The USD Sanford School of Medicine, with its award-winning curriculum and outstanding reputation in family medicine and rural medicine, prepares medical students for practice in all fields of medicine.
University of South Dakota’s Bridget Diamond-Welch, associate professor in the Department of Family Medicine, is the principal investigator on a research project focused on examining Native communities and how they have been resilient through times of violence.
Students, health professionals and Area Health Education Centers (AHEC) across the nation will celebrate National AHEC Week March 28 – April 1, 2022. The week has been set aside to celebrate the AHEC mission of strengthening the nation’s health care workforce through student engagement with health care professionals.
Nearly 850 South Dakota high school students will immerse themselves in experiences that demonstrate what a career in health care is like at the South Dakota HOSA State Leadership Conference March 31-April 1, held at the Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls.
Tick-borne diseases threaten the health of humans, animals and ecosystems, and understanding tick population dynamics and investigating the pathogens they carry helps inform public health efforts.
An unwavering commitment to kindness is both an ordinary and bold declaration. Our medical school is unique in making kindness an overarching expectation of how patients, students and colleagues are to be treated. A culture of kindness places our medical school on the threshold of making an enduring impact on medical education.
Jerome W. Freeman
M.D., F.A.C.P., Professor and Chair, Department of Neurosciences
The Sanford School of Medicine's student wellness program was created to foster a healthy work-life balance. Medical school can be intense, but we aim to work with our students to help you thrive and grow through the program. The program's motto is "Well students. Well doctors. Well patients."
We have long been recognized for excellence in rural medical education. Our Frontier And Rural Medicine (FARM) program is a unique opportunity for select Pillar 2 students to receive nine months of clinical training in rural communities with the goal to increase the number of primary care physicians who practice in rural South Dakota areas.
The Medical Student Research Program (MSRP) promotes and supports the engagement of USD medical students in a wide variety of research and scholarly activities, with the recognition that research plays an important role in the field of medicine. Our newly accepted medical students have the opportunity to spend a summer as part of a research project. A group of faculty research mentors provides a range of projects in which students can participate through the Medical Student Summer Research Program.
At the Sanford School of Medicine, our faculty members are not only educators, but mentors and innovators as well. To create the most comprehensive and well-rounded learning environment, we offer helpful resources for all faculty members.
The Parry Center for Clinical Skills & Simulation is a state-of-the-art learning environment that allows collaboration among students and safely simulates real-patient experiences.
The Sanford School of Medicine reaches more than 3,900 alumni across the country with opportunities to connect through student initiatives, The South Dakotan M.D. magazine, events and programs. As alumni, they are members of an amazing network of health care professionals who continue to learn from one another. Join our students, residents and faculty in participating in activities that build and maintain relationships for a lifetime.
