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The UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences Pediatric Residency is ACGME accredited as of July 2023 with their first residents in July 2024.

UND's Department of Pediatrics is excited to announce its partnership with Sanford Health for North Dakota's first Pediatric Residency, a three-year residency program. The program's primary site will be Sanford Medical Center Fargo, N.D., where Sanford's Children's Hospital is located, and its affiliated hospitals and clinics in the Fargo metro region.

This program will participate in the National Residency Matching program and accept four residents per year.

Residents will complete the majority of their rotations in Fargo with the exception of Adolescent Medicine and Pediatric Emergency Medicine. The Adolescent Medicine rotation consists of two weeks at the University of Minnesota/Hennepin Healthcare in Minneapolis, Minn., during residents' PGY-2 year. The Pediatric Emergency Medicine rotations consists of one month at Children's in Minnesota during residents' PGY-2 year. Our faculty are personable, approachable, and eager to teach, and our residents are an integral part of the health team and play crucial roles in teaching medical students and other residents.

Although we are a new program, our faculty has extensive experience in teaching residents from other programs, such as Family Medicine and UND medical students on rotation.

The Pediatric Residency devotes an afternoon every other week for didactic lectures, including Grand Rounds events, clinical and diagnostic reasoning, journal clubs, and clinical science. Residents are free of clinical duty during these hours to optimize the learning experiences.

Sanford Medical Center in Fargo is a tertiary referral center for the tri-state area. With a catchment area of 1.5 million people, we have a diverse patient population. Our medical school has the resources in place to ensure that our residents have enriched, comprehensive residency training. Our team works very closely with other departments, including psychiatry, radiology, and family medicine. Sanford Children's Hospital in Fargo is the only Level 2 Pediatric Trauma unit in North Dakota. The NICU at Sanford Children's Hospital in Fargo is a Level 3 NICU and our PICU cares for critically ill medical and surgical patients.

We are devoted to ensuring that our residents enjoy their learning experience during residency. Our training program will make certain that our residents become well-rounded physicians and board-certified pediatricians. We appreciate your time and interest.

Please contact us at pedsresidency@und.edu, if you have any questions regarding our residency program and interview process.

Christopher Tiongson, M.D.
Pediatrics Program Director
School of Medicine & Health Sciences
University of North Dakota

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The UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences Pediatric Residency is ACGME accredited as of July 2023 with their first residents in July 2024. UND's Department of Pediatrics is excited to announce its partnership with Sanford Health for North Dakota's first Pediatric Residency, a three-year residency program.

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All inquires may be sent to our Program Coordinator, Sarah Julsrud

Office: 701-293-4193

sarah.julsrud@und.edu or

pedsresidency@und.edu

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UND Pediatrics Residency Eligibility Criteria Summary

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UND Pediatrics Residency Eligibility Criteria Summary

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UND Pediatrics Residency Eligibility Criteria Summary

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Graduate Medical Education Policies and Procedures

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Graduate Medical Education policies and procedures at UND's School of Medicine & Health Sciences.

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2022 - 2023

The UND SMHS provides professional liability insurance coverage for physicians and medical residents/fellows performing medical procedures as part of their educational program. Physicians and medical residents/fellows who perform medical procedures or practice medicine outside of their educational program are not covered under the policy.

From time to time medical residents/fellows will perform procedures at facilities outside the medical school. Such activities may be compensated or uncompensated, but unless the medical resident/fellow involved in such activity has received prior approval from his or her Program Director, such activity will not be considered as within the parameters of the resident's/fellow's program, and the resident/fellow will not be within the coverage of the medical school liability policy.

Medical residents/fellows who anticipate performing medical procedures at facilities outside the medical school should request approval from their Program Director. Such approval will not be withheld unreasonably if the activity is, in the sole discretion of the Program Director, an essential activity relevant to the resident's/fellow's program.

Limits of Liability

Health Care Professional Medical Liability $1,000,000 Limit Each Medical Incident, $5,000,000 annual aggregate

Cost to Resident/Fellow

No charge. Premium is paid by the School of Medicine and Health Sciences.

Effective Date

Disability insurance coverage begins on your first day of employment.

Definition of Disability

You are disabled from your own occupation if, as a result of sickness, accidental bodily injury, or pregnancy, you are EITHER:

Unable to perform with reasonable continuity the material duties of your own occupation; OR

Unable to earn more than 80% of your Indexed Predisability Earnings while working in your own occupation.

