Sanford School of Medicine School of Medicine

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Setting the Standard

Boosting Affordability

A competitive tuition and a fourfold increase in scholarship funds keeps a medical education at USD affordable.

For more than 100 years, we've set the standard for medical care and education in South Dakota. Our mission focuses on three core areas:

Education:
  • State-of-the-art Lee Medical Building
  • Emphasis on team teaching, problem solving and family medicine
  • Exemplary training for students, residents and professionals
Research:
  • Cutting-edge research from heart disease to fetal alcohol syndrome to rural health care access
  • 60 percent funding increase over the last eight years 
  • Major economic impact with annual awards exceeding $17 million
Service:
  • Our students have helped administer flu shots to children 
  • They've volunteered at homeless shelters and food kitchens
  • They've provided medical care internationally
  • And they've founded the Coyote Clinic in Sioux Falls to help those in need