DOCTOR of MEDICINE CLASS of 2021 Commencement Ceremony
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DOCTOR OF MEDICINE CLASS OF 2021 Commencement Ceremony Four years ago, the Class of 2021 recited the Hippocratic Oath upon arriving at the UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences. Today, they renew that vow. SATURDAY, MAY 8, 2021 2:30 P.M. The faculty of the University of North Dakota School of Medicine & Health Sciences presents the CLASS OF 2021 and welcomes you to the Celebration of the Forty-sixth Granting of the Doctor of Medicine Degree 2:30 p.m., Saturday, May 8, 2021 Joshua Wynne Vice President for Health Affairs Andrew Armacost Dean, School of Medicine & President Health Sciences University of North Dakota University of North Dakota ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICERS Joshua Wynne, M.D., M.B.A., M.P.H., Vice President for Health Affairs, University of North Dakota; Dean, School of Medicine & Health Sciences Marc D. Basson, M.D., Ph.D., M.B.A., F.A.C.S., Senior Associate Dean for Medicine & Research Laura J. Block, M.B.A., C.P.A., C.F.P., Associate Dean for Administration & Finance Tom Mohr, P.T., Ph.D., Associate Dean for Health Sciences James E. Porter, Ph.D., Associate Dean for Student Affairs & Admissions Kenneth G. Ruit, Ph.D., Associate Dean for Education & Faculty Affairs Richard Van Eck, Ph.D., Associate Dean for Teaching & Learning Donald Warne, M.D., M.P.H., Director, Indians Into Medicine Program; Director, Master of Public Health; and Associate Dean of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion A. Michael Booth, M.D., Ph.D., Associate Dean, Southwest Campus Cornelius “Mac” Dyke, M.D., Associate Dean, Southeast Campus Scott E. Knutson, M.D., Assistant Dean, Northwest Campus Susan K. Zelewski, M.D., Assistant Dean, Northeast Campus Patrick A. Carr, Ph.D., Assistant Dean for Medical Curriculum Stephen J. Tinguely, M.D., Assistant Dean for Medical Accreditation and Chief Medical Accreditation Officer Kimberly Becker, M.S.W., Ph.D., Designated Institutional Officer Scott Correll, Registrar, University of North Dakota STATE BOARD OF HIGHER EDUCATION Mark R. Hagerott, Ph.D., Chancellor, North Dakota University System Nick Hacker, B.B.A., Chair, Bismarck Casey Ryan, M.D., Vice Chair, Grand Forks Danita Bye, Stanley Elizabeth Legerski, Ph.D., Grand Forks Jill Louters, M.A., Ed.D., Sheyenne Tim Mihalick, B.A., Minot Kathleen Neset, B.A., Tioga John Warford, D.D.S., Bismarck Erica Solberg, Student Member, Fargo Retha Mattern, B.A., M.S., Staff Advisor, Bismarck SCHOOL OF MEDICINE & HEALTH SCIENCES ADVISORY COUNCIL Joshua Wynne David Molmen, M.P.H., Grand Forks, Chair, Northeast Campus Vice President for Health Affairs Joshua Wynne, M.D., M.B.A., M.P.H., Grand Forks, Executive Secretary Dean, School of Medicine & Health Sciences Vice President for Health Affairs and Dean, UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences University of North Dakota Misty K. Anderson, D.O., North Dakota Medical Association Thomas Arnold, M.D., Dickinson, Southwest Campus Representative Gretchen Dobervich, Fargo, North Dakota House of Representatives Senator Robert S. Erbele, Lehr, North Dakota Senate Brad P. Gibbens, M.P.A., Grand Forks, UND Center for Rural Health Dean Gross, Ph.D., F.N.P.-C., Fargo, North Dakota Center for Nursing Christopher D. Jones, M.B.A., Bismarck, State Department of Human Services John M. Kutch, M.H.S.A., Minot, Northwest Campus Michael LeBeau, M.D., Bismarck, North Dakota Hospital Association Senator Tim Mathern, M.P.A., Fargo, North Dakota Senate Representative Jon O. Nelson, Rugby, North Dakota House of Representatives Casey Ryan, M.D., Grand Forks, State Board of Higher Education Stephen J. Tinguely, M.D., Fargo, Southeast Campus Breton M. Weintraub, M.D., F.A.C.P., Fargo, Veterans Administration Medical Center Dirk Wilke, J.D., M.S., Bismarck, North Dakota Department of Health Courtney M. Koebele, J.D., Bismarck (ex officio), North Dakota Medical Association DEPARTMENT CHAIRS Dinesh Bande, M.D., Internal Medicine Colin K. Combs, Ph.D., Biomedical Sciences Janet S. Jedlicka, Ph.D., Occupational Therapy Donald A. Jurivich, D.O., Geriatrics Jau-Shin Lou, M.D., Ph.D., M.B.A., Neurology Dennis J. Lutz, M.D., Obstetrics and Gynecology Jeanie M. McHugo, Ph.D., PA-C, Physician Assistant Studies Andrew J. McLean, M.D., Psychiatry and Behavioral Science David P. Relling, P.T., Ph.D., Physical Therapy Luke B. Roller, M.D., Radiology David F. Schmitz. M.D., Family and Community Medicine Gary G. Schwartz, Ph.D., M.P.H., Ph.D., Population Health Mary Ann Sens, M.D., Ph.D., Pathology Brooke L. Solberg, Ph.D., Medical Laboratory Science Jon S. Solberg, M.D., Emergency Medicine Robert P. Sticca, M.D., Surgery Christopher H. Tiongson, M.D., Pediatrics Steve B. Westereng, Ph.D., M.S., A.T.C., C.S.C.S., Sports Medicine HISTORY The University of North Dakota School of Medicine & Health Sciences, founded in 1905, was a two-year school of basic medical science until 1973, when the North Dakota Legislature approved initiation of a four-year curriculum leading to the Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) degree. The School offers a statewide, university-based, community-integrated medical education program that places an emphasis on primary care. Practicing physicians, constituting the majority of the faculty, educate medical students in clinics and hospitals throughout the state. The primary purpose of the University of North Dakota School of Medicine & Health Sciences is to educate physicians, medical scientists, and other health professionals, and to enhance the quality of life in North Dakota. Through its federally funded Indians Into Medicine (INMED) Program, the School also seeks to address disparities in access to health care by educating American Indians as physicians and other health professionals. The first two years of medical education are provided at the UND campus in Grand Forks. The third and fourth years consist of clinical rotations in Bismarck, Fargo, Grand Forks, and Minot. Students may elect to take the majority of their third year in rural communities through a program called ROME, Rural Opportunities in Medical Education, or the Minot Integrated Longitudinal Experience (MILE), a course of clinical training that third-year students undertake in required clerkships taught over the entire third year, in a longitudinal, integrated fashion. Medical students also have the opportunity to experience training in other parts of the country and the world through fourth-year electives. Postgraduate residency training in family medicine, geriatrics, internal medicine, general surgery, orthopedic surgery, and psychiatry, as well as a one-year transitional program, is conducted in the state’s four major cities. In addition to the medical education program, the School offers graduate study in biomedical sciences, clinical and translational science, medical laboratory science, occupational therapy, physical therapy, physician assistant studies, and public health. Undergraduate study is offered in athletic training and medical laboratory science. THE CONTEMPORARY OATH OF HIPPOCRATES Today, in the presence of family, friends, teachers and colleagues, I dedicate myself to the profession of medicine. I pledge myself to the service of humanity. I will use my skills to care for all in need, without bias and with openness of spirit. The health of my patients will be my first concern. I vow to hold sacred the bond between doctor and patient. I will hold in confidence all that my patients entrust to me. I will strive to alleviate suffering. I will respect the dignity and autonomy of my patients in living and in dying. As a physician, I recognize my duty to society. I will work to promote health and prevent disease. I will advocate for the welfare of my community. Even under duress, I will not use my knowledge or my skills against humanity. I will acknowledge my limitations and my mistakes so that I may learn from them. To uphold these responsibilities, I will maintain my own well-being and the well-being of those close to me. I will promote the integrity of the practice of medicine. In the tradition of my profession, I honor all who teach me this art. Through honest and respectful collaboration with my colleagues, I will uphold the highest standards in the service of patients. I will seek new knowledge, reexamine ideas and practices of the past, and teach what I have learned Above all, the health of my patients will be my first concern. This oath I take freely and upon my honor. This contemporary version of the traditional Oath of Hippocrates was composed by the Harvard Medical School Class of 1998. PROGRAM Given the ongoing pandemic, this year’s Spring Commencement ceremony will be held in-person for students and other participants only. The event will be broadcast at med.UND.edu. PROCESSIONAL “Pomp and Circumstance” by Edward Elgar PRESIDING Joshua Wynne, M.D., M.B.A., M.P.H., Vice President for Health Affairs, University of North Dakota; Dean, School of Medicine & Health Sciences GREETINGS Nick Hacker, Chair, State Board of Higher Education PRESENTATION OF HONORED FACULTY Dean Wynne FACULTY ADDRESS “An educator to his students: thank you for one last chance to teach you” Walter Kemp, M.D., Ph.D. Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Pathology UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences KEYNOTE ADDRESS “Life, Death, and Humor in Medicine” Will Flanary, M.D. (Dr. Glaucomflecken) PLEDGING THE OATH OF HIPPOCRATES Dean Wynne CONFERRING OF DOCTOR OF MEDICINE DEGREE President Andrew Armacost RECESSIONAL NOTE: The ceremony will be posted on UND’s social media accounts. FACULTY AND KEYNOTE SPEAKERS Walter Kemp, M.D., Ph.D., was born, raised, and graduated from high school in Libby, Mont., and attended Carroll College in Helena, Mont. For medical school, he attended Creighton University School of Medicine in Omaha, Neb., after which he pursued his anatomic and clinical pathology residency training at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, Texas (UTSW), and his subsequent forensic pathology fellowship at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center and Dallas County Medical Examiner’s Office.