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University of South Dakota to Address Shortage of Health Care Professionals

The University of South Dakota's Sanford School of Medicine in Vermillion has received a $372,000-grant to help offset a shortage of health care professionals in rural regions of the state, the Yankton Press & Dakotan reports. Provided by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Bureau of Health Professions, the university will use the funding to establish the Yankton Rural Area Health Education Center on the campus of Avera Sacred Heart Hospital. According to a release, the education center will be tasked with increasing the "number, diversity, quality and geographic distribution of health care providers" throughout the state. To achieve this goal, the education center will aim to foster awareness about medical professions among all South Dakota high school students, provide greater opportunities for health professionals, and leverage distance learning technologies to address current gaps in education, training and development. Funding projections also suggest that the university will soon be able to open a second education center in the state (Yankton Press & Dakotan, 8/28/09; University of South Dakota release, 8/27/09).

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