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University of South Dakota Sanford School of Medicine
University of South Dakota Sanford School of Medicine
  • Year founded: 1907
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University of South Dakota Sanford School of Medicine
Allopathic Medical School
Vermillion, SD
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  • SDN RANKING 1
  • INTERVIEW FEEDBACK 2 36 Responses
  • SCHOOL REVIEWS 4 1 Responses

Overview

Overview

School Stats

  • Resident Tuition $32,972
  • Non - Resident Tuition $75,940
  • Application Fee $40
  • AVG MCAT 509
  • AVG GPA 3.8
  • LIZZYM Score 68.0
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Admissions Information

  • Medical Student Affairs
  • Lee Medical Building Room 101
  • 414 East Clark Street
  • Vermillion, SD 57069
  • United States

School Overview

University of South Dakota Sanford School of Medicine Fast Facts

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School Info

The University of South Dakota Sanford School of Medicine is nationally known for excellence in medical education. With its award-winning curriculum, the school prepares medical students to practice in all fields of medicine and is particularly recognized for its reputation in family medicine and in rural medicine. In addition to the M.D., the school of medicine offers graduate degrees in basic biomedical science, sustains a vibrant and forward-looking research agenda, and is home to the interdisciplinary Center for Brain and Behavioral Research.

Curriculum

As a community-based program, the curriculum emphasizes family medicine and primary care with the support and participation by practicing physicians and community hospitals throughout the state. Community hospitals and clinics provide teaching sites and the practicing physicians are teachers.

Facilities

The first two years of basic science education are delivered in Vermillion. The third year of the program is provided in community settings and hospitals in Sioux Falls, the Rapid City area and Yankton. The fourth year is provided in hospitals and ambulatory clinics across the entire state of South Dakota.

Interview Feedback

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Results Overview

How did the interview impress you?

Response # Responders
Positively 24
Negatively 3
No change 7

What was the stress level of the interview?

Response Avg # Responders
3.91 35

0 = low, 10 = high

How you think you did?

Response Avg # Responders
7.70 30

0 = low, 10 = high

Select Questions & Recent Responses

What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

"The financial aid portion of the presentation should be kept for matriculants. I feel it was unnecessary for interviewees. Beginning the interviews earlier in the day would have been nice, as it was a very long day." More from this Member | Report Response

"Because this school places so much weight on the interview and the advocacy of the interviewer for the applicant when admission decisions are made, I would suggest competent English language speakers." More from this Member | Report Response

"The Admission Office was amazing!! They were so helpful and incredibly accomadating. I was so impr" More from this Member | Report Response

"None." More from this Member | Report Response

"The Admissions Office was impressively responsive and accommodating." More from this Member | Report Response

What is one of the specific questions they asked you (question 1)?

"What would you have done differently in your undergraduate career?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you could describe yourself as any TV or movie character who would you choose and why?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How do you handle conflict?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about your mentored research experience." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What types of books have you read recently?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about . . . pick a subject from the app." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you could be any animal, what would you be and why?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What were some of the labs you did in biochemistry at your school? (My interviewer was a biochemistry professor)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why do you want to be a M.D.?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Can you explain your academic record? How do you feel about your MCAT score?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Who, in your view, has changed the 20th century the most?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why do you want to be a doctor?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"They didn't really ask questions. Rather, they brought up things from my application and we chatted. They were interested in learning things from me far from anything medical-related. It was fun just to chat." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What kind of practice do you see yourself in 10 years from now?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why do you want to be a physician? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Describe how you envision your medical practice 10 years from now." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why do you want to be a medical doctor and not a nurse?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What makes you a good candidate to serve in a underserved area of south dakota?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Define Health, explain your answer" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What was your favorite course?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about yourself. Why Medicine?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you think makes a good physician? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about yourself." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"So, why medicine? What impression do you have of doctors? Tell me about your experiences with ________. " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about yourself? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Describe ________. (read something off of my file)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Since you see yourself as a leader, what would you do if you were in a group and another member also wanted to be in the leader position?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"Tell me about your graduate research." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is one thing you are hoping I won't ask you?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"My interview gave me a situation and asked what I would do" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What was your favorite Star Wars episode?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"In your opinion, what qualities make a good physician?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What kind of animal would you be and why?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about your husband and how he feels about all of this. Is he willing to move with you? Where do you get spontaneously hypertensive rats? (referring to my research) " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is your solution to the Healthcare crisis in America?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why did you major in Philosophy?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Who, in your view, has changed the 20th century the most?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What was the only class you got a ''B'' in and why?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"None really caught me off guard" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"None really...everything was pretty standard. They asked a lot about my upbringing and where I was from. " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you could be remembered by your children for something, what would it be?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Simply a test disregard" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Do you think doctors of today will be able to practice medicine in 10 years?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How can the committee trust that you will move to an underserved area?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Who are two of your heroes and why are they your heroes?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Have you ever read "Of Guns, Germs, and Steel?"" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Just general questions" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"They were all questions about either my job history or school track record." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Nothing really interesting, just standard questions." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What impression do you have of doctors after having worked with several of them at the hospital?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is wrong with being a nurse?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What three words would your friends use to describe you? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is going on in Afghanistan right now?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

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Individual Responses

Read what each person had to say about their experience with this school.

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School Reviews

School Reviews

Results Overview

Overall, how satisfied are you with this program?

Response Avg # Responders
8.00 2

0 = Terrible, 10 = World Class

What do you like most?

"It's a very underrated medical school. Students generally match well into competitive programs. Outperforms most medical schools on Step 2. Connected to two of the largest health systems in the U.S., Avera and Sanford, so students get a lot of superb clinical experiences." | Report Response

"Small class size, virtually no malignancy, still score above average on boards compared to national average. Voluntary rural experiences allow for more autonomy." | Report Response

What do you like least?

"nothing" | Report Response

"Some can find living in a rural community challenging, but it grows on you." | Report Response

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