Purpose, Organization & Land Acknowledgment
The UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences is the only academic institution in North Dakota whose specific purpose is outlined by the North Dakota Century Code.
Purpose Statement
The primary purpose of the University of North Dakota School of Medicine & Health Sciences is to educate physicians and other health professionals for subsequent service in North Dakota and to enhance the quality of life in North Dakota. Other purposes include the discovery of knowledge that benefits the people of this state and enhances the quality of their lives. (North Dakota Century Code Section 15-52-01)
UND SMHS Unit Goals
- Education & Faculty Affairs
- Geriatrics
- Healthcare Workforce Group
- INMED
- Medical Laboratory Science
- Occupational Therapy
- Physical Therapy
- Physician Assistant Studies
- Population Health
- Psychiatry & Behavioral Science
- Public Health
- Senior Associate Dean for Medicine/Research
- Sports Medicine
- Student Affairs & Admissions
Goal 1
- Biomedical Sciences
- Education & Faculty Affairs (plus attachments one, two, and three)
- Medical Laboratory Science
- Occupational Therapy
- Pediatrics
- Physical Therapy
- Physician Assistant Studies
- Psychiatry & Behavioral Science
- Senior Associate Dean for Medicine & Research
- Sports Medicine
- Student Affairs & Admissions
Goal 2
- Biomedical Sciences
- Education & Faculty Affairs
- Medical Laboratory Science
- Occupational Therapy
- Pediatrics
- Physical Therapy
- Physician Assistant Studies
- Psychiatry & Behavioral Science
- Senior Associate Dean for Medicine & Research (Goals 2 and 3)
- Sports Medicine
- Student Affairs & Admissions
Goal 3
- Biomedical Sciences
- Education & Faculty Affairs
- Medical Laboratory Science
- Occupational Therapy
- Pediatrics
- Physical Therapy
- Physician Assistant Studies
- Psychiatry & Behavioral Science
- Senior Associate Dean for Medicine & Research (Goals 2 and 3)
- Sports Medicine
- Student Affairs & Admissions
Goal 4
- Education & Faculty Affairs
- Medical Laboratory Science
- Occupational Therapy
- Pediatrics
- Physical Therapy
- Physician Assistant Studies
- Psychiatry & Behavioral Science
- Senior Associate Dean for Medicine & Research
- Sports Medicine
Goal 5
- Education & Faculty Affairs
- Geriatrics
- Medical Laboratory Science
- Occupational Therapy
- Pediatrics
- Physical Therapy
- Physician Assistant Studies
- Psychiatry & Behavioral Science
- Senior Associate Dean for Medicine & Research
- Sports Medicine
Goal 6
- Biomedical Sciences
- Education & Faculty Affairs
- Medical Laboratory Science
- Occupational Therapy
- Physical Therapy
- Physician Assistant Studies
- Public Health
- Psychiatry
- Senior Associate Dean for Medicine & Research
- Simulation Center
Goal 7
- Biomedical Sciences
- Education & Faculty Affairs
- Medical Laboratory Science
- Occupational Therapy
- Physical Therapy
- Physician Assistant Studies
- Public Health
- Psychiatry
- Senior Associate Dean for Medicine & Research
Goal 8
Goal 1
Goal 2
- Biomedical Sciences
- Education & Faculty Affairs
- Geriatrics
- Medical Laboratory Science
- Occupational Therapy
- Pediatrics
- Physical Therapy
- Physician Assistant Studies
- Psychiatry
- Senior Associate Dean of Medicine
- Sports Medicine
Goal 3
Goal 4
- Biomedical Sciences
- Education & Faculty Affairs
- Geriatrics
- Medical Laboratory Science
- Occupational Therapy
- Pediatrics
- Physician Assistant Studies
- Psychiatry
- Senior Associate Dean of Medicine
- Sports Medicine
Goal 5
- Biomedical Sciences
- Education & Faculty Affairs
- Geriatrics
- Medical Laboratory Science
- Occupational Therapy
- Pediatrics
- Physical Therapy
- Physician Assistant Studies
- Psychiatry
