RCRH Pre-Shadowing Tour

SDSM&T students who took a pre-shadowing tour at RCRH.
Left to Right: Kaelyn Kaul, Danielle Theis, Alexia Hodgson, Kaylee Wilson, & Kelcy Bentley.

Last week, several SD Mines students gathered near the coffee shop in Rapid City Regional Hospital in anticipation of beginning a pre-shadowing tour of the facility. Preliminary paperwork in hand, they chatted about the kinds of shadowing that they hope to do over the next few months. They were greeted by Holly Perli at 3:30pm and shortly thereafter began their tour.

The group walked through the many hallways asking questions about protocols, equipment, and patient care practices. Health care professionals bustled around in scrubs and lab coats carrying medical supplies and charts between rooms as we continued the tour.

The students were impressed with the quality of the facilities on the various floors and one could feel their excitement about future shadowing grow with each step. Holly enthusiastically answered students' questions as we continued along our journey making stops here and there to look intently at all of the interesting the things around us.

After the tour, our group stood near the entrance for a few minutes discussing what we had seen and what students hoped to do in terms of shadowing at RCRH in the future. It was an exciting introduction to what will be fantastic experiences for each of these students in the coming months!

Obligatory pre-shadowing tour selfie!

If you are interested in shadowing at RCRH or other health care institutions in town, be sure to contact Dr. J and set up an appointment!