Northeast Campus | Grand Forks

Senior Electives & Acting Internships | 2025-2026

Biomedical Sciences

Barry Milavetz, Ph.D., Interim Chair

• BIMD 9501-01 Advanced Human Anatomy - UND SMHS - Grand Forks, ND

• BIMD 9502-01 Research in Biomedical Sciences - UND SMHS - Grand Forks, ND

Emergency Medicine

Jacy O’Keefe, M.D., Chair 

• EMRG 9305-01 Introduction to Emergency Medicine - Altru Hospital - Grand Forks, ND
• EMRG 9310 Point of Care Ultrasound "POCUS" - Any NE Campus (Grand Forks)  Emergency Department
• EMRG 9502 Wilderness Medicine/Medical Education - Southwest (Bismarck) Campus

Family And Community Medicine

David F. Schmitz, M.D., Chair

• FMED 9301-02 Family Medicine - Unity Medical Center - Grafton, ND
• FMED 9301-03 Family Medicine - Roseau, MN
• FMED 9301-04 Family Medicine - Altru Clinic-Lake Region – Devils Lake, ND
• FMED 9312 Family Practice Teaching Service - Altru Family Medicine Residency - Grand Forks, ND
• FMED 9320-01 Sports Medicine (Collegiate Team) – Altru Family Medicine Residency - Grand Forks, ND NOT Available for AY 2024-25 & 2025-26
  
• FMED 9320-02 Sports Medicine - Altru Orthopedics - Grand Forks, ND NOT Available April 2025
• FMED 9325-02 Rural Family Medicine Acting Internship (AI) - Grafton, ND
• FMED 9325-04 Rural Family Medicine Acting Internship (AI) - Devils Lake, ND
• FMED 9325-06 Rural Family Medicine Acting Internship (AI) - Northwood, ND
• FMED 9325-07 Rural Family Medicine Acting Internship (AI) - First Care Health Center - Park River, ND
• FMED 9326-01 Family Medicine Acting Internship (AI) - Altru Family Medicine Residency - Grand Forks, ND
• FMED 9508-02 Family Medicine – Detroit Lakes, MN 
• FMED 9510-01 Hyperbaric Medicine - Essentia Health - Fargo, ND
• FMED 9510-02 Hyperbaric Medicine - Swanson Hyperbarics - Fargo, ND
• FMED 9511 Social Determinants of Health in Medicine - UND SMHS, Grand Forks & Hennepin County Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN
• FMED 9515 Going Rural Across North Dakota "GRAND" - See list within course for possible location options or contact department

Interdisciplinary

• MED 9508* Medical Education - UND SMHS - Grand Forks, ND
• MED 9510 Basic, Clinical and Applied Senior Research Elective – All Campuses
  • Med 9510 Project Approval Form
• MED 9520* Military Training - Virtual
• MED 9555-01 International Elective Experience: Haiti
  • MED 9555 Procedures (prior to elective)
• MED 9555-02 International Elective Experience
  • MED 9555 Procedures (prior to elective)
• MED 9555-03 Global Health & Underserved Populations
• MED 9610-03 Medical Bioethics I*

* May only take one time in MD curriculum, course is offered in other phases.

Internal Medicine

Dinesh Bande, M.D., Chair

• IMED 9301 General Internal Medicine - Altru Health System - Grand Forks, ND
• IMED 9304 Endocrinology/Internal Medicine - Altru Clinic/Altru Hospital - Grand Forks, ND
• IMED 9305 Gastroenterology - Altru Healthcare System - Grand Forks, ND NOT Available AY 2024-25 & 2025-26
• IMED 9306-01 Rheumatology – Altru Health - Grand Forks, ND NOT Available AY 2024-25 & 2025-26
  
• IMED 9308 Rural Internal Medicine - Crookston, MN NOT Available AY 2024-25 & 2025-26
• IMED 9316 Respiratory/Critical Care - Altru Hospital - Grand Forks, ND
• IMED 9319 Physical Medicine/Rehabilitation - Altru - Grand Forks, ND NOT Available AY 2024-25 & 2025-26
• IMED 9320-01 Clinical Nephrology – Altru Clinic - Grand Forks, ND
• IMED 9320-02 Clinical Nephrology - The Kidney and Hypertension Center - Grand Forks, ND
• IMED 9321 Cardiology - Altru Health System - Grand Forks, ND
• IMED 9322 Palliative Care - Altru Health System - Grand Forks, ND NOT Available AY 2024-25 & 2025-26
  
