Avera Awards 17 Scholarships to Medical Students

Seventeen scholarships have been awarded to medical students at the Sanford School of Medicine of The University of South Dakota through a program implemented last year at Avera. With six facilities participating in the program, Avera is able to provide three more students than last year with the scholarships.

Each $12,000 scholarship is awarded to a deserving first- or second-year medical student. Avera believes in the quality of education received at The University of South Dakota and the education of the region’s future physicians. By providing these scholarships Avera is helping students achieve their goal of being physicians and ensuring a vibrant health care work force for the region for years to come.