Dakota Health Podcast
Welcome to Dakota Health, a health and medicine podcast from the UND School of Medicine
& Health Sciences.
Each episode of Dakota Health explores a specific healthcare topic with UND-based faculty, students, and staff from across North Dakota.
Episodes can be found below and wherever you get your podcasts.
Season 2 (2024)
Episode 2.08: Health and health education in North Dakota with Joshua Wynne
For more than 15 years, Dr. Joshua Wynne was dean of the UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences and Vice President for Health Affairs at the University of North Dakota. A cardiologist by training, Dr. Wynne sat down with Dakota Health recently to discuss medical education in North Dakota, advancements in cardiac care, and his pending transition away from his role as Dean of the School.
Episode 2.07: Global Indigenous Health with Grace Karikari
An assistant professor in the UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences Department of Indigenous Health, Dr. Grace Karikari studies rural health, wellness, and aging in populations around the world. She spoke with us about holistic health, the social determinants of health in Africa, and her department’s new global Indigenous health perspectives course.
Episode 2.06: Perinatal Epidemiology with Andrew Williams
Dr. Andrew Williams is an assistant professor in the UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences Department of Population Health. He sat down recently with Dakota Health to discuss prenatal healthcare in the U.S., growing up in the Dakotas, and what researchers are calling “maternal care deserts” – which includes much of North Dakota.
Episode 2.05: Medical Laboratory Science with Karen Peterson
Dakota Health speaks with Karen Peterson, assistant professor in UND's Department of Medical Laboratory Science, about the history of her profession, the increase in home testing, and the pandemic’s effect on the visibility of laboratory science.
Bonus Episode: Dakota Wellness Chat on social isolation among the elderly
Our friends Grace Karikari and Grace Njau host a podcast for the North Dakota Department of Health and Human Services called North Dakota Wellness Chats. And Grace and Grace have been kind enough to allow the UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences to repost some of their podcast episodes on our platform. Recently, Grace and Grace spoke with UND Department of Geriatrics faculty Dr. Jeremy Holloway about social isolation among the elderly population in the region and what we can do to help reduce loneliness among our most senior neighbors, friends, and family.
Episode 2.03: Mental Illness in North Dakota with Andrew McLean
Dakota Health speaks with Dr. Andrew McLean, chair of the UND Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science and the School’s Associate Dean for Wellness, about wellness, telepsychiatry, and the increasing incidence of mental illness in the U.S.
Bonus Episode: North Dakota Wellness Chat on minority mental health
Our friends Grace Karikari and Grace Njau host a podcast for the North Dakota Department of Health and Human Services called North Dakota Wellness Chats. And Grace and Grace have been kind enough to allow the UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences to repost some of their podcast episodes on our platform. This week, in honor of Black History Month, we’re posting the Dakota Wellness Chat from July 2023 on minority mental health and mental health services available in North Dakota.
Episode 2.01: Diversity and Equity with Victoria Haynes
We're back in 2024 for a conversation with Dr. Victoria Haynes, the School’s Associate Dean for Multicultural Education, about multiculturalism on campus, the Martin Luther King, Jr., holiday, and equity in health education and healthcare.
Season 1 (2023)
Episode 1.08: Physician Assistant Studies with Jeanie McHugo
A discussion with Dr. Jeanie McHugo, chair of our Department of Physician Assistant Studies, about the evolution of her profession, North Dakota’s leadership in helping grant PAs greater scope of practice, and the ongoing healthcare workforce challenge.
Episode 1.07: Medical Simulation with Jon Allen
Dakota Health speaks with Dr. Jon Allen, director of the School’s Simulation Center, about simulating medical reality, mobile simulations across North Dakota, and how technology has changed medical education.
Episode 1.06: Indigenous Health with Melanie Nadeau
Dakota Health speaks with Melanie Nadeau, instructor within and interim chair of UND's Department of Indigenous Health, about epidemiology, her program’s founding, and the state of Indigenous health in 2023.
Episode 1.05: Occupational Therapy with Rhonda Roed
A conversation with Rhonda Roed, instructor with UND's Department of Occupational Therapy, about service learning, OT as a profession, and the benefits of staying organized.
Episode 1.04: 50 years of INMED with Daniel Henry
Dakota Health speaks with Dr. Daniel Henry, director of UND's Indians Into Medicine (INMED) program on its 50th anniversary, staying close to family, and the state of Indigenous health in the U.S.
Episode 1.03: Sports Physical Therapy with Gary Schindler
A discussion with Gary Schindler, associate professor in UND's Department of Physical Therapy, about PT education, growing up in the Midwest, and UND's Sports Physical Therapy residency.
Episode 1.02: Cancer biomarkers with Sandeep Singhal
Dakota Health speaks with Dr. Sandeep Singhal, associate professor in both the UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences Department of Pathology and the university’s School of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science. Originally from India, Singhal arrived at UND in 2019 and has since brought a number of research grants to the university for his efforts in bioinformatics and artificial intelligence. As he explains, researchers studying cancer biomarkers today are finding important differences in cancer biology among persons of different racial and ethnic backgrounds.
Episode 1.01: Diabetes care with Eric Johnson
Dakota Health speaks with Dr. Eric Johnson, professor in the UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences Department of Family & Community Medicine, about medical education, telehealth, and the changing face of diabetes – plus jazz.
Medical Disclaimer
The opinions expressed on this podcast do not necessarily represent the views or opinions of the University of North Dakota, the UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences, or the North Dakota University System. By listening to this podcast, you agree not to use this program as medical advice to be used in the diagnosis or treatment of any medical condition for yourself or others. Consult your own health providers for any medical issues you may be experiencing.
Disclosure of Relevant Financial Relationships
None of the planners of or contributors to this podcast have relevant financial relationships to disclose with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products or medical devices or technologies used by or on patients.