This ongoing series follows nursing students through clinical immersion experiences in rural hospitals in South Dakota. In effort to circumvent nursing shortages, particularly in rural communities, USD, through a HRSA grant, has established a program to provide students with intensive, real-world experiences to learning the role of nursing in rural clinical settings. These students, and the influence the program has on their future careers, are shared so that students worldwide can hear the impact of working in a rural setting and so that educators can hear how to replicate opportunities in their nursing programs.

These sessions are available on USD’s iECHO platform. To register for notifications about upcoming sessions, please sign up with iECHO. There is no charge for creating a login.

All sessions will begin at 12:00 noon Central Time

September 15 - Education and Training Pipelines

September 29 - Recruitment and Retention Strategies

October 6 - Telehealth Expansion and Workforce Support

October 27 - Mental and Behavioral Health

November 3 - Grow Your Own Workforce Models

November 10 - Housing, Transportation, And Lifestyle Barriers

November 17 - Cross-Sector Collaboration

November 24 - Data-Driven Planning and Policy Advocacy