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.
Iowa Healthcare Leaders Association Spring Conference Set for April 24-25 in Des Moines
Healthcare leaders throughout Iowa will have the opportunity to gain valuable insights, tools, and connections at the upcoming Iowa Healthcare Leaders Association (IHLA) Spring Conference.
MercyOne Clinton Foundation Opens 2025-2026 Healthcare Scholarship Applications
MercyOne Clinton Foundation is accepting health care scholarship applications for the 2025-2026 academic year. The foundation offers scholarships ranging from $250 to $1,500 to people interested in pursuing a career in health care.
Columbus Community Hospital Announces Available Healthcare Scholarships for 2025
Columbus Community Hospital is now accepting scholarship applications from area students and individuals who want to pursue careers in health care. Here’s a list of what is available…
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…
Columbus Community Hospital Launches Comprehensive Student Nurse Internship Program with Financial Support
Columbus Community Hospital (CCH) is proud to announce the launch of its comprehensive Student Nurse Internship Program — a vital initiative designed to cultivate the next generation of nursing professionals…
Where Expertise & Education Meet
For Dr. Jeffrey Murray, the opening of the new Sanford Center for Digestive Health represents the culmination of a decade-long vision—one that promises to transform digestive healthcare across the Dakotas and beyond.
USD School of Health Sciences Success Spotlight: Marit Johnson, PT,MSPT, PhD
Marit Johnson of Florence, South Dakota, started her professional life as a civil engineer. She loved math and science and figured that civil engineering would allow her to apply both. But after three years in the field, she realized there was something else she loved just as much.
Healthcare Leaders in Iowa Can Get Support in IHA's Leadership Development Program
Iowa Hospital Association’s Leadership Development Program is for health care professionals in new organizational management or leadership responsibilities. Experienced staff looking to refresh their skills and knowledge will also benefit.
Top 10 Reasons to attend SDAHO’s 2024 Annual Convention
There are many reasons why you should attend this year’s convention – but the SDAHO team came up with the Top 10 reasons!
USD School of Health Sciences Success Spotlight: Nicole Freeman
When the University of South Dakota School of Health Sciences started its ABA graduate certificate program in (year), Sioux Falls teacher Nicole Freeman was excited to join a multidisciplinary group of professionals in the first cohort.
16 Month BSN Now Possible with USD's Flexible Online Program for RNs
Registered nurses can now fast-track their careers with the University of South Dakota School of Health Sciences' new program, which allows RNs to earn their Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree in just 16 months through an innovative eight-week course rotation.
USD School of Health Sciences Success Spotlight: Kacee Redden-Benz
Kacee Redden-Benz found direction and purpose when she decided to pursue an advanced degree in Addiction Counseling and Prevention at the USD School of Health Sciences.
PhD in Health Sciences Program Sees Record Number of Students
As health systems increasingly utilize more and more data, the demand for leaders with research backgrounds also surges. The University of South Dakota's Ph.D. in health sciences program is designed exactly for this…
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.