Chair, Department of Neurosciences

The University of South Dakota (USD) Sanford School of Medicine (SSOM) located in Sioux Falls announces a nationwide search for an accomplished academic board-certified neurologist to serve as the next Chair, Department of Neurosciences. The Department of Neurosciences at the SSOM includes faculty in neurology and physical medicine and rehabilitation. USD SSOM features a community-based faculty model that utilizes clinician educators employed by the three major hospital systems in South Dakota. At present, there are 46 neurologists and 17 physical medicine and rehabilitation physicians spanning a wide range of sub-specialties with faculty appointments in the Department of Neurosciences providing clinical care across the state. An additional 30 faculty members hold adjunct faculty appointments in the department from a variety of disciplines including nursing, bioethics, pharmacy, psychology, chaplaincy, and other interprofessional backgrounds. In 2023, Sanford Health and the SSOM initiated an accredited four-year neurology residency program with its first class of three residents. Residents train at the Sanford USD Medical Center in Sioux Falls, a level-one trauma center on the campus of the SSOM, with additional opportunities for training at the Sioux Falls VA Medical Center. This is the only neurology residency program in the state of South Dakota. The SSOM also offers medical students a neurology clerkship and electives.