UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences recognizes end-of-year faculty and student award winners

GRAND FORKS, N.D.—The University of North Dakota School of Medicine & Health Sciences (SMHS) presented a number of awards to its graduating medical students and the School’s faculty and other community volunteers during its commencement ceremonies on Sunday, May 12, including the Dean’s Special Recognition Awards for Outstanding Volunteer Faculty.

Of the roughly 1,700 physicians in North Dakota, more than 1,200 have voluntary clinical faculty appointments at the UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences, said Joshua Wynne, MD, MBA, MPH, vice president for health affairs and dean of the SMHS.

“As a community-based institution, the School could not carry out its educational mission without the dedication and sacrifice of our voluntary faculty members,” Wynne added. “We are fortunate to have many dedicated physicians from across North Dakota who teach. These physicians have gone above and beyond the call of duty in giving our students the benefit of their time, experience, knowledge, and wisdom gained from years of caring for patients.”

The winners of the Dean’s Special Recognition Awards for Outstanding Volunteer Faculty were:

• Heather Bedell, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Trinity Health, Minot, N.D.
• Timothy Bedell, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Trinity Health, Minot, N.D.
• Jonathan Haug, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery, Altru Health System, Grand Forks, N.D.
• Amir Kichloo, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine, St. Alexius Medical Center, Bismarck, N.D.
• Bradley Kohoutek, Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry & Behavioral Science, Sanford Health, Fargo, N.D.
• Karol Kremens, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine, Essentia Health, Fargo, N.D.
• Tessa Marburger, MD, Clinical Associate Professor of Neurology, CHI St. Alexius Health, Williston, N.D.
• Allan Ross, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor of Family & Community Medicine, Northside Medical Ctr, Ortonville, Minn.
• Christina Tello-Skjerseth, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor of Radiology, Sanford Health, Bismarck, N.D.

Additional awards handed out to graduating medical students and area physicians and researchers included:

Alpha Omega Alpha Resident Recognition

• Riley Clark, M.D., Internal Medicine, Fargo
• Josalynne Hoff Rue, M.D., Family Medicine, Bismarck
• Lisa Schock, M.D., Psychiatry, Fargo

Outstanding Teaching Awards

• Aaron Chalmers, M.D., Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery, Bismarck
• Paul Olson, M.D., Clinical Assistant Professor of Family and Community Medicine, Minot
• Robin Severud, M.D., Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery, Grand Forks.
• Michael Traynor, M.D., Clinical Professor of Surgery, Fargo

University Alumni Special Awards

• Shanalee Mountan
• Chelsie Leigh Moyer
• Shauna Newton

Kokila and Raman Patel, M.D., Family Practice Award

• Mara Thorsen

Gold Humanism Honor Society Inductees (June 18, 2018)

• David Anderson
• Kate Berg
• Theodore Betting
• Christine Hanish
• Sean Henley
• Janet Julson
• Mitchell Messner
• Chelsie Leigh Moyer
• Jacy O'Keefe
• Quinn Rufsvold
• Britta Stjern

North Dakota Medical Association Awards

• Janet Julson
• Emily Olig
• Matthew Winkels

Dr. John Wahl Memorial Rural Health Scholarship Award

• Elise Dick

North Dakota District Medical Society Awards

• First District (Fargo) - Ciciley Littlewolf and Melissa Gunderson
• Third District (Grand Forks) - Shanalee Mountan
• Fourth District (Minot) - Neil Antonson
• Sixth District (Bismarck) - Shauna Newton

North Dakota Chapter of the American College of Emergency Physicians Scholarship Award

• Zachary M. Elliot
• Sean T. Johnson
• Jacy M. O’Keefe

Dr. Frank E. Stinchfield Award

• Erin Reis

Dr. Nadim and Rola Kanafani Koleilat Award

• Sean Johnson

The Welsh Award

• Shauna Newton

Robert C. Painter, M.D., Internal Medicine Award

• Robert Kraft

Lloyd S. Ralston, M.D., Memorial Endowment Award

• Brenna Fanning

Laura Ehmann Memorial Pediatric Scholarship Award

• Rachel Ellens

Tiongson Humanities Award

• Casey Goodyear

Dr. Louis B. and Thelma K. Silverman Medical Award

• Rachel Ellens

Altru Clinic Senior Medical Student Award

• Casey Goodyear
• Jace Kusler
• Andrew Milbridge

American College of Physicians–Department of Internal Medicine Mack V. Traynor Award

• Morgan McCarthy

Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Senior Award

• Alexis Rudnik

Mid Dakota Center for Women Award

• Sara Paulson

Bradley Neil Meyer, M.D., Diagnostic Radiology Award

• Theodore Betting
• Kadra Kalamaha
• Taylor Studsrud
• Jared Weinand

Department of Surgery Senior Award

• David Anderson

Wayne M. Swenson, MD, Award for Teaching Excellence

• Jay MacGregor, M.D.

Michael Kaspari Recovery Award

• Tirzah Wethern

Richard P. Stadter Excellence in Psychiatry Award

• Lejla Gasevic

Joy M. Query Prize for Social and Behavioral Science

• Shauna Newton

William Crozier and Edith Magwood Fawcett Faculty Enhancement Award

• Walter Kemp, M.D., Ph.D.

Alpha Omega Alpha Faculty Recognition

• Enej Gasevic, M.D., Assistant Professor of Surgery

Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society Recognition

• Rachel Ellens*
• Brenna Fanning*
• Janet Julson
• Morgan McCarthy
• Shauna Newton
• Emily Olig
• Erin Reis
• Quinn Rufsvold
• Britta Stjern
• Spencer Uetz
  *selected during their junior year

Alpha Omega Alpha Volunteer Clinical Faculty Recognition

• Candice Crichlow, M.D., Clinical Assistant Professor, Sanford Health, Fargo
• Christina Tello-Skjerseth, M.D., Clinical Assistant Professor of Radiology, Sanford Health, Bismarck
• Khaled Zreik, M.D., Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery, Sanford Health, Fargo

Department of Pathology Senior Award

• Alysa Lerud
• Jason Reardon

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Brian James Schill
Assistant Director, Office of Alumni & Community Relations
University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences
701.777.2733 direct | 701.777.4305 office
brian.schill@med.und.edu  |  med.und.edu