Sanford School of Medicine

We are dedicated to exceptional student education, providing thoughtful and inspirational pathways leading to Doctor of Medicine and Doctor of Philosophy in Basic Biomedical Sciences degrees. With a faculty noted for its clinical expertise and scholarship, our students emerge as highly proficient physicians and health care leaders.

The University of South Dakota Sanford School of Medicine was awarded the 2017 Spencer Foreman Award for Outstanding Community Service, a nationally recognized award that is considered the top honor a medical school can receive from the Association of American Medical Colleges.

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Stories From Our School

USD Sanford School of Medicine's Nedd Brown Recognized

VERMILLION, S.D. -- Nedd Brown, Ed.D., associate dean of graduate medical education at the University of South Dakota Sanford School of Medicine, has been selected by the Accreditation Council of Graduate Medical Education as a recipient of the Parker J. Palmer Courage to L...

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Our Unique Programs

We have been recognized by the Association of American Medical Colleges for our approach to rural health care, community-integrated research and programs to recruit Native American students into medicine.

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USD Sanford School of Medicine Assistant Professor Dr. Mark Garry is Nationally Honored

Dr. Mark T. Garry, assistant professor of psychiatry, has been awarded the 2018 Arnold P. Gold Foundation Humanism in Medicine Award.

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South Dakotan M.D. Magazine

Issue: Fall/Winter 2018

Read the stories of students, alumni and faculty from the Sanford School of Medicine. The current issue features:

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April 25, 2019

Pediatric Grand Rounds - High Value Care and "Safely Doing Less"

Presenter: Alan Schroeder, MD, Clinical Professor of Pediatrics, Stanford University Location: Room 106, Sanford School of Medicine, Videoconferenced to registered videoconferencing sites. If you are a person with a disability and need a special accommodation to fully participate, please contact Disability Services at 605-677-6389 48 hours before the event.

May 3, 2019

SSOM Alumni Reunion Luncheon

Join your medical school classmates and physician colleagues for a lunch and learn about the medical school today. Hear from and visit with current students and meet our Dean of the USD Sanford School of Medicine, Dr. Mary Nettleman. The lunch is followed by a tour of the Parry Clinical Skills and Simulation Center as well as a walk down the Hall of Deans and Graduate Class Composites. Dress is business casual.

May 3, 2019

USD Sanford School of Medicine Graduation Convocation & Hooding Ceremony

Join the Class of 2019 and their families as they celebrate the completion of their M.D. degrees. The celebration will include a presentation of the graduates, inspiring comments from the graduation speaker and recognition of award recipients. Location: Sanford Pentagon - Heritage Court Arena, 2210 W Pentagon Pl, Sioux Falls, South Dakota

May 3, 2019

SSOM Alumni Reunion Dinner and Awards Banquet

We are honoring the School of Medicine classes of 1969, 1994 and 2009 as well as celebrating the classes of 1959, 1964, 1974, 1979, 1984, 1989, 1999, 2004 and 2014. Please join us for a social followed by dinner and an awards ceremony recognizing alumni, faculty and students. Dress is business attire. Deadline to RSVP is Friday, April 12, 2019. Location: Minnehaha Country Club 3101 West 22nd Street, Sioux Falls, SD 57105

July 15, 2019

2019 Educators' Conference

The 2019 Educators' Conference is a weeklong workshop series geared to all K-12 educators, school administrators, counselors and staff. At the Educators' Conference, participants will find speakers, activities and learning sessions that provide the professional training they need to help all students excel. The theme of this year's conference is Unlocking the Resilient Classroom.

July 17, 2019

USD Sanford School of Medicine White Coat Ceremony

Please join the USD Sanford School of Medicine Class of 2023 and their families as they receive their white coats to celebrate the start of their medical education. Located at 2210 W. Pentagon Place in Sioux Falls, SD.