Health Professions Week at SDSM&T!

It is Health Professions Week and we have lots of
free information and events to help students explore careers in health care!

Here's additional information regarding this week's events:

On Monday, November 5^th, Live stream of a presentation and a lecture:

Beyond Classification will be presented by Mr. LeDerick Horne

This informative and entertaining presentation provides strategies for increasing the academic performance, self-determination, and self-advocacy skills of students with and without disabilities. As an entrepreneur and performance poet with a learning disability who has worked as an advocate on the national, state, and local level, LeDerick Horne provides a unique perspective on our school system and issues related to creating a more equitable society for people with disabilities.

Navigating Your Journey on the Academic Sea will be presented by Dr. Christine Grant

This lecture will empower current and aspiring Health Professionals with a hands-on set of tools to: identify a path that is consistent with their overarching personal career goals, create strategies to combat the waves crashing up against the academic boat in the form of critical career challenges and execute a plan to negotiate the potentially "rough seas" (e.g. difficult people and situations) while pursuing exciting career opportunities in the health professions.

On Tuesday, November 6^th: Live stream of a health advocacy panel discussion.

This panel includes professionals working to advocate for the health professions and their education programs. Panelists will discuss their own experiences in politics, the health professions, and advocating for health care. Learn more about advocacy and the intersection of politics and health care!

On Wednesday, November 7^th: Live chat event and an informational session:

Students will be able to live chat with students in professional programs and health care professionals via the Explore Health Careers website: https://explorehealthcareers.org/hpw/

We will have a representative from VCOM here to talk about their osteopathic medicine program.

On Thursday, November 8^th: Virtual career fair and a meet-&-greet with USD medical students.

The virtual career fair will be hosted by Sanford Health from 9:00AM-3:00PM. Students can sign up by going here: https://www.ecareerfairs.com/e/sanfordhealth/

Medical students from the University of South Dakota’s Sanford School of Medicine will be coming for a meet-and-greet with our Future Health Science Professionals club that evening. The event starts at 5:00PM and will be in the Bump Lounge. All students are welcome to attend!

On Friday, November 9^th: Grand Rounds and a MLS meet-&-greet.

Grand Rounds at Regional Health will be held at 7:30AM. Dr. Clyde Markowitz, M.D., is the director of the Multiple Sclerosis Center and an Associate Professor at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. He will be giving a presentation titled: Evidence-based Diagnosis and Management of Multiple Sclerosis in the West Auditorium at RCRH. Breakfast will be provided.

Medical Laboratory Scientists from Regional Health will be in the Student Success Center from 10:00AM-12:00PM. Be sure to swing by, grab some coffee, hot chocolate, or caramel apple cider, and chat with these RCRH professionals!

Be sure to take advantage of all of this information
and these fun events to learn more about careers in health care!

For questions or additional information, contact Dr. J.