University of South Dakota Sanford School of Medicine

University of South Dakota Sanford School of Medicine
Type Medical school
Established 1907
Location South Dakota, U.S.
Website www.usd.edu/medicine

The University of South Dakota Sanford School of Medicine is the medical school of the University of South Dakota. It offers the Doctor of Medicine, master's and PhD degrees in biomedical sciences, and an MD–PhD. The dean of the school is Dr. Mary Nettleman.[1]

The school has four campuses (Vermillion, Sioux Falls, Rapid City, and Yankton) and several additional farm- and rural-focused sites through its Frontier And Rural Medicine (FARM) program. The FARM sites are in Milbank, Mobridge, Parkston, Platte, Winner, Pierre, Spearfish, and Vermillion.[2]

In 2016, 71 students were accepted of 859 applicants. More than most medical schools, Sanford School of Medicine recruits students from and trains doctors for rural locations.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "USD shares $20M health research grant". KELO-AM. October 26, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Our Locations". University of South Dakota Sanford School of Medicine. Retrieved October 31, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Students join School of Medicine". Capital Journal. July 27, 2016.

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