UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences announces student and faculty award winners for 2025

GRAND FORKS, N.D.—North Dakota’s only comprehensive medical and health sciences college, the UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences (SMHS), presented a number of awards to its Class of 2025 medical students during its M.D. Commencement festivities on May 2 and 3.

Several faculty were also honored with awards this past weekend.

Of the roughly 1,700 physicians in North Dakota, more than 1,300 have clinical faculty appointments at the SMHS, said Marjorie Jenkins, M.D., M.Ed.H.P., FACP, vice president for health affairs and dean of the SMHS.

UND’s medical school leads all North American medical schools in such community appointments.

“As a community-based institution, our School depends on the dedication and support of our clinical community faculty statewide,” said Jenkins. “We are deeply grateful to these physicians, many of whom are our alumni. Like those who came before these faculty, they provide invaluable teaching, training, and mentoring for our medical students and residents. We extend our deepest thanks for their service.”

FACULTY AWARDS

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

• Kenneth Asogwa, M.D., M.P.H., Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry & Behavioral Science, Altru Health System, Grand Forks
• Brendan Boe, M.D., Pharm.D., Clinical Assistant Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Altru Health System, Grand Forks
• David J. T. Collins, M.D., Clinical Instructor of Emergency Medicine, Ortonville Area Health, Ortonville (Rural Opportunities in Medical Education or ROME)
• Dong Joo “Danny” Kim, M.D., Clinical Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine, Essentia Health, Fargo
• Collette Lessard, M.D., Clinical Assistant Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Altru Health System, Grand Forks
• Issa Al Rabadi, M.D., Clinical Associate Professor of Internal Medicine and Clinical Assistant Professor, Family & Community Medicine, Sanford Health, Bismarck
• Lisa Schock, M.D., Clinical Associate Professor of Psychiatry & Behavioral Science, Prairie St. Johns, Fargo
• Brian Tin-Maung, M.D., Clinical Instructor of Surgery, Trinity Health, Minot
• Debra Walker, M.D., Clinical Assistant Professor of Family & Community Medicine, Sanford Health, Fargo
• Mevan Wijetunga, M.D., Clinical Professor of Internal Medicine, Altru Health System, Grand Forks

William Crozier and Edith Magwood Fawcett Faculty Enhancement Award

• Amanda Haage, Ph.D.

School of Medicine & Health Sciences Faculty Excellence Endowment Award

• Archana Dhasarathy, Ph.D.

Wayne M. Swenson, M.D. Award for Teaching Excellence

• Barry Bjorgaard, M.D.

The graduating medical student class also selected the following outstanding physicians-teachers at each campus:

• Jason A. Duchscherer, M.D., Clinical Assistant Professor of Neurology, Southwest Campus, Bismarck
• Erik Heitkamp, M.D., Clinical Associate Professor of Internal Medicine, Southeast Campus, Fargo
• Roshan Chudal, M.D., Ph.D., M.P.H., Clinical lnstructor of Psychiatry & Behavioral Science, Northeast Campus, Grand Forks
• James Schmidt, M.D., Clinical Instructor of Family & Community Medicine, Northwest Campus, Minot

STUDENT AWARDS

The North Dakota Medical Association Awards

• Bo Lauckner
• Regan Washist
• Jackson Wilson

North Dakota Medical Association Alliance Awards

• April Hagemeister
• Cole Rokke

North Dakota District Medical Society Awards

• First District (Fargo): Chloe Kaelberer Lindsey Martens
• Third District (Grand Forks): Johnathan Beaudrie
• Fourth District (Minot): Mika Green
• Sixth District (Bismarck): Austin Hill and Regan Washist

University Alumni Special Awards

• Hollie Bearce
• Seth Buryska
• Joshua Kaelberer

Dr. John Wahl Memorial Rural Health Scholarship Endowment Award

• Jordan Oliphant

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

• Steffan Stroh

North Dakota Academy of Family Physicians Award

• Hollie Bearce
• Sarah DiDonna
• Mika Green
• Jordan Oliphant
• Steffan Stroh
• Ethlyn Voorhies

Dr. Frank E. Stinchfield Award

• Adam Swanson

Dr. Nadim and Rola Kanafani Koleilat Award

• Brenna Hanson

Welsh Award

• Maria Kaelberer

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

• Kendra Roland

Altru Clinic Senior Medical Student Award

• Brianna Lupo
• Benjiman Wilebski
• Joel Zimmerman

Tiongson Humanities Award

• Joel Zimmerman

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

• Mikayla Sabella

Preceptor Recognition Student Scholarship in honor of Dr. Lauren Wake

• Brayden Groll

Glasgow-Rubin Award from the American Medical Women’s Association

• Chloe Kaelberer
• Lindsey Martens
• Annika Price

School of Medicine & Health Sciences Medical Education Scholarship

• Tatiana Roberts

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

• Lindsey Martens

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

• Anyamaria Edwards

Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology Senior Award

• Abigail Pleiss

Department of Neurology Senior Awards

• Lauren Blum
• Matthew Cohoe
• Emma Ende

Dr. Mike Schlosser Emergency Medicine Scholarship

• Bo Lauckner

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

• Mark Raymond

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

• Annika Price

Department of Surgery Senior Award

• Austin Hill

Michael Kaspari Recovery Award

• Connor Sheridan

Richard P. Stadter Excellence in Psychiatry Award

• Lauren Hollingsworth

Joy M. Query Prize for Social and Behavioral Science

• Austin Hill

The Gold Foundation Humanism in Medicine Honorees

• Johnathan Beaudrie
• Courtney Hanson
• Edjay Ralph Hernandez
• Chloe Kaelberer
• Joshua Kaelberer
• Bo Lauckner
• Lindsey Martens
• Ethlyn Voorhies

Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society Recognition

• Seth Buryska
• Austin Hill
• Chloe Kaelberer
• Brianna Lupo
• Lindsey Martens
• Danielle O’Hare
• Abigail Pleiss
• Annika Price
• Adam Swanson
• Benjiman Wilebski
• Joel Zimmerman

Aequitas Honor Society

• Courtney Hanson
• Bo Lauckner
• Brianna Lupo
• Kendra Roland
• Adam Swanson
• Regan Washist

Congratulations to all award winners.

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Brian James Schill
Director, Office of Alumni & Community Relations
UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences
701.777.6048 direct | 701.777.4305 office
brian.schill@UND.edu  |  www.und.edu