Healthcare Exploration for Students

Sanford offers Health Career Exploration for students through a variety of activities:

• Sanford Scrubs Club:
  Free health career exploration for grades 9-12. School year club meets once a month, September through April. Summer club consists of 3 consecutive days in June. Admittance by application. View the brochure. For more information contact Kelly Tollefson by phone (605-333-6303) or by email. To apply, complete the application and send as an attachment to Kelly Tollefson.
  
  Now accepting applications for Summer Sanford Scrubs Club!
  Session dates: June 21,22,23 (1:00pm – 3:00pm)
   
• Sanford Scrubs for College:
  Still undecided? Explore health careers! Applicants are students enrolled in college and wish to explore careers in healthcare. Session dates: May 20 & 21, 9:30am- 12:00pm (2 ½ hrs per day).
  
  For more information contact Kelly Tollefson by phone (605-333-6303) or by email. To apply, complete the application and send as an attachment to Kelly Tollefson or fax to 333-6304.
   
• Sanford’s Virtual Healthcare Academy Series:
  Sanford’s Virtual Healthcare Career Exploration is offered in partnership with the SD Dept of Rural Health and provides an opportunity for students to experience a wide variety of health careers. Through DDN, high school students can access health career programming without leaving their classrooms! High school classes may sign up to watch live or may check out a DVD of the session.
   
• Elementary School Visits:
  Sanford staff will visit your elementary class and provide a look at healthcare issues that affect their grade level. For more information contact Kelly Tollefson by phone (605-333-6303) or by email.
   
• High School Educational Tours:
  9-12 grade students speak with healthcare professionals on site as they visit a number of departments at Sanford. All visitors sign HIPAA and Confidentiality agreements. For more information contact Kelly Tollefson by phone (605-333-6303) or by email.
   
• DVD Lending Library:
  View procedures and interviews of healthcare professionals from past Virtual Healthcare Academy sessions. For a listing of titles and to submit a request contact Kelly Tollefson by phone (605-333-6303) or by email.