- Senior Associate Dean of Medicine
- Sports Medicine
Goal 6
Goal 7
- Education & Faculty Affairs
- Geriatrics
- Medical Laboratory Science
- Occupational Therapy
- Pediatrics
- Physical Therapy
- Physician Assistant Studies
- Psychiatry
- Senior Associate Dean of Medicine
- Simulation Center
- Sports Medicine
Goal 8
Goal 1
- Biomedical Sciences
- Education & Faculty Affairs
- Medical Laboratory Science
- Occupational Therapy
- Physical Therapy
- Physician Assistant Studies
- Psychiatry
- Senior Associate Dean of Medicine
Goal 2
- Biomedical Sciences
- Education & Faculty Affairs
- Medical Laboratory Science
- Occupational Therapy
- Physical Therapy
- Physician Assistant Studies
- Psychiatry
- Senior Associate Dean of Medicine
Goal 3
- Biomedical Sciences
- Education & Faculty Affairs
- Medical Laboratory Science
- Occupational Therapy
- Physical Therapy
- Physician Assistant Studies
- Psychiatry
- Senior Associate Dean of Medicine
Goal 6
- Biomedical Sciences
- Education & Faculty Affairs
- Medical Laboratory Science
- Occupational Therapy
- Pediatrics
- Physical Therapy
- Physician Assistant Studies
- Psychiatry
- Senior Associate Dean of Medicine
- Sports Medicine
Goal 7
- Education & Faculty Affairs
- Medical Laboratory Science
- Occupational Therapy
- Pediatrics
- Physical Therapy
- Physician Assistant Studies
- Psychiatry
- Senior Associate Dean of Medicine
Goal 8
Goal 2
- Biomedical Sciences
- Education & Faculty Affairs
- Medical Laboratory Science
- Occupational Therapy
- Pediatrics
- Physical Therapy
- Physician Assistant Studies
- Psychiatry
- Senior Associate Dean of Medicine
- Sports Medicine
Goal 3
- Biomedical Sciences
- Education & Faculty Affairs
- Medical Laboratory Science
- Occupational Therapy
- Pediatrics
- Physical Therapy
- Physician Assistant Studies
- Psychiatry
- Senior Associate Dean of Medicine
- Sports Medicine
Goal 4
- Biomedical Sciences
- Education & Faculty Affairs
- Medical Laboratory Science
- Occupational Therapy
- Pediatrics
- Physical Therapy
- Physician Assistant Studies
- Psychiatry
- Senior Associate Dean of Medicine
- Sports Medicine
Goal 5
- Biomedical Sciences
- Education & Faculty Affairs
- Medical Laboratory Science
- Occupational Therapy
- Pediatrics
- Physical Therapy
- Physician Assistant Studies
- Psychiatry
- Senior Associate Dean of Medicine
- Sports Medicine
Goal 6
- Biomedical Sciences
- Education & Faculty Affairs
- Medical Laboratory Science
- Occupational Therapy
- Pediatrics
- Physical Therapy
- Physician Assistant Studies
- Psychiatry
- Senior Associate Dean of Medicine
- Sports Medicine
Goal 7
- Biomedical Sciences
- Education & Faculty Affairs
- Medical Laboratory Science
- Occupational Therapy
- Physical Therapy
- Physician Assistant Studies
- Psychiatry
- Senior Associate Dean of Medicine
- Sports Medicine
Goal 8
Departmental Strategic Goals Template Forms
Land Acknowledgment Statement
Today, the University of North Dakota rests on the ancestral lands of the Pembina and Red Lake Bands of Ojibwe and the Dakota Oyate - presently existing as composite parts of the Red Lake, Turtle Mountain, White Earth Bands, and the Dakota Tribes of Minnesota and North Dakota. We acknowledge the people who resided here for generations and recognize that the spirit of the Ojibwe and Oyate people permeates this land. As a university community, we will continue to build upon our relations with the First Nations of the State of North Dakota - the Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara Nation, Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate Nation, Spirit Lake Nation, Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, and Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians.