Office of Rural Health

Healthcare Workforce Center — Partnership Fund

The Healthcare Workforce Partnership Fund was established is to support innovative healthcare workforce projects in the State through a competitive grant process. Substantial initial contributions to this fund have been made by Avera Health, Regional Health and Sanford Health. An advisory group reviews grant applications and makes awards. Fiscal administration of the fund is provided by the South Dakota Community Foundation.

The 2010 grant recipients include:

• Aberdeen, North Eastern Work and Technical Education Center, $10,000 - Develop a CNA Consortium Training Program in order to provide a classroom and clinical education experience to train and certify nurse assistants to the standards of the SD Board of Nursing and health care industry.

• Faulkton, Faulkton Area Medical Center, $10,000 - Upgrade the current student shadowing experience to allow for a 90-hour experience for area students.

  Mobridge, Mobridge Regional Hospital & Clinics, $9,966 - Promote and encourage healthcare professions through the free offering of the EMT Basic Course.

• Rapid City, Partnership Rapid City, $4,430 - Establish partnership with school districts, higher education institutions, and healthcare facilities to allow students to experience 'on campus' instruction, introducing them to a variety of medical careers. 

• Rapid City, Regional Health, $10,000 - implement the Jackrabbits Nurse Camp, a series of day camps designed for adolescents interested in exploring nursing careers. 

• Chamberlain, Sanford Mid-Dakota, $10,000 - Identify potential RN Nursing Program students; work with students with assistance in day care, transportation, mentoring, tutoring and coaching.

• Sioux Falls, East Dakota Educational Cooperative, $7,356 - Career preparation for students with disabilities. 

• Vermillion, Sanford Vermillion Medical Center, $10,000 - Host a Healthcare Career Summer Camp for up to 50 participants.

• Brookings, SDSU College of Pharmacy, $1,650 - Host a two-day camp for eighth grade, American Indian students in the Rapid City area.

• Vermillion, University of South Dakota, $9,930 - Resident physicians and medical students will lead 8th grade students in a class which explores careers in different health care disciplines for the 2010-2011 academic school year.

• Vermillion, Vermillion School District, $10,000 - Develop a program of study for students interested in Health Science careers with dual credit, shadowing and internship opportunities.

Previous grant recipients - 2009 | 2008

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Contact Karen Cudmore at 605-773-2679 or karen.cudmore@state.sd.us