Disability Elimination Period

Disability payment begins after 90 days of continuous disability. You will begin to accrue days towards this waiting period from the date you become disabled. (Usage of sick leave has no effect on the waiting period).

Disability Payment Coverage Amounts

PGY-1's and 2's - $ 2,000 per month

PGY-3's and up - $3,000 per month

Conversion Option

All residents/fellows leaving the program have the option to continue disability insurance coverage at their own expense. This must be done within 61 days of the resident leaving the UND program. You must be a citizen or a resident/fellow of the United States or Canada and have been on the UND group plan for at least 12 months to use this conversion option.

Exclusions and Limitations

You are not covered for a disability caused or contributed to by a war.

You are not covered for a disability caused or contributed to by an intentionally self-inflicted injury.

You are not covered for a disability caused or contributed to by a pre-existing condition. (Please ask for additional information to clarify specific situations.)

Resident/Fellow Health Insurance Information Summary

2022-2023

Residents/Fellows are offered the choice to participate in one of two health insurance plans: the NGF Comp Choice 80/100 or the GF Comp Choice 80/100. Residents/Fellows may choose to change plans only during the Annual Enrollment Period.

Cost to Resident/Fellow

No charge. Both single and family plan premiums are paid by the School of Medicine & Health Sciences.

Insurance Cards

Insurance cards are mailed to residents/fellows, but they can also go onto the new member portal and print a copy at bcbsndportals.com.

Coverage Effective and Ending Date

1. Health insurance coverage will be effective immediately on the first day of employment.

2. Coverage of the paid health insurance policy ends the last day of the month of the Resident's/Fellow's termination.

Enrollment

Enrollment must take place within 31 days from when the Resident/Fellow is first eligible for benefits.

Eligible Dependents

1. The Subscriber's (Resident's/Fellow's) spouse under a legally existing marriage as determined by the jurisdiction in which the marriage occurred.

2. The Subscriber's (Resident's/Fellow's) children, or those of the Subscriber's living, covered spouse, who are under the age of 26 years. Newborn children, of an eligible member, are covered dependents from birth under the Family contract. Please ask for additional information concerning all child coverage definitions.

Changes in Coverage

The Subscriber (Resident/Fellow) is responsible for notifying the UND School of Medicine of any and all status changes within 31 days of such change.

Benefit Period Definition

Calendar year (January 1 through December 31)

Deductible and Out of Pocket Maximums

Blue Cross Blue Shield Health Insurance Application
Health Insurance Application

Resident/Fellow will complete editable PDF application form, which is available to download from the link directly above.

On page 2 of the application, choose to enroll or waive benefits. If waiving benefits, please skip to step 5.

Under Section 1, page 2, please select from the NGF CompChoice 80/100 or GF CompChoice 80/100 plan and delete the unwanted plan. (Please note for current residents/fellows: GF CompChoice 80/100 is the current plan, but now residents/fellows will choose which plan they would like.)

Please ensure the plan that residents would like is listed on the application.

Resident/Fellow will sign and date by either using Adobe reader "fill & sign" option or print and sign application.

Residents/Fellows are responsible for submitting the signed application to the program coordinator before June 1, 2023. Residents must use Liquid Files to securely email their applications to their respective UND coordinator.

Coordinators must use Liquid Files to securely email all applications to BCBS - Misty Johnson

For additional information, please contact:

Misty Johnson
Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota
3570 42nd St #B
Grand Forks, ND 58201
701.795.5340 or 800.342.4718
misty.johnson@bcbsnd.com

This summary presents a brief explanation of the covered services and payment levels of this product.

It should not be used to determine whether your health care expenses will be paid.

The written contract governs the benefits available.

COBRA

COBRA is the federal law that entitles a member who becomes ineligible for coverage under the UND School of Medicine to continue health insurance coverage at their own expense. Please ask for further information.

The Employee Assistance Program (EAP) provider for the University of North Dakota is The Village Business Institute. The EAP is strictly confidential and makes counseling available free of charge to you and all members of your household.

Call 800.627.8220 to schedule an appointment at any location. Identify yourself as a member of the University of North Dakota.

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The UND SMHS provides professional liability insurance coverage for physicians and medical residents/fellows performing medical procedures as part of their educational program. Physicians and medical residents/fellows who perform medical procedures or practice medicine outside of their educational program are not covered under the policy.