The University of South Dakota
Sioux Falls, SD, USA
The University of South Dakota (USD) Sanford School of Medicine (SSOM), located in Sioux Falls, announces a nationwide search for an accomplished academic emergency medicine physician leader to serve as the Inaugural Chair, Department of Emergency Medicine. This position reports directly to the Dean of Sanford School of Medicine and Vice President for Health Affairs at the University of South Dakota, Tim Ridgway, M.D., MACP, FASGE.
South Dakota’s rural landscape and geographic spread poses challenges in providing health care, with demand for emergency medicine physicians across the state. To bolster the workforce, the USD SSOM has laid the groundwork to develop an independent Department of Emergency Medicine, incorporating the emergency medicine faculty who are currently organized as a Division within the Department of Family Medicine. The South Dakota Legislature approved funding to support the new department in 2025, and the SSOM intends to launch the new department...