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The Medical University of South Carolina’s College of Medicine is leading the way in all areas of the MUSC mission – medical education, patient care, and biomedical research – at our main campus in downtown Charleston and across the state. The largest and oldest academic medical center in South Carolina, we serve a diverse group of more than 740 medical students, 850 trainees in residency and fellowship programs, and patients throughout our state and beyond.Apply to Med School See MUSC Residencies

“MUSC prepared me well for the next level. My experience here provided me with foundational knowledge and helped me to develop the skills necessary to succeed in a career in medicine.”

Ken Kennedy, MD, Duke Univ. Emergency Medicine Chief Resident

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MUSC’s M.D. program fully integrates the basic and clinical sciences while allowing students to pursue concentration in research, global health and other areas.Medical School Admissions

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With a focus on training skilled, compassionate, and caring physicians, we offer more than 70 ACGME residency and fellowship programs in primary care and a wide range of specialties and sub-specialties.More on MUSC Residencies Attending physician with residents and student

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NEWSBehind the ScenesAn inside look at COVID-19 testing at MUSC Health shows a streamlined system.NEWSAntibody TestingResearchers are looking to health care workers to help better understand the body’s response to exposure of the novel coronavirus.NEWSScholar’s StoryMUSC College of Medicine student Shannon McGue writes about her Fulbright-Fogarty Fellowship and the impact of COVID-19.

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Nationally Ranked Specialties

135

2020 Invention Disclosures

20 %

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The Medical University of South Carolina

Founded in 1824, the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) continues the tradition of excellence in education, research and patient care. MUSC educates and trains more than 3,000 students and nearly 800 residents in six colleges and has more than 17,000 employees. As the state’s only integrated academic health sciences center and largest non-federal employer in Charleston, the university and its affiliates have collective annual budgets in excess of $3.2 billion, with an annual economic impact of nearly $4 billion and annual research funding in excess of $284 million.

As the clinical health system of the Medical University of South Carolina, MUSC Health is dedicated to delivering the highest quality patient care available, while training generations of competent, compassionate health care providers to serve the people of South Carolina and beyond. Comprising some 1,600 beds, more than 100 outreach sites, the MUSC College of Medicine, the physicians’ practice plan, and nearly 275 telehealth locations, MUSC Health owns and operates eight hospitals situated in Charleston, Chester, Florence, Lancaster and Marion counties. In 2020, for the sixth consecutive year, U.S. News & World Report named MUSC Health the No. 1 hospital in South Carolina.Make a Gift Find Faculty or Researcher Find a Provider

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NEWSRise of the MachinesDr. Rana Pullatt is leading the way at MUSC Health for robotic surgical procedures. The surgeon believes it is the future of medicine.NEWSFirst QuadrupletsMeet Ava, Blake, Colby and Colt – the adorable first quadruplets born at MUSC Shawn Jenkins Children’s Hospital.NEWSResearch GrantHollings researcher Dr. Haizhen (Jen) Wang was awarded a $344K per year grant by NCI for her studies in leukemia.

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Meet MUSC President David J. Cole, M.D., FACS, read recent messages and Cut to the Chase blog posts by Dr. Cole, learn about the Office of the President, view Presidential videos, and meet the First Lady.About The PresidentContact Us 843-792-2300

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