USD Sanford Pediatric Residency Program

Sioux Falls, SD

Jessica White, MD, FAAP

Program Director

Cherise Dunn

Program Coordinator

Community-based hospital program associated with academic center.
Sanford Health is the largest rural health system in the United States, dedicated to transforming the health care experience and providing access to world-class health care in America's heartland.
The organization serves more than one million patients across 250,000 square miles. Our children's hospital in Sioux Falls offers a level II pediatric trauma center, level IV NICU, and ECMO.
University of South Dakota Sanford School of Medicine partners to ensure high-quality curriculum, research, and teaching

Resident class size of 6 provides the opportunity to focus on individualized learning.
Program offers a close-knit, family-oriented atmosphere for learning.
Strong track record of matching residents into fellowships or entering practice in location of choice.
Residents have the opportunity to be appointed as Clinical Instructors for the USD Sanford School of Medicine.

Population 190,000 - big enough to have all the amenities you want and small enough to feel like a safe, close-knit community. and growing quickly.
We offer 80+ parks to explore, 30 miles of bike trails, 100+ restaurants, and 6 concert venues, and 4 semi-pro sports teams.

Curriculum includes 13 blocks per year as well as a longitudinal continuity clinic.
Didactic opportunities include morning reports, noon conferences, Grand Rounds, M&Ms, Schwartz Rounds, minimum of monthly mock codes in our state-of-the-art simulation center, multispecialty fetal care conferences, others.
Special events include procedural boot camps, resident retreat, careers and conversations event.

Recruitment initiative to increase diversity within the program and partner organizations.
New USD Sanford School of Medicine honor society, Aequitas Health Honor Society, focuses on reducing health disparities in the local/regional communities.

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