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| Sep 30, 2010 |
USD Medical School grant will help underserved populations |
| VERMILLION, S.D. -- The Sanford School of Medicine of The University of South Dakota has received $1.1 million in second-year federal funding for the South Dakota Area Health Education Center (AHEC). The program addresses a critical health care and economic development need in the state – a shortage of health care professionals in rural areas. |
| The first-year funding established a statewide program as well as the Yankton Rural Area Health Education Center, which is located on the campus of Avera Sacred Heart Hospital. Funding for the second year will be used to establish a second AHEC, add staff, support minority student programs and help create a rural clinical track for students at the medical school.
The Yankton Rural AHEC’s agenda will include developing a program for students to shadow health professionals, providing education on veterans’ issues and helping organize national disaster support training for medical students. “This second year of funding confirms the good work done in our first year,” said H. Bruce Vogt, M.D., chair of the Department of Family Medicine and director of South Dakota’s AHEC. “It also provides us critical resources to enhance the programming and services we provide.” Funding for Area Health Education Centers is provided federally through the Bureau of Health Professions, which is part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. About the Sanford School of Medicine The School of Medicine was founded as a two-year program in 1907 and became an M.D. degree-granting program in 1977. Besides the basic science training in Vermillion, the school has clinical campuses in Rapid City, Sioux Falls and Yankton. In addition, training for residency doctors is offered in Rapid City and Sioux Falls. The school was ranked in the top ten for rural medicine by U.S. News & World Report in its 2011 guide to graduate schools. More information is available at www.usd.edu/med/. |
| About The University of South Dakota |
| Founded in 1862, The University of South Dakota is designated as the only public liberal arts university in the state and is home to a comprehensive College of Arts and Sciences, School of Education, School of Health Sciences, the state's only School of Law, School of Medicine, the accredited Beacom School of Business and the College of Fine Arts. It has an enrollment of more than 10,200 students taught by more than 400 faculty members. More information is available at www.usd.edu/press/news.
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