Truth, Hope & Healing: “Always Be Prepared to Give a Reason for Your Hope”
Under the intercession of our patroness, Saint Gianna Beretta Molla, we at the Saint Gianna School of Health Sciences seek to serve the health care needs of the people in this region and beyond by preparing participants of this conference to transform health care at all stages of life by upholding the dignity of the human person through compassionate, courageous, ethical, and joyful care.
Learning Objectives
- Participants will reflect on their vocation as health care providers to allow for greater joy and satisfaction.
- Participants will understand the transformative power of suffering and its effects on patients and providers.
- Participants will appreciate religious and conscience freedoms considering truth and charity.
2023 Conference: December 1 & 2, 2023
University of Mary’s Bismarck Main Campus
Keynote Speakers
Dr. McGovern Dr. Serpa Dr. Misner Dr. Link Helen Alvaré, Esq.
A native of Escanaba, Michigan, Dr. Thomas McGovern completed his M.D. at Mayo Medical School and spent eight years in the U.S. Army that included infectious disease research at Fort Detrick, MD and a dermatology residency at Fitzsimons Army Medical Center, Denver. He trained in Mohs surgery and Cutaneous Oncology at the Yale University School of Medicine and has performed over 36,000 cases of Mohs surgery and facial reconstruction since 2000 at Fort Wayne Dermatology Consultants, where he is a partner-owner and current president.
Full Schedule on Site
Thursday, November 30 (Optional) Friday, December 1 Saturday, December 2.
Continuing Education Information
- Physicians — Trinity Health designates this live activity for a maximum of six AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s). Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
- Nursing — This continuing professional development activity was approved for nursing by the Montana Nurses Association, an accredited approver with distinction by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation, for six contact hours.
- Athletic Trainers — Any athletic trainers attending may submit via Category D.
- Clinical Exercise Physiologists — Clinical exercise physiologists attending may submit content that is within the scope of the ACSM-CEP certification.
- OT and PT — The ND Boards of Occupational and Physical Therapy have approved this conference for six contact hours.
- SLP and AUD — The North Dakota State Board of Examiners SLP/AUD (NDSBE) has approved this conference for five continuing education hours.
Saint Gianna Medical Professionals Conference | University of Mary in Bismarck, ND (umary.edu)
