UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences

What UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences does

The University of North Dakota School of Medicine & Health Sciences (UND SMHS) is the only four-year medical school in North Dakota, founded in 1905 and operated as a public state university component within the North Dakota University System. The institution offers an MD degree, professional degrees in medical laboratory science, sports medicine, public health, physician assistant studies, and physical and occupational therapy, and a three-year ACGME-accredited family medicine residency program with a rural track in Hettinger. Education is delivered across four regional campuses — Grand Forks (headquarters), Bismarck, Fargo, and Minot — with clinical training distributed statewide through partnerships with major regional healthcare systems including Essentia Health, Sanford Health, CHI St. Alexius Health, Altru Health System, Trinity Health, and West River Health Services.

Core programs beyond education include the Center for Rural Health (North Dakota's federally designated State Office of Rural Health), the Center for Family Medicine in Bismarck, and the North Dakota Statewide Cancer Registry (operated as the Department of Pathology's bona fide agent since July 1, 2012). Researchers conduct over $20 million annually across epigenetics, neurodegenerative diseases, infectious disease, and health disparities. UND SMHS has LCME full accreditation through 2030, ACGME accreditation for its residency programs, and continuous NAACCR Gold Certification for the Cancer Registry since data year 2002.

The business model is that of a public state-funded medical school: recurring tuition and fees from MD and health sciences students set by the ND University System, state appropriations, and externally funded research grants. Two out of every three family physicians practicing in North Dakota received their MD from UND, and more than 60% of family medicine residency graduates since 1976 remained in the state, producing a concentrated regional workforce pipeline. Customer/market segments include prospective medical and health sciences students, medical residents, and North Dakota rural communities served through the Center for Rural Health and the statewide clinical training network.

Name

UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences

Legal name

University of North Dakota

Website

https://med.und.edu

Company type

Private

Founded year

1905

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences is North Dakota's only four-year medical school, founded in 1905, offering MD and health sciences degrees plus family medicine residency across four regional campuses, producing two of every three family physicians practicing in the state.

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Product category

Medical Education

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113), Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (54171), Scientific Research and Development Services (5417)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Health Services (8000), Services-Medical Laboratories (8071), Services-Specialty Outpatient Facilities, Nec (8093)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYEDAHAGAB

Medical Schools (MD/DO Granting)

Education/Higher Education (Colleges & Universities)/Medical & Health Sciences Universities

SECONDARYEDAHAGAO

Schools of Medical Laboratory Science & Clinical Diagnostics

Education/Higher Education (Colleges & Universities)/Medical & Health Sciences Universities

SECONDARYEDAMABAJ

Health Science & Medical STEM Programs (Pre-Med, Public Health)

Education/Supplemental & Enrichment Programs (Arts, STEM, Language)/STEM Enrichment & Science Programs

SECONDARYEDAAALAC

Healthcare Clinical Professions (CME/CE for Nurses, Allied Health, Pharmacy)

Education/Adult & Continuing Education/Professional Licensure & Continuing Professional Education (CE/CPE)

Keywords

• Medical education
• Graduate medical education
• Health sciences programs
• Rural healthcare services
• Cancer registry services

Headquarters

HQ city

Grand Forks

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Medical Education (MD Program): Tuition and fees from medical degree program students. UND SMHS is a public institution receiving state appropriations.
2. Health Sciences Education: Professional degrees in medical laboratory science, sports medicine, public health, physician assistant studies, and physical and occupational therapy.
3. Graduate Medical Education (Residency): Family medicine residency programs including main Bismarck program and Hettinger Rural Track.
4. Research Grants and Funding: Over $20 million in annual research conducted by researchers specializing in epigenetics, neurodegenerative diseases, infectious disease, and health disparities.
5. North Dakota Statewide Cancer Registry: State-mandated cancer surveillance data collection and management. UND assumed operation July 1, 2012 as Department's bona fide agent.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences is North Dakota's only medical school, offering a four-year Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) degree and a suite of Health Sciences professional degrees (medical laboratory science, sports medicine, public health, physician assistant studies, physical and occupational therapy). It also operates ACGME-accredited graduate medical education (family medicine residency with rural track), conducts over $20 million in annual biomedical research, and runs the Center for Rural Health, the Center for Family Medicine (Bismarck), and the statewide North Dakota Cancer Registry.

Product overview

The UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences is North Dakota's only medical school, offering a comprehensive portfolio of healthcare education and research programs. The core offerings include a four-year M.D. degree program and Health Sciences professional degree programs (medical laboratory science, sports medicine, public health, physician assistant studies, physical and occupational therapy). Supporting programs include a Center for Rural Health serving as North Dakota's State Office of Rural Health, a Center for Family Medicine residency program in Bismarck, and the North Dakota Cancer Registry. The school conducts over $20 million annually in research across epigenetics, neurodegenerative diseases, infectious disease, and health disparities. Publications include North Dakota Medicine magazine and Vital Signs annual report. Rural healthcare education is supported through a Rural Track Program in Hettinger and the ROME program. Medical students access clinical training through Phase 3 electives and sub-internships at sites across the state.

