The South Dakota Area Health Education Center would like to invite you to attend the fourth annual Mission: Possible Conference to be held May31 - June1, 2023! At this event, we will welcome nationally recognized speakers, local professionals and community leaders to share engaging content and offer networking opportunities for all attendees. Join us in-person at the Hilton Garden Inn Downtown Sioux Falls or virtually from the comfort of your office or your home! Register here!
A recent grant from HRSA has provided South Dakota-based Avera Health with $2.5 million to support the nursing and rural public health workforce through telehealth and virtual care training.
Dr. Teresa Bormann, Site Director for the Pierre Rural Family Medicine Residency, was named South Dakota's 2022 Community Star by the National Organization of State Offices of Rural Health.
Department of Health Awarded $1,509,000 for State Loan Repayment Program: Applications Now Available! The South Dakota Department of Health (DOH) was recently awarded $1,509,000 by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) to support a State Loan Repayment Program within South Dakota. For the next three years, South Dakota will receive $503,000 annually to support primary care providers working full-time or half-time in a Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA). Full-time recipients can receive up to $25,000 yearly for a two-year service commitment in one of the qualified areas.
VERMILLION, S.D. – According to U.S. News and World Report’s 2020 analysis of medical schools in the United States, the University of South Dakota Sanford School of Medicine ranked No. 6 among the nation’s 160 medical education programs for the percentage of its graduates who practice in rural areas. Read more.
Today Sanford Health announced a groundbreaking $300 million initiative to transform rural care delivery, improving access to affordable, high-quality health care for generations to come. Read more at their page.
