Sanford Health chief physician honored by University of Iowa
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July 6, 2022 |
| Contact: Paul Heinert Sanford Health Media Relations 605-366-2432 / Paul.Heinert@sanfordhealth.org |
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Jeremy Cauwels, M.D., chief physician at Sanford Health, has been named a University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine 2022 Distinguished Alumni Award recipient in the area of Early Achievement.
According to the University of Iowa, Cauwels is being recognized for his work redefining the patient experience through compassionate leadership and unwavering advocacy.
“It is humbling to be honored by my alma mater. My years at the University of Iowa shaped my life and the way I practice medicine.” said Cauwels. “I have been blessed with many wonderful professors and mentors throughout my career who have guided me on how to better care for all patients.”
Cauwels currently serves as chief physician for Sanford Health. In this role, he represents physician interests to the executive leadership team and Board of Trustees. He also chairs the quality cabinet, champions the system’s effort to become a highly reliable organization and oversees enterprise aspects of the medical staff. Prior to his appointment to chief physician in 2021, he led safety, quality and patient experience for the health system as senior vice president of quality. He also served as vice president and chief medical officer for Sanford Health Plan. Cauwels started with Sanford Health as a hospitalist in Sioux Falls in 2006, was promoted to director of the group and eventually became Sanford USD Medical Center’s chief of staff.
Born in South Dakota and raised in northwest Iowa, Cauwels has bachelor’s degrees in chemistry and biology from the University of Northern Iowa and a medical degree from the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine. He completed his residency and a chief resident year at the University of Kansas in Kansas City, Kansas. Cauwels is a fellow of the American College of Physicians and the Society of Hospital Medicine.
Cauwels and his wife, Teresa, live in Sioux Falls with their three children.
About Sanford Health
Sanford Health, the largest rural health system in the United States, is dedicated to transforming the health care experience and providing access to world-class health care in America’s heartland. Headquartered in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, the organization serves more than one million patients and 220,000 health plan members across 250,000 square miles. The integrated health system has 47 medical centers, 2,800 Sanford physicians and advanced practice providers, 170 clinical investigators and research scientists, more than 200 Good Samaritan Society senior care locations and world clinics in 8 countries around the globe. Learn more about Sanford Health’s commitment to shaping the future of rural health care across the lifespan at sanfordhealth.org or Sanford Health News.
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