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The University of North Dakota School of Medicine & Health Sciences (SMHS) recently presented awards to its class of 2025 medical students, as well as faculty members.

Faculty awards included the Dean’s Special Recognition Awards for Outstanding Clinical Faculty and the graduating medical students selecting an outstanding physician at each UND campus.

Among the winners of the Dean’s Special Recognition Awards for Outstanding Clinical Faculty was Brian Tin-Maung, MD, anesthesiology at Trinity Health. Dr. Tin-Maung received the award as a Clinical Instructor of Surgery for UND.

Jim Schmidt, MD, Hospital Medicine and Chief of Medicine at Trinity Health, was selected by the graduating medical students as an outstanding Clinical Instructor of Family & Community Medicine at the Northwest Campus (Minot).

“We are deeply grateful to these physicians, many of whom are our alumni. Like those who came before these faculty, they provide invaluable teaching, training, and mentoring for our medical students and residents. We extend our deepest thanks for their service,” said Marjorie Jenkins, MD, MEdHP, FACP, vice president for health affairs and dean of the SMHS, through a media release recently submitted by the organization.

These awards highlight the vital role that dedicated clinical faculty play in shaping the next generation of physicians. Their commitment to excellence in education, mentorship and patient care leaves a lasting impact on the students and the communities they will go on to serve.