Research Partnerships
The UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences partners with a variety of organizations on in the areas of biomedical research and medical education, including:
Accelerating Change in Medical Education (ACE) consortium
The UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences joined the AMA's ACE consortium in 2016 in an effort to enhance medical education through advanced simulation and telemedicine technologies to develop skills specific to the needs of rural or remote communities. This program involves teams of interprofessional students and teaches interprofessional competencies along with rural health care skills.
Dakota Geriatrics
Funded through a grant from the federal Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Dakota Geriatrics is the name of the region's multi-institutional Geriatrics Workforce Enhancement Program (GWEP), run out of UND's Department of Geriatrics. Partnering with UND on the original GWEP are the North Dakota State Division on Aging Services and Health Promotion, UND Center for Rural Health, Good Samaritan Society, Alzheimer’s Association, Memory Café, North Dakota State University, South Dakota State University, the University of South Dakota, Indian Health Service (IHS), and Spirit Lake Nation, among other organizations.
TRANSCEND
Translational Science Engaging North Dakota (TRANSCEND) bring together researchers and clinicians with diverse experience from across the region to develop unique and innovative means of combating disease and other health issues in North Dakota
Great Plains IDeA-CTR
The UND SMHS is an official partner institution of an NIH project designed to build an effective system and infrastructure that will transform and advance clinical and translational research (CTR) across Nebraska, Kansas, North Dakota, and South Dakota.
Indigenous Trauma & Resilience Research Center
The UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences has received a five-year award from the National Institutes of Health totaling more than $10 million to develop an Indigenous Trauma & Resilience Research Center (ITRRC), led by PI Donald Warne, M.D., M.P.H.
Radon Outreach And Research (ROAR)
The goal of the Radon Outreach And Research (ROAR) Project is to improve health through informing the public of radon risks, providing access to radon detection resources, and conducting innovative radon research.
SHARPhub
Since 2018, UND has been a partner in the Sustainable Heartland Accelerator Regional Partnership Hub (SHARPhub). SHARPhub helps fast track early stage science and biomedical technologies into startup companies to develop technologies into products and services. The innovative technology transfer hub collaborates and shares resources and best practices with partners in a five-state region—Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma, North Dakota and South Dakota.