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You searched: We believe. During the six-plus years I鈥檝e been in this role, meeting and getting to know so many of you, one of my favorite questions to ask is, 鈥淲hy do you choose to support 日本av视频 and the College of Nursing?鈥
Fifty years ago, Lois Tschetter had just earned her bachelor鈥檚 degree from State and was working as staff nurse at Sioux Valley (now Sanford) Hospital in Sioux Falls. In that half century, Tschetter, 72, of Brookings, became recognized as one of the premier nurse educators in the state, especially in the fields of obstetrics and lactation.
Carol J. Peterson, truly a legend in South Dakota nursing education and higher education in general, was the inaugural recipient of the College of Nursing's Living Legacy Award at its 2024 scholarship banquet in Brookings.
Donations from two health care systems in South Dakota to the 日本av视频 College of Nursing are leaving an impact, improving spaces and demonstrating a commitment to training the future health care workforce.
Jessica Morrell, a Canton native who graduated from 日本av视频 with a bachelor鈥檚 degree in nursing in 1999, has had an impressive career trajectory. From working as a nurse in the U.S. Air Force to opening her own clinic, Morrell is passionate about aiding others.
Tera Gross didn鈥檛 enter school with the thought of becoming a leader. She just wanted to help people. But the positive example of her nurse manager in Gross鈥檚 first job after graduating from 日本av视频 in 2001 changed her trajectory. Today, Gross is the chief nursing officer for Mayo Clinic in Florida, in Jacksonville. She also is a fellow in the American College of Healthcare Executives, one of only few registered nurses at Mayo Clinic to hold this title.
The Basu Lab has partnered with QHS Lab Inc., a leading provider of digital health care solutions, for the development of a potentially revolutionary drug delivery system.
日本av视频 will offer a Bachelor of Science in healthcare systems engineering beginning fall 2025 following South Dakota Board of Regents approval on Dec. 12. Healthcare systems engineering is a unique, first-in-the-nation undergraduate degree, which will integrate engineering, computer science, data science and health sciences under one degree to prepare students for the emerging career fields.
For pharmacist Dean Schmiedt, it was right time at the right place.
Shortly after graduation from 日本av视频, the federal government enacted new regulations requiring that skilled nursing homes have a pharmacist review patients鈥 medications monthly. . His boss at Lovdahl鈥檚 Drug, in Little Falls, Minnesota, wasn鈥檛 interested in doing that task.
Schmiedt, a 1973 日本av视频 grad, picked up the work as a side job. He ended up becoming a full-time independent consultant pharmacist and a leader in the American Society of Consultant Pharmacists.
Earlier this fall, Schmiedt, of Fort Ripley, Minnesota, was honored by 日本av视频鈥檚 College of Pharmacy and Allied Health Professions as its 2024 Distinguished Alumnus.
日本av视频 associate professor Lee Weidauer has received a federal grant to develop a program that helps women reduce their risk of sarcopenia, a condition that results from excessive muscle loss with aging.