USD School of Health Sciences Success Spotlight: Katie Haverly, PA-C
Certified Physician Assistant Katie Haverly is unequivocal when she talks about her experience in the University of South Dakota Physician Assistant Studies Program. "The best decision I ever made was to further my education at USD," says the 2020 graduate. As a PA at Avera Comprehensive Weight Management in Sioux Falls…
USD School of Health Sciences Success Spotlight: Hunter Wookey, OTD
Hunter Wookey grew up in Watertown, South Dakota and earned his undergraduate degree at Minnesota State University Mankato. When it came time to choose a graduate program, he knew he wanted to stay close to home, but he was willing to go further afield to find the right fit.
USD Department of Social Work to Host Third Annual Mental Health Conference
The Department of Social Work at the University of South Dakota will host its third annual conference for mental health professionals from May 13 to 14 at the USD – Sioux Falls campus.
New USD Student Organization Boosts Stem Cell Donor Sign-Ups
A new student organization at the University of South Dakota is already making a big impact just eight weeks after its launch.
Becca Jordre Receives National Physical Therapy Award
A professor in the Department of Physical Therapy at the University of South Dakota has been honored with an American Physical Therapy Association award.
USD’s Division of Health Affairs Drives Transformative Change Across South Dakota
From small towns to the most rural corners of the state, the University of South Dakota is delivering education, resources and support where they’re needed most.
USD School of Health Sciences Success Spotlight: Jill Baker, MSW, CSW
Jill Baker was born on an Air Force base and joined the Army straight out of high school. When she got out three and a half years later, civilian life felt like a foreign country..
Nursing Alumna Selected for 2025 Dole Caregiver Fellow Leadership Program
At just 23 years old, Kylie Briest has spent nearly her entire life as a caregiver. In 2005, her father, U.S. Army Sgt. Corey Briest, was severely injured by an IED explosion in Iraq. The blast left him with a traumatic brain injury, resulting in limited mobility, vision and speech. Kylie Briest was only three years old at the time.
DNAP Inaugural Cohort Earns 100% NCE Success Rate
The University of South Dakota’s inaugural Doctor of Nursing Anesthesia Practice class has achieved a 100% pass rate on the National Certification Examination within 30 days of program completion, including an exceptional 89% first-time pass rate.
USD School of Health Sciences Success Spotlight: Lisa Varenhorst, DNP
After 23 years in critical care nursing at facilities from Kansas City to Sanford, this mother of three leveraged USD's flexible DNP program to transform her teaching approach and prepare for future leadership opportunities.
USD School of Health Sciences Success Spotlight: Jason Simon-Ressler
Although he could not have known it at the time, Jason Simon-Ressler's path to a career in public health began with a high school research paper on childhood obesity. Later, while playing football for USD and pursuing his Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology and Sports Management, he remembered that experience and…
Training Series To Inform Medical Providers In Providing Quality Care To Sexual Assault Victims
Medical care providers and other professionals who provide care and support to sexual assault victims will have access to a free training series in 2024 through a partnership between the Center for the Prevention of Child Maltreatment and Avera Health’s eSANE Project.
Occupational And Physical Therapy Departments Serve Guatemala
The University of South Dakota School of Health Sciences’ Departments of Physical and Occupational Therapy organized a March trip to Guatemala, where they participated in therapy clinics and immersed themselves in cultural experiences.
School Of Health Sciences Invests In Student Mental Health
Today’s college students face a great deal of uncertainty and many hurdles throughout their academic careers. Aftermath of a global pandemic paired with common stressors can oftentimes cause feelings of distress and hopelessness in young adults.
Professional Certificates Now Offered Online
The University of South Dakota School of Health Sciences has begun offering two valuable certificate programs, the Clinical Research Coordinator Certificate program and the Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) program, online to better meet workforce demands.
Programs Celebrate Milestone Anniversaries
Several programs in the University of South Dakota School of Health Sciences are celebrating notable milestones.
USD School of Health Science Success Spotlight: Jennifer Bailey, MPH
Jennifer Bailey's path to public health has been an unusual one. A native of Vermillion, Bailey studied biology as an undergraduate at USD. For more than two decades, she has been a fish biologist at the La Crosse Fish Health Center, a US Fish and Wildlife facility in Onalaska, Wisconsin
USD School of Health Sciences Success Spotlight: Dustin Little, DPT
It's a big leap from the small town of Castlewood, South Dakota to San Francisco, California, but Dustin Little, DPT, has had no trouble making it.
USD School of Health Sciences Success Spotlight: Lindsay Weber, CNP
Lindsay Weber, CNP, President and CEO of Avera St. Benedict Health Center in Parkston, South Dakota is the latest USD School of Health Sciences Success Spotlight.
University Of South Dakota To Offer Clinical Research Coordinator Certificate
The University of South Dakota School of Health Sciences, in partnership with Sanford Research, will begin offering a Clinical Research Coordinator Certificate program, a 12-credit undergraduate certificate that prepares students for careers as clinical research coordinators (CRC).