P H I L A N THROPY
GI V ING
ADOPT-A-PASTUDENT PROGRAM
ROUND-UP
Similar to the Adopt-a-Med-Student Program, the inaugural Adopt-a-PAStudent Program was a success, thanks
A summary of the many notable philanthropic efforts ongoing at the UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences.
to generous donors who included both
Edson and Margaret Larson Foundation ROME Scholarship Endowment
2021 (see page 30). The full list of donors
Seven UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences medical students learned
can be found at med.UND.edu/alumni-
recently that they are recipients of scholarships provided by the Edson and
community-relations/adopt-a-pa-student.
physician assistant and physician alumni from across the U.S. Fifteen donors provided funding for 30 white coats presented in January to the PA Class of
Margaret Larson Foundation ROME Scholarship Endowment. The endowment was established by UND alumni Edson and Margaret Larson and is today managed by the Edson & Margaret Larson Foundation. The scholarships were given to third-year students who have demonstrated an interest in rural medicine and are coming off placements in the School’s Rural Opportunities in Medical Education (ROME) program, which sends third-year students off to live and train in non-metropolitan communities in North Dakota under the supervision of physician preceptors. The students are: Scholarship recipients
Hometown
ROME location
Hallie Anderson
Edgeley, N.D.
Jamestown
Connor Baker
Webster, N.D.
Dickinson
Megan Kolb
Milaca, Minn.
Ortonville
Audrey Lane
Elko-New Market, Minn.
Jamestown
Quinci Paine
Bigfork, Mont.
Dickinson
Allie Trudel
Granite Falls, Minn.
Hettinger
Taylor Volberding
Fargo, N.D.
Hettinger
A 1951 graduate of UND and veteran of World War II, Edson Larson, who was born in 1923 and died in Mayville, N.D., in 2008, farmed with his family near Mayville for more than 40 years. He married Margaret Brunsdale in October 1955 at the Governor’s Residence in Bismarck when Margaret’s father, Norman Brunsdale, was governor of the State. Margaret passed away in 2019 at age 93.
Jeff Dodson Director of Development 701.777.5512 jeffd@UNDfoundation.org
HOST PROGRAM This year, the UND SMHS HOST Program (Housing Our Students as they Travel) connected fourth-year medical students on the residency interview trail with alumni
Jessica Sobolik, ’02, ’17 Director of Alumni & Community Relations 701.777.6048 jessica.sobolik@UND.edu 28
North Dakota Medicine Spring 2020
who were willing to provide complimentary lodging, transportation, meals, or general information. Thank you to the following alumni who graciously hosted our students:
