ALUMNI NOTES
Three rural health clinics recognized as top 50 in country
’20s
Congratulations to three rural health clinics (RHCs)
at Essentia Health in Fargo, N.D., and is now
in North Dakota for being in the top 50 rural primary
seeing patients in dermatology.
care practices in the United States, according to the 2021 Lilypad Awards.
Natalie Kollman, MD ’16, has joined the team
Jared Sander, MD ’16, is now seeing patients at Essentia Health 32nd Avenue Clinic in Fargo,
Towner County Medical Center in Cando, Clinicare
N.D. Sander specializes in obstetrics and
in Cavalier, and Sanford Health in Enderlin have
gynecology.
been selected as RHCs that outperform their rural primary care practice peers in terms of efficiency and operational excellence.
Nicole Samson, MD ’16, is now providing consults and evaluations for patients in the areas of obstetrics and gynecology at the
“We have always known that the care provided
Cavalier County Memorial Hospital Clinic in
by our RHCs in North Dakota is outstanding,”
Langdon, N.D.
said Kylie Nissen, program director with the Center for Rural Health. “With over 4,600 RHCs in the country, having three that rank in the Top 50 is amazing! While this award doesn’t change the quality of care that the patients receive, it does demonstrate the great work that is being achieved in these rural communities.” The Lilypad Awards are the first and only ranking
Tyler Parisien, MLS ’14, has recently been named to this year’s group of awardees for the 2020 class of Native American 40 under 40 award recipients by The National Center (NCAIED), otherwise known as The National Center.
’10s
Utilizing data from the Centers for Medicare and
Stephanie Foughty, MD ’12, is now providing
Medicaid services to calculate rural-relevant
consults and evaluations for patients in the
metrics across five domains, the Lilypad Awards
areas of obstetrics and gynecology at the
provide a comprehensive and objective assessment
Cavalier County Memorial Hospital Clinic in
of rural health clinic performance. Both provider-
Langdon, N.D.
are evaluated to produce a comprehensive ranking system for every RHC in the nation.
Jared Sander, MD
for American Indian Enterprise Development
program for the country’s nearly 4,600 RHCs.
based (hospital-owned) or independent practices
Natalie Kollman, MD
Nicole Samson, MD
’00s Jon Solberg, MD ’06, has joined the emergency trauma team at Trinity Health in Minot, N.D. Solberg is a board-certified emergency physician with expertise in wilderness and mountain medicine.
Correction The Holiday 2020 (Vol. 45, No. 4) issue of North
Tyler Parisien, MLS
Dakota Medicine mistakenly notes first-year medical student Megan Corn as the “first ever” UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences MD Class President from an indigenous background. Although Megan seems to be the first female indigenous class president at the SMHS, the “first ever” title belongs to Dr. Patrick Luger, a member of the Standing Rock Sioux tribe in North Dakota who took his MD from UND in 1995. We regret the error.
Stephanie Foughty, MD North Dakota Medicine Spring 2021
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