• IMED 9323 Internal Medicine - Hospitalist Service - Altru Healthcare System - Grand Forks, ND
• IMED 9325-01 Dermatology - Sanford - East Grand Forks, MN
• IMED 9325-02 Dermatologic Surgery and Cutaneous Oncology - Altru/Truyu Aesthetic Center - Grand Forks, ND NOT Available AY 2024-25 & 2025-26
  
• IMED 9326 Hematology-Oncology - Altru Cancer Center & Hospital - Grand Forks, ND
• IMED 9327 Infectious Disease - Altru Health System - Grand Forks, ND
• IMED 9391-01 Hospital Medicine Acting Internship (AI) - Altru Health System - Grand Forks, ND
• IMED 9502 POCUS in General Internal Medicine - Lake Region Healthcare - Fergus Falls, MN NOT Available AY 2024-25 & 2025-26
• IMED 9503 Telehealth in Internal Medicine - Sanford Health -  Fargo, ND NOT Available AY 2024-25 & 2025-26
• IMED 9504 Cardiology Acting Internship (AI) - Sanford Health - Fargo, ND
• IMED 9505 Neurocritical Care Acting Internship (AI) - Sanford Health - Fargo, ND
• IMED 9510-03* Geriatric Medicine - Fargo, ND
• IMED 9515 Leadership and Value in Healthcare - Optum - Minneapolis, MN & Virtual

Neurology

Lou Jau-Shin, M.D., Chair

• NEUR 9305 Adult Neurology - Altru Health - Grand Forks, ND
• NEUR 9333-01 Pediatric Neurology - Altru Health - Grand Forks, ND
• NEUR 9501 Neurology Acting Internship (AI) - Sanford Health - Fargo, ND

Obstetrics & Gynecology

Dennis J. Lutz, M.D., Chair

• OBGY 9301-01 Advanced Clinical OB/Gyn - Altru Health System - Grand Forks, ND
• OBGY 9310 Ob/Gyn Acting Internship (AI) - Altru - Grand Forks, ND
• OBGY 9501 Ob/Gyn Acting Internship (AI) - Great Plains Women's Health Center - Williston, ND
• OBGY 9503 Gynecologic Oncology - Minnesota Oncology - Edina, MN
• OBGY 9504 Urogynecology & Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery - Essentia Health - Fargo, ND

Pathology

Selly Strauch, M.D., Interim Chair

• PATH 9301 Hospital Pathology/Lab Medicine - Altru Health System - Grand Forks, ND
• PATH 9302 Autopsy and Forensic Pathology Acting Internship (AI) - UND Forensic Pathology - Grand Forks, ND
• PATH 9303 Forensic and Specialized Pathology - Grand Forks, ND
• PATH 9504-03* Death Investigation in North Dakota - Virtual
• PATH 9505 Pathology Independent Study - Virtual

Pediatrics

Christopher Tiongson, M.D., Chair

• PED 9301 Pediatrics - Altru Hospital/Altru Clinic - Grand Forks, ND
• PED 9302 Neonatology - Altru Hospital - Grand Forks, ND
• PED 9311 Lactation Science & Breastfeeding Education - Altru - Grand Forks, ND
• PED 9501 Pediatrics/Internal Medicine - Essentia Health - Park Rapids, MN
• PED 9502 Pediatrics Public Health - Virtual
• PED 9503 Research Project Practicum and Presentation - UND SMHS - Grand Forks, ND
• PED 9504 Children with Special Health Care Needs - Anne Carlson Center for Children - Jamestown, ND
• PED 9506 Pediatric Allergy/Immunology/Asthma – Sanford Children’s - Fargo, ND
• PED 9507-01 Pediatric Subspecialty – Sanford Health/Sanford Children’s & Essentia Health - Fargo, ND
• PED 9512-01 Pediatric Hematology/Oncology - Sanford Children’s Hospital and Medical Group-Fargo, ND
• PED 9512-02 Pediatric Hematology/Oncology - Essentia Hospital - Fargo, ND  NOT Available AY 2023-24
• PED 9514 General Pediatrics - White Earth, MN NOT Available AY 2023-24
  

Population Health

• PH 9501 Online Health Management & Policy - Virtual (Not Currently Available)
• PH 9502 Online Environmental Health - Virtual (Not Currently Available)
• PH 9503 Public Health - Bismarck, ND

Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

Andrew J. McLean, M.D., M.P.H., Chair

• PSYB 9501 National Neuroscience Curriculum Initiative (NNCI) Quarantine Curriculum - Virtual NOT Available for AY24-25

Radiology

Erica Martin-Macintosh, M.D., Chair

• RAD 9302-01 Diagnostic Radiology - Altru Health System - Grand Forks, ND
• RAD 9304-01 Radiology Oncology – Cancer Center of North Dakota - Grand Forks, ND NOT Available for AY 2024-25 & 2025-24
  
• RAD 9304-02 Radiology Oncology – Altru Health System - Grand Forks, ND
• RAD 9305 Interventional Radiology – Altru Health System - Grand Forks, ND
• RAD 9501 Radiology Acting Internship (AI) - Fargo VA HCS - Fargo, ND

Surgery

Cornelius "Mac" Dyke, M.D., Chair

• SURG 9301 General Surgery - Altru Hospital/Altru Clinic - Grand Forks, ND
• SURG 9302 Cardiothoracic Surgery -Altru Hospital System - Grand Forks, ND
• SURG 9304 ENT - Altru Hospital/Altru Clinic - Grand Forks, ND
• SURG 9306 Urology – Altru Health System - Grand Forks, ND
• SURG 9307-01 Orthopedic Surgery - Altru Hospital & Clinic - Grand Forks, ND
• SURG 9307-02 Orthopedic Surgery – Riverview Orthopedic Clinic - East Grand Forks/Crookston, MN
• SURG 9307-03 Orthopedic Surgery - Sanford Orthopedics - Grand Forks, ND
• SURG 9308 Anesthesiology -Altru Hospital - Grand Forks, ND
• SURG 9309-01 Plastic Surgery - Altru Truyu - Grand Forks, ND
• SURG 9310-01 Ophthalmology - North Dakota Eye Clinic - Grand Forks, ND
• SURG 9310-02 Ophthalmology - Altru - Grand Forks, ND
• SURG 9311-01 Interventional Pain Management - Sanford Orthopedics - Grand Forks, ND
• SURG 9311-02 Interventional Pain Management - Altru Health - Grand Forks, ND
• SURG 9311-03 Interventional Pain Management - Riverview Health - East Grand Forks, MN
• SURG 9313 Orthopedic Surgery - Sports Medicine -  Altru Orthopedics - Grand Forks, ND
• SURG 9391 Anesthesia Acting Internship (AI)  - Altru - Grand Forks, ND 
• SURG 9395 General Surgery Acting Internship (AI) –Altru - Grand Forks, ND (Not Available AY2023-24)
• SURG 9396 4th Year Experience (Surgery/Orthopedic) – Altru Hospital & Valley Bone & Joint Clinic - Grand Forks, ND
• SURG 9397-01 Surgical Acting Internship (Plastic Surgery) - Altru - Grand Forks, ND
• SURG 9397-02 Surgical Acting Internship (Urology) AI - Altru - Grand Forks, ND
• SURG 9397-03 Surgical Acting Internship (Rural General Surgery) AI - Grand Itasca Clinic & Hospital - Grand Rapids, MN
• SURG 9501 Surgery Resident Readiness Curriculum - UND Medical Education Center & Sanford Health - Fargo, ND (Southeast Campus)
• SURG 9502 Pediatric Orthopedic Surgery - Sanford Health - Fargo, ND
• SURG 9503 Orthopedics Acting Internship (AI) - Sanford Health - Fargo, ND
• SURG 9504 Otolaryngology Acting Internship (AI) - Sanford Medical Center - Fargo, ND
• SURG 9510 Surgery Ophthalmology Acting Internship (AI) - Dakota Eye Institute - Bismarck, ND

* May only take one time in MD curriculum, course is offered in other phases.