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Graduate Medical Education at USD Sanford School of Medicine
Health Science Center 1400 W. 22nd St.
Sioux Falls, SD 57105
Transitional Year
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Leah Naasz, MD

  • Class of 2027

  • Advanced Program

    Dermatology UNMC, Omaha, NE

  • Medical School

    University of South Dakota Sanford School of Medicine Vermillion, SD

  • What are your interests or hobbies?

    Board and card games, crime podcasts, heated workouts.

  • If I wasn’t a doctor, I would be a…

    Photographer or pilates instructor.

  • What advice would you give to your teenage self?

    Progress is better than perfection.

  • If you could meet one person, living or dead, real or fictional, and have a conversation with them, who would you meet and what would you talk about?

    I would chose my grandmother, whose own health journey inspired me to pursue medicine.

  • Why University of South Dakota?

    I chose the University of South Dakota because of its strong commitment to training physicians who serve rural and underserved communities, which aligns with my goal of becoming a community-focused dermatologist in South Dakota.