Search Results for: REHPS

Jacob Haiar, Alumni Scholar Medical Student, on his time in Britton Week One: I have never eaten so much food in my life! They just keep feeding us—not that I’m complaining.  Britton seems to be a little oasis up here.  The town is extremely nice and everyone has been very warm and welcoming.  A nurse invited us over for dinner on Tuesday and we got to meet her family, grill out and chat. Anyhow, I think the theme for week one is that in rural health care everyone wears several hats. For example, the CNO up here is also in…

Read More

Jenna Sorensen on her time in Freeman Week One: 5/17/2017 Driving to Freeman from Sioux Falls on my first day at the Freeman clinic made me feel anxious. Luckily, I was early enough to sit in my car to collect my thoughts for a few moments. I met my REHPS partner in the parking lot. I felt a lot better when I knew where the coffee was in the clinic. We met with the CEO who gave us a tour of the building, which included the hospital, clinic, and nursing home. He also explained upcoming remodel plans. He dropped us…

Read More

Ashley Brunick, Physician Assistant Student, on her time in Freeman Week One: The morning I got here, Ruth, the foundation coordinator, greeted me at the front door of the hospital. From there, I met about 20 people at the hospital who all greeted me with a smile. “This is Ashley, the PA student from USD that will be working with us for the next 5 weeks.” My partner had class the first day, so I was on my own. I got thrown right into the hospital for rounds, and we sutured a patient’s elbow in her hospital room. There were…

Read More

Brant Haase, Doctor of Pharmacy Student, on his time in Britton, SD Week One: Jake and I just finished our busy, first week in Britton! We arrived at the Marshall County Healthcare Center on Monday and were introduced to the various staff of the hospital. The rest of the day was spent getting moved into our house that is designed after an old-time saloon. Our schedules on Tuesday through Friday were packed with experiences involving various healthcare professionals. Just this week, we have been with nursing, a speech therapist, radiology, an occupational therapist, pharmacy, and doctors. These experiences have already…

Read More

Read More

Continuing education is important to many professionals, including those in healthcare. Yankton Rural AHEC offers continuing education opportunities across South Dakota across many disciplines. A sample of programs include Preceptor Training, Improving Veterans Care, Adult Immunization, Mandatory Reporting Laws Pertaining to Prevention of Violence to Women. One objective of the Yankton Rural AHEC is to assist in creating a sustainable healthcare workforce in our rural/frontier South Dakota service area. Professionals in these areas can maintain strong skills while in their home communities. Professionals have a key role in other aspects of Yankton Rural AHEC’s activities. Through events like Scrubs Camps,…

Read More