https://www.cognitoforms.com/YanktonRuralAHEC/REHPS2023Application Applications for the Summer of 2023 are now being accepted. Along with your application you will need to submit: A one-page essay on why you are interested in and/or plan to practice in a rural area. A current resume One letter of recommendation from a professor or employer This recommendation should reference your academic standing, character and why you would be a good fit for a rural rotation
Rural Experiences for Health Professions Students. A 4-week summer program. The Rural Experiences for Health Professions Students (REHPS) summer program is designed to bring health professions graduates back to rural South Dakota for rewarding careers. Students, selected in a competitive process, are enrolled in one of the following programs at DWU, MMC, PC, SDSU or USD: bachelor of nursing, clinical psychology, family nurse practitioner, medical doctor, medical laboratory science, occupational therapy, physical therapy, physician assistant, pharmacy, and social work. After selection, students are placed in interprofessional pairs in a communities with a critical access hospital and a population under 13,000…
As a medical laboratory science student, and being from the area, my placement in Martin was an exceptional experience. The first week of the program at Bennett County Hospital the staff threw me right in the action. I felt like I was welcome, as the staff went out of their way to show me all aspects of rural healthcare. The majority of my time was spent inside the lab, but I was also able to meet with the emergency room staff and Emergency Medical Technicians. What surprised me the most was how busy the emergency room was for how rural…
I feel so privileged to have been selected to participate in the REHPS program in Huron, SD at the Huron Regional Medical Center. From the outstanding community teamwork throughout the COVID-19 pandemic to the friendly smiles exchanged between all HRMC staff, partaking in the REHPS experience has nothing but exceeded my expectations. Going into the start of this experience I was not sure what to anticipate due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the influx of positive COVID cases Beadle county had been experiencing. I did not want to put myself at risk of being exposed. However, being a healthcare professional…
I am so grateful for the opportunity to be accepted into, and participate in the Rural Experiences for Health Professions Students program at the Huron Region Medical Center! I gained wonderful learning experiences and received fond memories that will help guide my future career choices. The big question people asked me throughout this experience was, “You’re from Superior, Wisconsin! That is pretty far away, so how’d you end up here?” The internship was a long way from home, but I was thrilled to learn about this opportunity when Cheri Buffington came to our class at Dakota Wesleyan University in Mitchell…
During my four-week experience in Huron at Huron Regional Medical Center (HRMC), I was given the opportunity to shadow all different kinds of departments throughout the hospital (some that wouldn’t have even crossed my mind as a nurse!). I believe that one of the most important ideals that I got out of this experience is how vital interprofessional care is. One cannot do everything by themselves, healthcare is a team sport. Everyone needs to come together from all different types of backgrounds to perform the highest quality of care. And that is exactly what went down at HRMC. Everyone was…
Prior to the REHPS program , I would have never imagined the variety of experiences I would be able to have at the Bennett County Hospital in Martin, South Dakota. In fact, I had never even been to Martin before, nor had I ever worked in a hospital pharmacy. Throughout my REHPS experience, I worked closely with Desiree Moreland, the hospital’s pharmacist. She went out of her way to set up different shadowing opportunities to help make my time in Martin as worthwhile as possible. During my first week in Martin, I spent much of my time in the pharmacy….
My time in Martin, SD has been amazing. I got to see and assist with procedures that, as a typical pharmacy student, I would never get to experience. When I arrived in Bennett County, I was unsure of how my talents would be of benefit to the facility and how much I would learn there. Upon my first day, I quickly realized how hands-on my experience would be. Desiree, a pharmacist for Bennett County, set me up with each health domain in order for the most comprehensive experience as possible. I observed a wheelchair fitting with physical therapy, went on…
During our didactic year of PA school, we had a meeting about the Rural Experiences for Health Professions Students (REHPS) and after that I knew it was something I was interested in doing. Being from a small community in South Dakota I know how important it is the serve the rural communities throughout the state and this program gives students great opportunity to learn more about rural communities and the adaptations they must go through to treat their patients with limited resources. Originally I was scheduled to go to Chamberlin, SD however with that taking place in the midst of…
What a great 3 weeks. My time in Martin, SD was plum full of new experiences in a unique hospital. Going to a new hospital and trying to see as much as you can, without feeling invasive or annoying to some sounds like it could be difficult. I felt so accepted right off the bat and never felt as though I was in the way or a nuisance. The pharmacist, Desiree Moreland, was such a great preceptor. She set up times for me to see essentially everything in the hospital. Included in some of my experiences in the hospital outside…
