The Sanford School of Medicine seeks a program assistant to support the work of the Office of Medical Education at the USD Sanford School of Medicine and to support the Scholarship Pathways Program (SPP) as they continue to expand and increase the number of the students matriculating into the program.  The support to the Office of Medical Education also includes support to the Medical Education Committee and key point of contact for the work this committee is doing for the school.

Position requires a high standard of confidentiality, professionalism and customer service; the ability to work independently and accurately; exceptional organizational skills; attention to detail; interpersonal skills; the ability to manage various schedules; miscellaneous office duties in a fast-paced environment; and other duties as assigned.

Knowledge of:
- Modern office/clerical procedures and practices
- Modern office equipment
- Computers and current office software to include Microsoft office suite, spreadsheets and databases
- Business English to include grammar, spelling, and punctuation

Ability to:
- Communicate effectively in oral and written form
- Develop and maintain effective working relationships with diverse people
- Review documents for accuracy of content, grammar, spelling, etc.
- Manage multiple tasks

Monday to Friday 

The University of South Dakota Sanford School of Medicine values diversity and its essential role in achieving the educational, scholarship, and service missions of the school.  Therefore, the medical school is committed to both recruitment and retention of students, residents, faculty, and staff who through their diversity enrich the learning environment and promote inclusive excellence.  We recognize diversity as relating to sex, race, color, creed, rural background, socioeconomic status, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, gender, gender identification, transgender, sexual orientation, religion, age, disability, genetic information and veteran status. In addition, we value persons with broad life experiences, with records of service to disadvantaged populations, and with other attributes that may enhance the learning community. The medical school has chosen three areas of emphasis on diversity to enrich the learning environment and promote inclusive excellence: American Indians, rural, and gender.

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