Dr. Alan Sazama is New Assistant Dean of Medical Student Education and Director of Pillar 2
Dr. Alan Sazama '14 was recently named assistant dean of Medical Student Education and Pillar 2 director at the USD Sanford School of Medicine.
Dr. Sazama is a clinical assistant professor in the Department of Family Medicine at the SSOM and is currently an awarded and successful educator in emergency medicine with the Avera Medical Group.
Following his emergency medicine residency at HealthPartners Regions Hospital in St. Paul, Minnesota, Dr. Sazama has practiced bedside emergency medicine at Avera Health since 2017.
Education is his passion, and he loves working with students and residents in the emergency department. His academic interests lie in medical education, specifically, engaged in bedside teaching and simulation teaching.
In addition to his teaching roles, Dr. Sazama has served on the SSOM’s admissions committee since 2021.
Following his emergency medicine residency at HealthPartners Regions Hospital in St. Paul, Minnesota, Dr. Sazama has practiced bedside emergency medicine at Avera Health since 2017.
Education is his passion, and he loves working with students and residents in the emergency department. His academic interests lie in medical education, specifically, engaged in bedside teaching and simulation teaching.
In addition to his teaching roles, Dr. Sazama has served on the SSOM’s admissions committee since 2021.
