Serpent, Staff, & Drum Indians Into Medicine Newsletter-Quentin N. Burdick Indian Health Programs
Inside this issue: UNDSMHS Interviews
Pre-Med Day Interview Success
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Pre-Med Day Student Success
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Laramie Lunday INMED Hired
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New Permanent Staff Student Success
Pre-Med Interviewee Candidates Tour the UNDSMHS with current 1st year UND Medical Students Pg.
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Zane Young’s Research Summer Institute 2011
Special Point of Interest: The University of North Dakota is currently interviewing qualified candidates for a new position within the INMED program. The UND Indians Into Medicine Program will soon be welcoming a new Student Services Officer/Summer Programs Coordinator to the INMED Program.
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INMED staff held 2011’s Pre-Med Day activities to acquaint applicants with the University of North Dakota’s medical school and the Indians Into Medicine Program. During this orientation candidates attended presentations from the Director for the Office of Medical Education, the Interim Director, the Education Program Coordinator, the Senior Associate Dean of UNDSMHS, as well as, presentations by the medical school Financial Aid and Admissions Offices. Staff staged mock interviews prior to the candidate’s scheduled Medical School Interviews held on January, 29th, 2011. This year twelve American Indian and Alaska Native
students were invited to Interview on January 29th, 2011 for Fall 2011 admission to the UND School of Medicine and Health Sciences. Two students declined the interview and ten applicants participated in the Pre-Med Day activities and were interviewed at the UND School of Medicine and Health Sciences. Interviewees attended a reception at the Best Western Town House in Grand Forks, ND where they were able to network with Indians Into Medicine staff, as well as, current INMED 1st-3rd year medical students. Seven interviewees were accepted, and INMED looks forward to their success in the 2011-2012 academic year.
Pre-Med Interviewee visits with current UND Medical Student about their experience with the program
Student is accepted into UND Medical School Laramie Lunday is one of this years medical school interviewees. Laramie’s diligence and hard work has proven to be a success. When asked when did you decide you wanted to pursue a medical career, Laramie responded,“7th grade I decided I wanted
to pursue a medical profession.” After this decision he began to focus on his studies to ensure his success. He personally researched summer programs that were geared toward the medical field. This lead to his
involvement in the Association of American Indian Physicians and National Native American Youth Initiative. These programs flew him out to Washington, DC for a week to meet with a few physicians ...story continued on Page 2
The “Serpent, Staff and Drum” is a newsletter of the Indians Into Medicine Program, University of North Dakota School of Medicine & Health Sciences. INMED is part of the Quentin N. Burdick Indian Health Programs. The views and opinions expressed are not necessarily those of the University or the School of Medicine & Health Sciences. INMED welcomes further distribution of information contained in this newsletter. We do request the INMED receive acknowledgement for articles reprinted. Submit articles for publication and address corrections to INMED Program-INMED address is located on back.
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Indians Into Medicine INMED Program UNDSMHS Room 2101 501 N Columbia Road Stop 9037 Grand Forks, ND 58202-9037
Phone: (701)-777-3037 Fax: (701)-777-3277 Email: inmed@medicine.nodak.edu
Indians into Medicine is a comprehensive education program assisting Indian students who are preparing for health careers. Located at the University of North Dakota School of Medicine & Health Sciences in Grand Forks, INMED support services include academic and personal counseling for students, assistance with financial aid application, and summer enrichment sessions at the junior high through professional school levels.
Laramie Lunday pictured at INMED’s Pre-Med Day Activities
and learn more about medical research. The Health Careers Opportunity Program (HCOP), a whole summer long enrichment program on the reservation gave him the ability to participate in job shadowing which motivated him even more to follow his dream of working in a medical profession. Laramie has been very involved with INMED, attending INMED’s Summer Institute Program, participating in the INMED MCAT Program, and continuing his involvement in the INMED Program by attending UND’s Medical School in the fall of 2011.
Overcoming the challenge of having children at a young age, and the struggle of managing personal life and his education, he is grateful to his family for teaching him great time management skills. “Time management was one of my biggest weaknesses and has now become one of my greatest strengths.” While finishing his undergraduate degree he strived to be involved in many areas of UND, Anatomy Teaching Assistant, INMED Tutor, American Science and Engineering Society, Undergraduate Medical Association, American Indian Business Leaders, and he participated in extensive job shadowing, where he gained many networking opportunities and skills that will help in his future medical career. During his IHS summer externship program he was able to work on the Turtle Mountain reservation where this experience placed everything into perspective for
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him. From this experience he realized he had so much more to learn about the medical field. “There is a whole other aspect that I am looking forward to. I am looking forward to medical school to fill in the gaps of what I do not know yet and I am looking forward to my new learning opportunity.” With all his involvement he has appreciated the new challenges and experiences that have come about, improving him in areas of weakness. Improving his weaknesses so they will eventually become his greatest strengths. Growing up on the Turtle Mountain Reservation Laramie is looking forward to giving back to the reservation he has called home all of these years. The Indians Into Medicine Program looks forward to Laramie’s continued involvement in the program and his success in all his future endeavors.
