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University of South Dakota School of Medicine Neurology

Residency · Sioux Falls, SD

Sponsored by University of South Dakota School of Medicine · Director Nessim Amin

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Class size
3
Visas
J-1
PGY-1 salary
$71k2027 to 2028

Green flags

  • Fills every seat. Every seat filled in each of the last 3 Matches.
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Getting in

Who started, by class

Started 20261 on record of 3 seats · 1 US MD · 1 published before starting
  • Jonathon GrubaSanford Sch of Med at Univ of South Dakota1 paper
Started 20251 on record of 4 seats · 1 international
  • Katherine DuFrirszSaint George's University School of Medicine
Started 20244 on record of 3 seats · 4 international · 2 published before starting
  • Balaganesh NatarajanSaint George's University School of Medicine2 papers
  • Mariel AparicioUniv De Anahuac1 paper
  • Mariam GabadadzeTbilisi State Medical University Faculty of Medicine
  • Samantha De GrootSaint George's University School of Medicine

Training

3 training sites.

Months at each site

  • Sanford USD Medical Center Sioux Falls50 mo
  • Royal C Johnson Veterans Affairs Medical Center2 mo

Where graduates went next

  • Psychiatry Residency1
  • Rheumatology Fellowship1
  • Vascular Neurology Fellowship1

Where graduates work now

  • Access TeleCare1
  • Avera McKennan Hospital and University Health Center1
  • Memorial Health1
  • University of South Dakota School of Medicine1

Research

42% of current residents have a paper since 2023

5 of 12, 18 papers between them

  • Epilepsy research and treatment
  • Acute Ischemic Stroke Management
  • Intracerebral and Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Research
  • Neurological Complications and Syndromes
  • Autoimmune Neurological Disorders and Treatments

Life

$71k to start, $72k by PGY-2.

Pay by year

  • PGY-1$70,500
  • PGY-2$72,000

People

Leadership

  • Nessim AminProgram Director
  • Ahmed ElazimAssociate Program Director
  • Wijdan RaiAssociate Program Director
  • Mostafa RazaviChief Resident

Find someone

Faculty, residents, graduates and the people residents publish with.

Place

Summers reach 85°, winters fall to 8°. About 43 inches of snow a year.

Weather by month

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Commute

213k people live within 20 minutes of Sanford USD Medical Center Sioux Falls by car with no traffic.

Cost of living

A one bedroom rents for about $1,020 a month within 10 miles of Sanford USD Medical Center Sioux Falls.

Hazards

  • Ice storms
  • Tornadoes
  • Winter storms
  • Cold waves