirit at the School of Medicineand Health Sciences. It couldn’t be done without you by our side.

Bethany AndristUND FoundationDevelopment Officer, School of Medicine & Health Sciences

School of Medicine & Health Sciences living UND brand promise

Several members of theNational Advisory Councilmet in Arizona during thespring of 2008.Pictured (left to right):George Johnson,Jon Tingelstad,Richard and Donna Horne,John Jarrett, Bruce Porter,Kent Johnson, Wes Herman,Ernie Godfread,Kevin Fickenscher,H. David Wilson,Myron Wentz,Roger Gilbertson, Cecil Challyand David Monson.

Not pictured: John Berger,Thomas Berquist,Lloyd Everson, Jay Giedd,Mark Lundeen,Richard Olafson,Rodney Rohrich, Mike Unhjem

We wish to thank the National Advisory Council for all their help