Compassionate Care with Dr. Loren Tschetter

Dr. Loren Tschetter, a 2015 South Dakota Hall of Fame Inductee, began practicing internal medicine, hematology, and oncology in Sioux Falls in 1974 and went on to help bring national cancer research to South Dakota as a founding member of the North Central Cancer Treatment Group. In this interview, 2021 Inductee Angela Kennecke sits down with Dr. Tschetter to talk about the mentors who guided him along the way, and why he believes caring for the whole person matters just as much as the science of medicine. Watch to learn: • How a single question from his future wife, Jean, turned a young chemistry student toward a life in medicine • The story behind South Dakota's first Institutional Review Board and the community research that helped change cancer treatment across the country • Why Dr. Tschetter believes an oncologist must come to terms with his own mortality to truly care for his patients Read more about Dr. Loren Tschetter's life and legacy: https://sdexcellence.org/Dr._Loren_Ts...