Known for Excellence

Prepare to serve others and the health care system as a leader capable of delivering expert guidance, compassionate care and transformative healing at USD.

Given the rapidly-changing mural of wellness care, our wellness systems need do-set up professionals who are adjustable and confident as they evangelize the highest quality intendance. The USD School of Wellness Sciences equips you with the hands-on experiences, good guidance and holistic training y'all demand to become a leader in your customs.

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Your Plan Options

The USD School of Health Sciences offers flexible programs that emphasize existent-world learning and person-centered intendance, preparing you to be a confident and empathetic leader.

Select a path to explore your options.

  • Undergraduate
  • Graduate & Professional

Alumna Success Story

Success story Marit Johnson smiling.

USD'south influence in my life has however been cultivating relationships with mentors that provide me direction and guide me to excellent research and researchers. I believe they prepared me well with agreement inquiry evidence and how to proceed thinking exterior the box. I am not afraid to reach back to my former USD mentors for guidance fifty-fifty now. USD prepared me to never stop learning.

Marit E. Johnson, PT, MS, Ph.D.

Postdoctoral Associate

Department of Orthopaedic Surgery

University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

Real-World Experience Starts Here

Domicile to the country'south only comprehensive health sciences school and medical schoolhouse, USD offers a unique learning environment that mirrors the wellness care manufacture. Students from a variety of health care disciplines learn, train and do together as coordinated teams. This enriches your didactics today and connects y'all with the colleagues you will work alongside tomorrow.

Putting Humanity First

Humanity is at the center of wellness care; information technology should be at the center of your instruction, also.

At USD, you lot will gain the communication, emotional intelligence and teamwork skills you lot demand to serve others at the highest standard of intendance. Because your education is not only about developing the expertise you need to succeed; it is besides about developing you into a capable leader who serves others with confidence, empathy and pity.

Serving the Country and Our Students

The School of Health Sciences leads a multifariousness of programs and services to improve wellness outcomes, share knowledge and support the next generation of health intendance leaders.

Explore our special programs and public service initiatives.

  • SD HOSA
  • CPCM
  • SD EHDI

Leadership & Staff

The faculty and staff in the School of Wellness Sciences are dedicated to edifice infrequent, compassionate professionals who make health and health possible.

DEPARTMENTS & Facilties

Explore the departments, facilities and centers that contribute to your pedagogy at the Schoolhouse of Wellness Sciences.

Teaching and Research Laboratory

Located in the Sanford Coyote Sports Eye on USD'south campus in Vermillion, the Pedagogy and Enquiry Laboratory is a centralized location for occupational therapy, concrete therapy, kinesiology and sport management, and sports medicine programs. At that place are collaborative spaces for the various programs, every bit well as state-of-the-art classrooms, laboratories and clinical spaces that facilitate easily-on learning.

Delta Dental Oral Health Centre

The Delta Dental Oral Health Center is a new community dental hygiene clinic at USD, named in honor of a $1 meg gift from the Delta Dental of South Dakota Foundation. Services are open to the public.

Sioux Falls Dental Clinic

Our dental hygiene clinics in Sioux Falls and Vermillion are open to the public. Students learn in the clinics under the close supervision of licensed dentists and licensed hygienists. Our services are offered at reduced rates; however, appointments more often than not take more time than traditional dental offices.

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The USD School of Health Sciences is developing tomorrow's health care professionals and leaders. Your back up enables us to provide students with the resource, facilities and experiences they need to focus on their education and follow their calling to assistance others.

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School of Wellness Sciences

Lee Medical Edifice Room 302
414 East. Clark St.
Vermillion, SD 57069

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