The 63 new doctors, following graduation in May, will move on to the next stage of their training at clinics, hospitals and health care facilities across the nation.

Destinations for USD medical student residencies include 22 states. South Dakota takes the lead with keeping 11 USD medical school graduates in the state. Nebraska will host nine graduates, while Iowa and Minnesota will host eight and seven, respectively. Four students will go to Kansas and Arizona will host three.

The most popular residency among the Class of 2025 is family medicine, with 10 graduates pursuing training in that area. Nine will receive training in internal medicine; seven in anesthesiology; and five each in pediatrics, general surgery, and psychiatry. Three matched in each OB/GYN and neurology.

Nationally, a record-high 52,498 applicants registered in the 2025 Main Residency Match from all U.S. medical schools and some international medical schools, vying for 43,237 residency positions in the U.S. 

Sanford School of Medicine
2025 Match Day


Owen Alvine
Transitional Year
HCA Healthcare East
Fort Pierce, Florida

Helean Barwari
Neurology
Indiana University School of Medicine

Kyra Beckman
Internal Medicine
Greenwich Hospital
Connecticut

Tiffany Bender
Plastic Surgery (Integrated)
University of Minnesota Medical School

Matthew Billion
Internal Medicine
University of Nebraska Medical Center

Gaven Bowman
Family Medicine
Center for Family Medicine
South Dakota

Gabriella DePaola
Pediatrics
Atlantic Health System
New Jersey

Michaela Derby
Anesthesiology
Mayo Clinic School of Graduate Medical Education
Minnesota

Anthony Drazick
Orthopedics and Sports Medicine
Ochsner Health System Research Fellow

Nadya Ekhteraee-Sanaee
Emergency Medicine
University of Arizona College of Medicine
Tucson

Kevin Feldhaus
General Surgery
Creighton University
Nebraska

Claire Foerster
General Surgery
Inova Fairfax Hospital
Virginia

Avery Franzen
Psychiatry
University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics

Jesse Gates
Family Medicine
Center for Family Medicine
South Dakota

Brock Goeden
Urology
University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics

Andrew Guymon
Medicine-Preliminary
St. Joseph Hospital SCL Health
Colorado
Anesthesiology
University of Colorado School of Medicine
Denver

Kyler Hardie
Orthopedic Surgery
University of North Dakota School of Medicine

Jared Hueser
Anesthesiology
University of Kansas School of Medicine
Kansas City

Andee James
Family Medicine
University of Kansas School of Medicine
Wichita

Christopher Keyser
Family Medicine
Center for Family Medicine
South Dakota

Alexandra Kooima
Pediatrics
University of Utah

Rachel Koshiol
Internal Medicine
University of South Dakota Sanford School of Medicine

Robert Kowitz
Internal Medicine
University of South Dakota Sanford School of Medicine

Lindsey Kroboth
Internal Medicine
University of Minnesota Medical School
Bailee Lichter
Transitional Year
University of South Dakota Sanford School of Medicine
Diagnostic Radiology
Emory University School of Medicine
Georgia

Nicholas Looby
Internal Medicine
Central Iowa Health System

Travis Mills
Family Medicine
Kootenai Health
Idaho

Joshua Mohs
Anesthesiology
University of Nebraska Medical Center

Madigan Moore
Psychiatry
Mayo Clinic School of Graduate Medical Education
Minnesota

Kayla Morisette
Neurology
University of Vermont Medical Center

Jerica Muzik
Obstetrics-Gynecology
Creighton University
Nebraska

Laura Nelson
Internal Medicine
University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics

Andrew Nerland
Psychiatry
University of Arizona College of Medicine
Tucson

Narysse Nicolet
Psychiatry
University of Minnesota Medical School

Tayler Nielsen
Family Medicine
University of Nebraska Medical Center

Austin Norton
General Surgery
University of North Dakota School of Medicine

Trae Olson
Neurology
University of Nebraska Medical Center

Hannah Paauw
Internal Medicine-Psychiatry
University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics

Riley Paulsen
Obstetrics-Gynecology
University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics

Emily Petersen
Pediatrics
University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics

Jacob Peterson
Family Medicine
Center for Family Medicine
South Dakota

Alyssa Reinschmidt
Transitional Year
University of South Dakota Sanford School of Medicine
Dermatology
University of Kansas School of Medicine
Kansas City

Anthony Restaino
Peds/Scientist Development
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Medical Education
Pennsylvania

Andrew Reuter
Diagnostic Radiology
Mayo Clinic School of Graduate Medical Education
Arizona

Julia Reynhout
Ophthalmology
University of Missouri
Kansas City

John Richter
Emergency Medicine
University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics

Angela Roberts
Physical Medicine & Rehab
University of Nebraska Medical Center

Chester Samuelson
Family Medicine
North Colorado Medical Center

Jessica Scheer
Family Medicine
Idaho State University

Kaihlen Schoettmer
Anesthesiology
University of Nebraska Medical Center

Nathan Stadem
Surgery-Preliminary
University of Illinois Chicago
Anesthesiology
Indiana University School of Medicine

Joel Stroman
General Surgery
Methodist Health System
Dallas, Texas

Cole Tessendorf
Orthopedic Surgery
University of Nebraska Medical Center

Bailey Thooft
Family Medicine

Center for Family Medicine
South Dakota

Sena Uzunlar
General Surgery
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine Holy Cross
Florida

Jacob Vaca
Anesthesiology
Mayo Clinic School of Graduate Medical Education
Minnesota

Rachel Van Gorp
Obstetrics-Gynecology
Baylor Scott & White -Baylor College of Medicine
Temple, Texas

Sam Vassar
Internal Medicine-Pediatrics
University of Southern California

Keely Walker
Psychiatry
University of South Dakota Sanford School of Medicine

Rebecca Brianna Buechler Wilson
Pediatrics
University of Minnesota Medical School

Christopher Wixon
Pathology
University of South Dakota Sanford School of Medicine

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