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Growing up in South Dakota, I have always cherished rural living and values. However, I had little to no comprehension of what it took to be an occupational therapist within a rural hospital. The REHPS program provided me with the optimal opportunity to explore this setting and area of practice. I was placed in Winner, SD at Winner Regional Health (WRH) for four weeks. There, I observed and participated in patient care across inpatient, swing bed, outpatient, and long-term care settings with various health professionals. While the majority of my time was spent with WRH’s occupational therapist, I was also…

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My experience at Winner Regional Healthcare Center in Winner, SD, was a well-rounded interprofessional experience that has benefited me as a health care provider in many ways. The staff worked with me to ensure I got to see different professions or areas of healthcare that I was particularly interested in learning more about. Much of my time was spent in the pharmacy where I got to learn from three different pharmacists throughout the experience. This was incredibly beneficial to me, as I got to see first-hand how I would be applying the education in my future career. It was also…

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My 5 week experience in Scotland was like no other experience I have had during my clinicals. As a PA student, we can use REHPs as one of or family medicine rotations. I was fortunate to go to Scotland for both of my family medicine rotations, however, my experience with the REHPS program looked very different that a typical clinical. One difference was that I was paired with a partner from a different discipline, Michael. Michael was a medical laboratory student from SDSU who taught me the ins and outs of the lab. He taught me how to draw blood,…

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My name is Michael Sees and I am a Medical Laboratory Science student at SDSU. I wanted to take a little time to talk about my experience with REPHS at Landman-Jungmann Memorial Hospital (LJMH) in Scotland, SD. I was first introduced to REPHS last summer (2020) when I spent some time shadowing the lab at LJMH. I got to meet a few students from the program and I knew right away that it would be a great opportunity for me to learn more about rural healthcare. Additionally, I knew that I wanted to put LJMH as my preferred site and…

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I really enjoyed exploring the community and learning from all of the hospital, clinic, and nursing home staff. I thoroughly enjoyed my REHPS experience in Bowdle and would highly recommend this program to anyone interested in rural healthcare. “ I was excited for my three-week REHPS experience, but my time in Bowdle, SD completely exceeded my expectation. When I first arrived at Bowdle, I was warmly welcomed with open arms. Madison, the pharmacy student placed in Bowdle, and I hit it off right away!  After we both got settled into our living quarters, the REHPS coordinators met us for dinner…

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My rural experience was amazing, and I am glad I had the opportunity to work with the medical staff at the community hospital in Redfield. Redfield may be a small town, but they have a great community with amazing people. This experience was great because I was able to work with terrific doctors and nurses who care for their community. I worked closely with Dr. Owens and Dr. Waldner and it’s amazing how well they treat their patients. As a nursing student it was great to see how doctors operate. I could only say that future students who are planning…

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I started my experience in Redfield on June 1st. I had drove in the night before, got my key from the nurses’ station, and unpacked some of my belongings into the church parsonage house that I would be living in during my stay. My first impressions of the town were that it was small but not very different from the town I had grown up. The hospital was conveniently connected to both the clinic and the pharmacy which was another great bonus. The first week of my experience I was able to work with both Dr. Waldner and Dr. Owens,…

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My time at the Avera St. Benedict Hospital in Parkston, SD, gave me a true perspective of rural healthcare. The staff made me feel welcome and worked to provide me with a variety of experiences and opportunities to learn. I spent most of my time in the pharmacy where I was able to pull medications, restock the pixis, bill medication orders, along with other duties of a pharmacist. I was also able to spend time in other disciplines and get a snapshot of their contribution to the healthcare team. During my 3-week experience, I was fortunate to observe operating room…

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