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Sanford School of Medicine Sioux Falls Campus

Health Science Center

Overview

Located in the heart of South Dakota's largest city, the Sioux Falls campus resides on the campus of Sanford Health and Sanford/USD Medical Center. Conveniently located at the junction of I-29 and I-90, on the banks of the Big Sioux River, Sioux Falls is within a day's drive of most major Midwestern cities including Fargo, Kansas City, Omaha and Minneapolis/St. Paul.

  • The Sioux Falls campus houses medical school administration and clinical departments
  • Home to Wegner Health Sciences Library, the state's premier medical library
  • Home to our primary care ambulatory program, which is part of our family medicine department

Deans

Name Department & Office Contact
Tim Ridgway
  • Vice President of Health Affairs and Dean of the Sanford School of Medicine
 Office of the Dean, Medical School
Health Science Center - Sioux Falls 322
Tim Ridgway
Susan Anderson
  • Executive Dean/Dean of Rural Medicine
 FAMILY MEDICINE
Health Science Center - Sioux Falls 239
Mark Beard
  • Dean, Medical Student Education
 OFFICE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION
Health Science Center - Sioux Falls 303
Dawn Bragg
  • Dean, Student Affairs SOM
 Office of the Dean, Medical School
Lee Medicine & Science Hall 101E
Nedd Brown
  • Dean, Graduate Medical Education
 DEAN OF GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION
SFHSC - 314
Jennifer Hsu
  • Asst Dean, Medical Student Education, Pillar 2 Director
 OFFICE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION
Health Science Center - Sioux Falls 308
Jason Kemnitz
  • Interim Associate Dean, Academic Development and Faculty Affairs
 Office of the Dean, Medical School
Health Science Center - Sioux Falls 317
Denyelle Kenyon
  • MPH Program Director, Associate Dean, SSOM Div & Inc
 DEAN OF HEALTH SCIENCES
Health Science Center - Sioux Falls 120C
Denyelle Kenyon
Suzanne Reuter
  • Assistant Dean, Medical Student Affairs
 DEAN OF MEDICAL STUDENT AFFAIRS
Health Science Center - Sioux Falls 315
Michelle Schimelpfenig
  • Campus Dean, Sioux Falls
 Office of the Dean, Medical School
Health Science Center - Sioux Falls

Staff

Name Department & Office Contact
Carmen Hammond
  • Assistant to the VP/Dean
 HEALTH AFFAIRS
Health Science Center - Sioux Falls 323
Peter Carrels
  • HA Communication Coordinator
 Office of the Dean, Medical School
Health Science Center - Sioux Falls 209
Amber Christian
  • SF Education Coordinator
 Office of the Dean, Medical School
SIOUX FALLS HSC
Eric Dalseide
  • Health Affairs Visual Communication Specialist
 Office of the Dean, Medical School
Health Science Center - Sioux Falls 284
Nicole Plesec
  • Alumni/Development Specialist
 Office of the Dean, Medical School
Health Science Center - Sioux Falls 329D
Jackie Wilcox
  • Program Assistant I
 Office of the Dean, Medical School
Health Science Center - Sioux Falls 329A