USD moving Sanford School of Medicine to Sioux Falls
President Sheila Gestring says Vermillion medical building will focus on AI, STEM program growth
The University of South Dakota will move all of its students enrolled in the Sanford School of Medicine to Sioux Falls starting in 2027, USD President Sheila Gestring announced.
Gestring was joined by Gov. Larry Rhoden, Sanford Health CEO Bill Gassen, Sioux Falls Mayor Paul TenHaken and others to make the announcement. They also acknowledged banker and philanthropist T. Denny Sanford, who attended. Sanford donated $20 million to the medical school in 2006 and $300 million to start seven medical residency programs.
The move to Sioux Falls means that students who spend their first 18 months at the Vermillion campus will now be at Sioux Falls in a facility furnished by Sanford Health. Meanwhile, the university plans to raise money for a $150 million building in Sioux Falls to house the state’s medical school permanently.
