Meet the new Governor-elect Designee - North Dakota Chapter

Congratulations to the North Dakota Chapter Governor-elect Designee (GED), Dinesh Bande, MBBS, MD, MBA, FACP. Our new GED will complete a year of training as a Governor-elect and start their four-year term as Governor in the Spring of 2027. As Governor, Dr. Bande will serve as the official representative of the College for our Chapter, providing a link between members at the local level and leadership at the national level. In the meantime, Dr. Bande will be working closely with Dr. Ranum (the current governor) and College staff to learn about the College and their duties as Governor. To learn more about the new GED, read their bio below.

Dinesh Bande, MBBS, MD, MBA, FACP

Medical School Education: Kurnool Medical College

Post-Doctoral Training: University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences (UND SMHS)

Board Certifications: American Board of Internal Medicine; Hospice Medical Director Certification Board; Diplomate, American Board of Quality Assurance and Utilization Review Physicians

Present Employment Position: Hospitalist, Sanford Health, Fargo; Chair, Department of Internal Medicine, UND SMHS

ACP Chapter and Leadership Activities: Medical Education: Organizer, Internal Medicine Interest Group Activities for Medical Students; Curriculum Implementer, ACP Board Review Course for Internal Medicine Residents; Promoter, ACP Leadership Day Opportunities for Medical Students and Residents; Organizer, Medical Students and Residents Poster and Oral Presentations, Local Scientific Meeting; Sponsored travel to National ACP for Medical Students and Internal Medicine Residents; Improved internal medicine as specialty choice for graduating medical school class from 10% to 20%; Administrative: Member, Governor’s Council; Organizer, Annual Chapter Meetings; Member, Executive Council (Promoted collaboration between Society of Hospital Medicine (SHM), ND Medical Association (NDMA) and the chapter leading to combined annual scientific meeting); Mentor, Early Chapter Leaders; Encouraged Fellowship and provided letters of support; Mentor, Capstone Projects; Collaborated with ACP SD and ACP MN; Recipient, Laureate Award for leadership; Leadership/Policy/Advocacy: Chair, Department of Internal Medicine, UND SMHS (Oversee medical student curriculum, residency and fellowship programs related to internal medicine, 400 internal medicine faculty, research and administrative functions of the department); Vice President, Inaugural Society of Hospital Medicine, ND Chapter (under fostered collaboration between ACP ND and NDMA; Participant (in collaboration with NDMA), Numerous Healthcare Related Policies; Organizer, Awareness Day, J1 Visas for Foreign Medical Graduates and J1 Waiver for Practicing Physicians; Organizer, Careers in Medicine (for high school and undergraduate students pursuing healthcare careers); ACP Representative, Artificial Intelligence Working Group (in collaboration with medical school and teaching hospitals); Invited Speaker, Value-based Care Panel, Chapter Meeting 2023

ACP National Activities: Fellowship 2016; Project Reviewer, Capstone Review Board; Reviewer, Poster Presentations, Internal Medicine Meeting; Participant, ND ACP Events, Internal Medicine Meeting; Supporter/Writer, Letters of Recommendation, Fellowship and Mastership Applications

Other Appointments/Activities: Commissioner, Medical Education, NDMA; Chair, Faculty Academic Council, UND Medical School; Member, Sanford Health Quality Council; Member, Medical School Admissions Committee; Member, Medical Education Curriculum Committee; Member, Association of Professors of Medicine, AAIM; Advisory Board Member, Project IMG; Member, Council of Faculty and Academic Societies, AAMC; Reviewer, Multiple Medical Journals; Advisory Member, Harvard Business Review

Areas of Professional Interest and Expertise: Value-based care, academic and clinical integration related to value-based care; Artificial intelligence in medical education and healthcare delivery sciences; Leadership development for medical students, residents, fellows and early career physicians; Physician leadership in policy and advocacy; Role of international medical graduates in US healthcare and medical education