Postgraduate Programs
Postgraduate Programs
Explore medical residencies, fellowships, graduate research, and other program opportunities at Sanford.
Programs at Sanford
The Administrator in Training program includes clinical experience in a senior care and living services environment and intensive classroom instruction. You will be exposed to general senior care topics; federal and state regulations; and specific Society philosophies, policies and procedures that will prepare you as a leader at the Society. The paid AIT program lasts between six to nine months, under the guidance of a licensed and experienced preceptor at one of our training locations throughout the country.
Child life internships are designed to introduce students to the role of a child life specialist in a variety of pediatric health care settings. Experiences can include inpatient and outpatient settings with the opportunity for students to apply knowledge and techniques when working alongside certified child life specialists as a part of the care team.
This program gives newly graduated nurses, or those without prior critical care experience, the education and expertise needed to fulfill your position in the Critical Care Department you are hired into here at Marshfield Medical Center-Marshfield.
We are shaping the next generation of leaders in medical research. Each year, we accept new students to perform their graduate research at Sanford Research through programs at the University of South Dakota and South Dakota State University. We offer several research programs including a Basic Biomedical Sciences Program, a Physician Scientist Program, and a Biochemistry Program.
The Sanford Neurologic Physical Therapy Residency Program in Fargo aims to prepare physical therapists to use best available evidence, and demonstrate advanced clinical skills in the area of neurologic physical therapy to optimally facilitate the health and healing of the patients we serve.
The Sanford Health Nurse Residency Program is an evidence-based program designed to provide personal and professional support to new graduate nurses. Through our partnership, nurse residents will develop professional relationships and resources needed to thrive in their new positions and successfully transition from student nurse to professional registered nurse.
The mission of the Sanford Orthopedic Physical Therapy Residency Program - Fargo is to prepare physical therapists who use best available evidence, and demonstrate and practice advanced clinical skills in the area of orthopedic physical therapy to optimally facilitate the health and healing of the patients we serve.
We're committed to training orthotist and prosthetist professionals by building their skills and developing their focus on patients. Our goal is to help residents produce functional products that enable patients to live their lives to the fullest. Through on-site fabrication and collaboration with technicians, our residency program makes this possible.
Sanford Health ASHP-accredited Pharmacy Residency Programs provide an opportunity to sharpen clinical skills, work as part of an interdisciplinary team and impact patient care. Sanford Health pharmacy residents gain valuable leadership skills and teaching opportunities that can be applied in a variety of settings. Graduates of the program have successfully pursued positions as clinical managers, college faculty, department leaders, residency program directors and medication safety officers.
Training the physicians and medical experts of tomorrow is no small task. Sanford Health is working to shape the future of health care with exceptional educational opportunities that connect residents, fellows and medical students to knowledgeable mentors and advanced technologies. We're proud to continue our century-long commitment to education.
Sanford Health and the University of South Dakota Sports Physical Therapy Residency is accredited as a post-professional residency program for physical therapists in sports. Our mission is to develop competent sports physical therapists through advanced education in sports physical therapy, cultivating their clinical skills for athlete healing, scholarly discovery, stakeholder education and impacting local communities and beyond.
Education Assistance
Whether you're an employee, child of an employee, veteran, military member, or looking to pursue a medical career, Sanford Health offers a variety of medical scholarship and sponsorship programs to help fund your post-secondary education. Click below to learn about and apply for financial aid through one of our programs.