University of North Dakota (UND) School of Medicine and Health Sciences

The first two years of students' medical education are provided in Grand Forks on-campus, while the third and fourth years occur in the clinical setting in Bismarck, Fargo, Grand Forks, Minot, and other communities around the state.

In 1996, the School's name changed to the UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences (SMHS) to reflect the diversity of educational and research activities that occur at the School, which had grown to include not only physicians-in-training, but professional programs in physical therapy, occupational therapy, medical laboratory science, physician assistant studies, athletic training/sports medicine, public health, and master and doctoral degrees in the biomedical sciences and clinical-translational science.

The latest version of the School of Medicine & Health Sciences building, which opened in July 2016, was designed to foster collaborative learning and interprofessional education. It features a live animal vivarium, gross anatomy laboratory, eight learning communities (where students from all disciplines intermingle and learn each others' role in the health system), and the state's largest Simulation Center.