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College of Pharmacy & Allied Health Professions

Department of Allied and Population Health

The Department of Allied and Population Health is a diverse department. At the undergraduate level, the department offers a B.S. in Medical Laboratory Science degree program. The Medical Laboratory Science degree contains two years of pre-MLS and 2 years of MLS coursework as either a fully face-to-face on campus program or an online program for practicing associate degree professionals (upward mobility program). The Master of Public Health (M.P.H.) program is a graduate program within the Department of Allied and Population Health. The department also teaches social and administrative pharmacy content for the B.S. in Pharmaceutical Sciences and Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) programs. In addition to teaching, the department advances population health through research and innovations in community health and wellness services.

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B.S. in Medical Laboratory Science

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Medical Laboratory Science Upward Mobility Program

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Master of Public Health (M.P.H.)

Pharmacy student learning in lab

Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.)

Department News

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Represented and Recharged: SDSU MLS faculty, staff, and students attend The ASCLS Regional Symposium

Michaela Seiber presenting at Research Ethics Training for Health in Indigenous Communities

Seiber Leads Research Ethics Training for Health in Indigenous Communities (rETHICS) at SDSU

New pharmacy department to create synergy

Student and faculty using computers

SDSU pharmacy student tabbed for national program

Medications on table

Community-based programs to help South Dakotans ‘take their medicine’

Michaela Seiber

Graduate named a 2019 Bush Fellow

Students in lab

SDState leads the nation for first-time pass rates

Department of Allied and Population Health News

Oct. 10, 2019 10:29 AM
Represented and Recharged: SDSU MLS faculty, staff, and students attend The ASCLS Regional Symposium
SDSU Medical Laboratory Science (MLS) faculty and staff along with all 36 MLS students attended the Annual American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science (ASCLS) Region V Symposium in Fargo, ND o
Sep. 25, 2019 9:56 AM
Seiber Leads Research Ethics Training for Health in Indigenous Communities (rETHICS) at SDSU
Michaela Seiber, research coordinator in the College of Pharmacy and Allied Health's Department of Allied and Population Health and 2016 Master of Public Health graduate, led a human subjects resea
Sep. 12, 2019 12:09 PM
New pharmacy department to create synergy
As a new school year gets underway at South Dakota State University, a new department launches within the College of Pharmacy and Allied Health Professions.

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Campus Events

SDSU Women's Basketball vs. Montana State
Nov. 21, 2019 7:00 PMFrost Arena
Student Voice Recital - Lauren Kattner
Nov. 21, 2019 7:30 PMOscar Larson Performing Arts Center
Lauren Kattner, a South Dakota State University senior from Huron, will perform a recital at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 21. The recital will be held in the Oscar Larson Performing Arts Center’s Founders Recital Hall on the SDSU Campus.
Jackrabbit Preview
Nov. 22, 2019 8:45 AMUniversity Student Union
Jackrabbit Previews are group programs designed for high school students and their families to explore SDSU and to meet other students who are considering us, too. The program is offered on most Fridays during the school year and Easter Monday.

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