Internship

The summer after your junior year, you'll begin a 50-week, 40-hour clinical internship with an accredited affiliated hospital program. This intensive internship experience enhances your education by providing a real-world learning environment.

Internship Locations

Our clinical partners are Accredited by the National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Science

• *Sanford Health System, Sioux Falls, South Dakota
  DesiRae Muirhead, M.D., Medical Director
  Renee Rydell, M.B.A., M.S., M.T. (A.S.C.P.), Program Official
• *St. Luke's Medical Center, Sioux City, Iowa
  James Quesenberry, M.D., Medical Director
  Pamela Briese, M.S., M.T. (A.S.C.P.), SC Program Official
• *Mercy Medical Center, Sioux City, Iowa
  Askar Qalbani, M.D., Medical Director
  Mary K. Smith, M.S., M.T. (A.S.C.P.) Program Official
• University of North Dakota School of Medicine & Health Sciences, Grand Forks, North Dakota
  Ruth Paur, Ph.D., M.T. (A.S.C.P.) Program Official

*For those students electing to compete for an internship through Sanford Sioux Falls-South Dakota, Mercy Hospital-Sioux City Iowa, or St. Luke's Hospital-Sioux City Iowa, please be aware of their admission requirements.

For more information regarding the internship, contact us at medlab@usd.edu or 605-658-6500.