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As a fourth year medical student, I had a unique experience to participate in the REHPs program as part of my elective credits. I am going into family medicine, so gaining a full understanding of rural health, the roles of primary health care providers, and the integrated health care team will be invaluable to my future career. The Winner Regional healthcare community provided an excellent opportunity to explore and collaborate with many different disciplines within the healthcare system. Sami Boeck, an SDSU pharmacy student, joined me during the four weeks in Winner. It was great to have a student in…

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Kristin Rokusek on her time in Redfield Week One: Day 1: We started our experience with tours and introductions to the healthcare facilities and the community of Redfield.  Aly, our site coordinator, provided us a tour of Community Memorial Hospital, the Redfield Clinic, and Randall Pharmacy and introduced us to providers and staff.  She then took us on a tour of the community of Redfield.  We also received a tour of a local nursing home and sat down with the CEO of Community Memorial Hospital.  Even though he had never planned to work in a rural community, he shared his…

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Ali Vogelsang on her time in Parkston Week One: My first week as a REHPS student in Parkston was busy! Tuesday brought a challenge because we traveled to Sioux Falls with the Marketing Director and the air conditioning in the van stopped working.  The outside temperature that day was 100 degrees!  Despite being in a heat box, Julie, Megan and I made light of the situation and actually had a lot of fun commiserating in the heat. Despite this, we also had practical opportunities that we likely would not have had in a large hospital setting. We had the opportunity…

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Hannah Flanery on her time in Redfield Week One: As a clinical psychology student, I am interested in learning how mental health care is utilized within a rural setting. I am interested in examining the community’s interest in mental health care. Through REHPS, I can consider my purpose as a professional clinical psychologist practicing within a rural South Dakota town. Kristin and I started our first day of REHPS on Wednesday. We met with Aly Howard, the Pharmacy Director of Redfield Community Memorial Hospital Avera and the REHPS Site Coordinator. Aly is a former REHPS participant who chose to practice…

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Tia Chase on her time in Philip Week One: Monday 6/19/2017 Now I am not the greatest of writers so please bear with me as I blog my time in Philip! Today is our first full day in Philip. My partner and I traveled yesterday to get settled in so we are both very excited to see what the town has in store for us. We started our morning being greeted around the hospital by the friendly staff and getting acquainted with the clinic and hospital. Next, our guide took us on a tour of the town and showed us…

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Katie Anderson on her time in Chamberlain Week One: Monday From the moment Gabby and I entered the facility on Monday morning, everyone was so friendly and welcoming to us! We first met Jess Neilan, who introduced to the department managers during their Monday morning meeting. Jess also gave us a tour of Chamberlain and Oacoma. There is so much more to Chamberlain than I realized! St. Joseph’s Indian School graciously provided us an apartment with a beautiful view overlooking the river. After the tour, we enjoyed lunch with Cheri Buffington at The Buterchurn Bistro. After lunch, we met with…

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Pat Kane on his time in Platte Week One: I must admit that it is a little bit intimidating to move to a new community for a month without knowing a single person, but any anxiety I had was almost immediately relieved by the warm welcome I received from everyone in Platte. My week started out with a tour of the Platte medical center, the town, and the surrounding area. It was great having Shelby, a Platte native, as a fellow REHPS student to show me all the great things the area has to offer and fun things to do…

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Emmett Chappelle on his time in Custer Week One: I arrived in Custer the Thursday before REHPS started and got moved into where I’d be living for the next few weeks. When Monday rolled along I met with my partner and we were introduced to Greg Swanson who is the Clinic Director for Custer Regional Hospital. He gave us a tour of the facility and informed us on the services they are able to provide in this rural setting and the challenges that come along with it. After the tour we drove down the street to Custer’s Chamber of Commerce…

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Brett Vercruysse on his time in Custer Week One: Week one is Custer has been very busy. On the first day Emmett and I were given a tour of the clinic and hospital of Custer Regional by our preceptor Greg Swanson. All staff of Custer Regional were very nice and were willing to tell us about their duties in the facility. We headed to the Custer Area Chamber of Commerce where we met Fred, who told us all about things to do in Custer, as well as the surrounding areas. On Monday night, Emmett and I had the opportunity to…

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Brandon Reiff on his time in Miller Week One: I arrived in Miller on Monday night after the long Memorial Day weekend. I was extremely excited to get started with all of the amazing experiences and opportunities that I knew were ahead of me. My first day started with a short meet and greet breakfast with some of the staff of the hospital. Right away I could tell that they were going to be very welcoming. After breakfast, Marissa gave Victor and I a tour of the town. I must say that I was surprised with all that Miller has…

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