New Staff Member with INMED Program Lyndsey Langenfeld, the new Administrative Assistant/ Academic Advisor for the INMED Program, was hired fulltime as of February 1st, 2011. She will be filling in Nancy Martin's position since Nancy has left the program as of October, 2010.
Her duties will include, but are not limited to, annual grant reporting, other department financial duties, completing department informational documentation, academic advisement, INMED recruitment, as well as, website design.
The Indians Into Medicine Program is delighted to have Lyndsey apart of the program and Lyndsey is very excited about the change and challenge of the new position.
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INMED Student Success reaction time taking roughly 11 hours to complete. With our research the reaction time was completed in 1 minute.” According to his research, “The new reaction opens way for a fast synthesis of piperonylamine and it’s derivatives in laboratory practice and industry.” Zane has also been involved in additional research at UND with Dr. Van A. Doze. His team focused on the following question: “Do Alpha 1A Adrenergic Receptors Modulate Behavior Through Neurogenesis?” Zane will be presenting this research at the 2011 Frank Low Research Day. Zane gives credit to Dr. Mikhail M. Bobylev at Minot State University, as well as, Dr. Van A. Doze at the University of North Dakota for the
Applications are being reviewed for INMED’s upcoming 2011 Summer Institute Program (SI). This program enrolls students in grades 7-12 into a six week academic enrichment program and expose them to health career activities. There are 90 students who will be selected nationwide to participate in INMED’s SI Program. In the words of Anthony Robbins, “Action is the foundational key to all successes.” We at INMED give you the opportunity and challenge you to participate in INMED’s Summer Institute Program next year, during Summer 2012 programming. If you have any questions or need additional information please call (701)-777-3037 or e-mail us at inmed@medicine.nodak.edu
research experience he has gained through the opportunity he had to work with these two respected individuals. INMED Student Zane Young Originally not knowing exactly what he desired to do in life, he started out in the agricultural field and decided after his opportunity for research experience at Minot State University that he preferred to pursue a medical career instead. With his new found interest in medicine he was accepted into UND’s Medical School in the Fall of 2010. Here his father Dr. Marcel Young was a graduate of the INMED Program in 1990. The Indians Into Medicine Program congratulates Zane in all his success thus far, and looks forward to his successes in his future medical career.
Pictured are INMED Summer Institute students from the summer of 2010
In what ways can INMED benefit you?
“The advantages I believe I have gained, include the great study habits and sense of maturity and responsibility which I believe have set me on a successful path my freshmen year.”
“At INMED I met new people, from various cultures, causing me to truly comprehend that there are more opportunities off the reservation.”
“INMED has helped to strengthen my true passion in life, which is to become a Physician with an M.D. and make a difference in helping people.”
“Attending INMED a second time will help to increase my college experience, increase my knowledge of other cultures, prepare me for a world beyond the reservation and increase my knowledge of careers in the medical field.”
“The classes I took taught me things I have never learned in school.” Applications for 2011 Summer Institute are currently being reviewed.
Summer Institute 2012
Zane Young, a first year medical student at UND, has presented his undergraduate research at many conferences including Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students in Phoenix, Arizona, the North Dakota INBRE Meeting in Grand Forks, ND, 101st North Dakota Academy of Science Annual Meeting in Fargo, ND, the 2009 Research Poster Session in Minot, ND, the 4th Annual Northwest Regional Undergraduate Affiliate Network - “Undergraduate Research in the Molecular Sciences” Meeting in Moorhead, MN and the prestigious Posters on the Hill 2010 conference in Washington, DC. He presented his research on rapid synthesis of piperonylformamide. This research was conducted at MSU with Dr. Mikhail M. Bobylev. When asked about their findings Zane responded, “Originally the synthesis of piperonylformamide appeared to have a slow
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Applications are being reviewed for 2011 INMED Summer Programs. We encourage you to apply next year for the following INMED, 2012 Summer Programs:
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