The South Dakota Association of Healthcare Organizations (SDAHO) is excited to announce Lindsay Stroman, SDAHO’s Workforce Development Coordinator was recently elected to Board of Directors for the South Dakota Health Occupations Students of America (SD HOSA).
South Dakota HOSA-Future Health Professionals is the only nationwide student organization whose focus is 100% health care. As an initiative of the University of South Dakota Sanford School of Medicine and the South Dakota Area Health Education Center Program Office, South Dakota HOSA-Future Health Professionals earned its National Charter on June 26, 2013.
Stroman oversees SDAHO’s Workforce Development Grant for SDAHO, which is through the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), an agency of the United States Department of Health and Human Services. Part of the grant includes creating a network of healthcare organizations and community partners called South Dakota Rural Workforce Network (SDRWN), to improve healthcare services in rural South Dakota by developing an all-inclusive pipeline of rural healthcare essential workers. SD HOSA is a SDRWN partner, Stroman says, “Through the grant, I work with high school students all across the state so it is a natural fit to now serve on the Board of Directors for SD HOSA. Plus, SDAHO and HOSA have worked together on many different projects through the years, I’m excited to expand that relationship through my service.”
Stroman joins 16 other board members all representing different sectors within the healthcare industry, government agencies and higher education. The members meet on a quarterly basis, with Stroman already taking part in strategic planning sessions, and upcoming conferences that include:
- Fall Leadership Conferences
- Watertown October 23, 2024
- Vermillion October 30, 2024
- Rapid City November 4, 2024
- State Leadership Conference (Sioux Falls, SD, March 2025)
- International Leadership Conference (June 2025, Nashville TN)
Through SDAHO’s work with the Rural Health Network Development Program Grant, and Stroman’s recent addition to the SD HOSA board, delivering timely information to teachers and students is a priority for the association’s workforce efforts according to Stroman. “I am looking forward to being part of SD HOSA and learning how SDAHO can impact South Dakota high school students who have an interest in a healthcare career. We will be able to provide the most up-to-date data on job opportunities and even help connect students and members.”, says Stroman.
To learn more about SDAHO’s Rural Health Network Development Program Grant, visit SDAHO’s Quality and Integration webpage.
