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
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brian.schill@med.und.edu | med.und.edu