Medical schools in South Dakota

Campus location(s): Aurora

The University of South Dakota Sanford School of Medicine is a 4-year MD-granting program that welcomed its first class in 1907. Students spend the first two years learning their basic sciences interwoven with system blocks in Vermilion, SD. The clinical years are spent either in Rapid City, Sioux Falls, or Yankton. Some students participate in the FARM program, completing their clinical training in a rural area. The University of South Dakota has multiple programs to help increase diversity, including multiple Native American programs. The Sanford School of Medicine is committed to wellness and has a Student Wellness Program with a student-run component, a mentor component, and a stress management and resilience training component. Sanford School of Medicine also has a Medical Student Research Program that will connect students to research if that’s something they choose to do.