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Tanya Skager, MD, receives Young Hawk Award

(Dickinson, N.D.)—Tanya Skager, MD, family medicine physician at Sanford Health Dickinson Clinic, was honored with the Dickinson State University Young Hawk Award. The award is presented annually by DSU Alumni and the Foundation. It recognizes graduates of DSU who have distinguished themselves in their personal and professional lives.

“To be recognized for the years of hard work and the dedication it took to get where I am is truly an honor,” Dr. Skager said.

Dr. Skager graduated from DSU in 1997. She completed her medical degree at the University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Grand Forks.

As a family medicine physician at Sanford Health Dickinson Clinic, Dr. Skager provides health care for all members of the family—infants, children, adolescents, adults and seniors. She has been employed with Sanford since 2010.

About Sanford Health
Sanford Health is an integrated health system headquartered in the Dakotas and is now the largest, rural, not-for-profit health care system in the nation with locations in 126 communities in eight states. In addition, Sanford Health is in the process of developing international clinics in Ghana, Israel and Mexico.

Sanford Health includes 35 hospitals, 140 clinic locations and 1,360 physicians in 81 specialty areas of medicine. With more than 26,000 employees, Sanford Health is the largest employer in North and South Dakota. The system is experiencing dynamic growth and development in conjunction with Denny Sanford's nearly $700 million in gifts, the largest ever to a health care organization in America. These gifts are making possible the implementation of several initiatives including global children's clinics, multiple research centers and finding cures for type 1 diabetes and breast cancer. For more information, please visit sanfordhealth.org.