Primary Care Week 2025: October 27 – 31

National Primary Care Week is an annual event held to highlight the importance of primary care and bring healthcare professionals together to discuss and learn about generalist and interdisciplinary healthcare, particularly its impact on and importance to underserved populations.

Events during the week will be held at the University of North Dakota (UND) School of Medicine & Health Sciences (SMHS) in Grand Forks and virtually via Zoom.

Student Registration

Please register for any events you plan to attend this week. This helps us order the proper amount of food and have adequate meeting space.

Schedule of Events

Tuesday, October 28

Community Meet & Greet
11:00 am — 1:00 pm @ SMHS 1st floor, west atrium
Intended audience: All health profession students • Lunch provided

Come and "meet and greet" healthcare employers from all over North Dakota! Learn about various healthcare job opportunities in both rural and urban settings, and make connections with future potential employers. Lunch provided by the Center for Rural Health. Please register so we can provide adequate food and meeting space.

Wednesday, October 29

Summer Opportunities Luncheon
12:00 — 1:00 pm @ SMHS Room E101 or join virtually
Intended audience: 1st year medical students • Lunch provided
Zoom Meeting Link
Meeting ID: 945 7962 3363 • Passcode: 870894

Hear first-hand experiences from 2nd year students about summer programs and opportunities available to 1st year medical students, including rural experiences, research, medical trips abroad, and more. Lunch provided by the UND American Medical Student Association chapter.

OBGYN/Family Medicine Interest Group Skills Lab NEW
5:00 pm @ SMHS 1st floor, SIM Center
Zoom Meeting Link
Meeting ID: 945 7962 3363 • Passcode: 870894
Intended audience: Any interested medical student • Dinner provided

Join these two interest groups for a skills lab including delivery simulation, AROM, Nexplanon/IUD placement, suturing, vacuum assisted delivery, and fetal heart tones and/or fundal heights. Dinner at 5:00 pm and stations start at 5:30 pm.

Thursday, October 30

Primary Care Resident Panel
12:00 — 1:00 pm @ SMHS Room E101 or join virtually
Zoom Meeting Link
Meeting ID: 945 7962 3363 • Passcode: 870894
Intended audience: Any interested medical student • Lunch provided

Hear from current residents in primary care residency programs – Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, Obstetrics and Gynecology (OBGYN), and Pediatrics. Find out how they chose their specialty, and about the programs they are in. Come with your questions about what you can be doing NOW to prepare for residency. Lunch provided by the UND Center for Rural Health.

Friday, October 31

Breakfast with North Dakota Area Health Education Center (AHEC)
7:15 — 8:30 am @ SMHS 1st floor, east atrium
Intended audience: Any interested health profession student

Enjoy coffee and pastries and learn about AHEC scholars and AHEC clinical rotation support.

Questions?

Contact Stacy Kusler at stacy.kusler@UND.edu.