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David Carlson, M.D.’91 (PsychiatryResidency Program’95), is still ordainedin the EvangelicalLutheran Church ofAmerica and holds aposition with thesynod office, helpingnew pastors transitioninto the ministry.“Older students bring a lotinto the small group work wehave in our curriculum. Allthose experiences are valuedand are brought into theirgroup to enrich the learningexperience.”Richard Vari, Ph.D.,Associate Dean forMedical Educationfor the UND medical schoolSuddenly I was a student again,remembers Deal. I no longer had anyincome or benefits and I had no freetime to spend with my family.But more often than not, nontraditionalmedical students havematurity and experience to handledifficulties and give their all tobecoming doctors.Older students also bring a lot intothe small group work we have in ourcurriculum, said Vari. All thoseexperiences are valued and are broughtinto their group to enrich the learningexperience.In the medical schools patientcenteredlearning curriculum,students teach each other throughsmall group learning.My teaching experience reallycame in handy in the first two years,said Lokensgard Pierce, who receivedthe North Dakota Medical AssociationPeer Teaching Award as a sophomoremedical student.Many serve as role models,mediators and do conflict resolution inthe group, said Vari. I like to look tothem for leadership roles in the class.Non-traditional students often shinein the clinic setting as well.They are more consistent, saidVari when asked what makes the olderstudents different from their classmates.They treat school like a job.I think the third and fourth yearswere a little easier for me to adjust to,said Lokensgard Pierce. I alreadyunderstood what it meant to get up, getdressed and go to a professional workenvironment every day.There is definitely a benefit inmaturity, said Deal. It really helpedto have experience working withpeople in a professional setting.Although DeMers says that themajority of applications still come fromtraditional students, there will alwaysbe a few who finally get around tomaking their lifelong dream ofbecoming a doctor come true.-Amanda Scurry8 NORTH DAKOTA MEDICINE Fall 2006
Innovation Sparks Growth in Clinical Laboratory ScienceAT A TIME WHEN AT LEAST Afourth of the roughly 200 clinicallaboratory science (CLS) programsaround the country are closing down,the UND program is going strong,attracting more and more studentsthrough a novel approach to educationthat features flexibility and innovationin distance learning.One of the largest in the country,the CLS program at the UND medicalschool is building a national reputationfor breaking the mold on how best todeliver education and retain criticallyneeded lab professionals, especially inrural and other undeserved areas.If our progression holds, by 2007we will be responsible for ten percentClinical laboratory science students(from left) Carrili Johnson, Gwinner,ND; Atlanta Begay, Page, AZ; andMatt Paul, Long Prairie, MN, read agram stain to identify a particularorganism as part of their studies inmicrobiology.NORTH DAKOTA MEDICINE Fall 2006 9
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