Differentiator

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Functional benefit

Products and services

• Medical School (M.D.) Program North Dakota's only four-year Doctor of Medicine degree program; students spend their first two years in Grand Forks before training at clinical sites across the state, applying through AMCAS and matching via NRMP.
• Health Sciences Professional Degree Programs Professional degree programs in medical laboratory science, sports medicine, public health, physician assistant studies, and physical and occupational therapy.
• Biomedical Sciences Research Programs Graduate and undergraduate research programs including the REU Site Program, ASPET Program, BIORETS Program, and IDeA Networks for Biomedical Research Excellence (INBRE), supporting over $20 million of annual research in epigenetics, neurodegenerative diseases, infectious disease, and health disparities.
• Center for Rural Health Federally designated North Dakota State Office of Rural Health, helping rural communities build health services through collaborations with a wide range of partners.
• Center for Family Medicine - Bismarck Family medicine residency program in Bismarck, N.D., training medical school graduates to become family physicians and providing preventive and urgent care for pediatric, adult, and geriatric patients.
• North Dakota Statewide Cancer Registry State-mandated statewide population-based cancer registry collecting information about new cancer cases, treatment, and deaths for North Dakota; NAACCR Gold certified since data year 2002.
• Rural Track Family Medicine Residency (Hettinger) Rural medicine residency track approved by ACGME in 2014, training family physicians for rural North Dakota communities at West River Health Services in Hettinger.
• Rural Opportunities in Medical Education (ROME) Program providing rural medical education opportunities and immersion experiences for medical students throughout communities in North Dakota.
• Phase 3 Electives & Sub-internships Fourth-year medical student electives and sub-internship opportunities across multiple specialties and clinical sites throughout North Dakota.

Quantifiable outcome

• Two out of three family physicians in North Dakota trained at UND
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Feature4 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• Essentia HealthcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMajor clinical training partner with facilities in Bismarck, Fargo, and throughout North Dakota. Hosts medical students for rotations in emergency medicine, cardiology, oncology, internal medicine, and many other specialties. The Bismarck/Mandan medical community includes 200+ practitioners and approximately 150 active UND SMHS faculty.
• Sanford HealthcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMajor clinical training partner and one of three major healthcare systems in Bismarck. Facilities across Bismarck, Dickinson, Fargo, and multiple communities. Provides clinical training sites for medical students and residents in comprehensive range of specialties.
• CHI St. Alexius HealthcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcute care medical center and clinical training site in Bismarck. Part of PrimeCare Health Group including Heart and Lung Clinic and The Bone and Joint Center. Founded 1885, serving central and western North Dakota, northern South Dakota, and eastern Montana.
• Altru Health SystemcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerClinical training site in Grand Forks for medical students and family medicine residents. Major healthcare system providing rotations across multiple specialties.
• Trinity Health (Minot)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMajor clinical training partner for Northwest Campus in Minot. Provides rotations in critical care, surgery, orthopedics, and various other specialties serving rural North Dakota.
• West River Health ServicescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRural health system in Hettinger, ND. Nationally and regionally recognized for outstanding and innovative service in rural healthcare. Home to Hettinger Rural Track family medicine residency. Hosts medical students and residents in one-on-one educational environment.
• PrimeCare Health GroupmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerIncludes CHI St. Alexius Health, Heart and Lung Clinic, and The Bone and Joint Center. One of three major healthcare systems in Bismarck/Mandan area providing clinical training opportunities.
• Center for Family Medicine (Bismarck)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerResidency program facility in Bismarck. Home to only residency program on Southwest Campus (Family Medicine). Clinic provides preventive and urgent care for pediatric, adult, and geriatric patients. Building completed 2012 with 20 exam rooms.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• University of Nebraska Medical Center: Public medical school with a strong rural health mission and statewide training network similar in structure to UND SMHS. Comparable in operating model, state appropriations, and rural workforce development focus.
• East Tennessee State University Quillen College of Medicine: Public medical school with an explicit rural and Appalachian health mission, community-based training model, and a comparable emphasis on producing primary care physicians for underserved regions.
• Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University: Public state medical school whose founding mission is producing physicians for North Carolina, with a strong focus on rural and underserved care. Comparable mission alignment and public-state operating structure.
• University of South Dakota Sanford School of Medicine: Public state medical school in a neighboring rural state with a very similar community-based, rural-mission training model. Closely comparable to UND SMHS in scale, mission, and workforce-development orientation.

Emerging players

• Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine: Newer community-based medical school with a mission focused on rural and underserved populations in Pennsylvania. Comparable rural/community-based training approach and regional health system integration.

Broad incumbents

• University of Minnesota Medical School: Larger public regional medical school in a neighboring state, including a Duluth campus explicitly focused on rural and Native American health. Comparable as a public medical school serving the Upper Midwest with parallel rural-mission training.
• University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health: Public state medical school with a Wisconsin-based statewide training network (WARM and MCW-affiliated tracks) and rural physician pipeline programs structurally similar to UND SMHS's ROME and rural track offerings.
• University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine: Larger public regional medical school serving a similarly rural Upper Midwest state. Comparable as a public medical school with a statewide training footprint and primary care emphasis.
• Indiana University School of Medicine: Largest public medical school in the U.S. with statewide regional campuses and explicit rural health training tracks. Comparable distributed campus model and state appropriations structure.
• University of Washington School of Medicine: Public regional medical school with the WWAMI program, a five-state distributed medical education model analogous to UND SMHS's multi-campus rural training network.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles14 records

Subsidiaries3 records

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