BISMARCK N.D.
Members of the state Board of Higher Education have put off a formal response to a state audit of the University of North Dakota medical school until they can meet with officials of the school and UND.
That audit, released last week, criticized medical school Dean H. David Wilson’s management style and said family practice centers in Bismarck and Minot may not be good business investments.
Audit manager Gordy Smith discussed the audit Tuesday in a conference call with the higher education board’s Budget, Audit and Finance Committee. The audit includes 35 recommendations with responses from the medical school, its advisory council and UND officials.
“Until we have an opportunity to hear both from the auditors and from the University of North Dakota, I would be very reluctant for us to act in any way with regard to the audit, other than to send it on to the Legislature,” higher education board President John Q. Paulsen said.
The Legislature’s Audit and Fiscal Review Committee is to consider the audit Nov. 19.
During Tuesday’s meeting, Smith focused on five cases in which the medical school challenged the auditor’s recommendations, including one to better evaluate the dean’s job.
