Medical University Of South Carolina

The Medical University of South Carolina is a public research university in Charleston, South Carolina. Founded in 1824, MUSC is the oldest medical school in the state and the fourth oldest continuously operating medical school in the United States. MUSC College of Medicine trains future physicians and other health care professionals, conducts cutting-edge biomedical research and provides patient care services to the citizens of South Carolina and beyond. The main campus comprises nine buildings clustered around a central quadrangle on Marion Square in downtown Charleston.
In addition to its main campus in downtown Charleston, the university has several satellite campuses throughout the state. The Ashley River Tower (ART) houses MUSC’s Children’s Hospital, Shawn Jenkins Children’s Institute, Women’s Health Center, intensive care units for infants and children, as well as many adult outpatient services. The Hollings Cancer Center is also located at ART. Other satellite campuses include MUSC Health – Lancaster Medical Center in Lancaster; MUSC Health – Berkeley Medical Center in Moncks Corner; Trident Medical Center in North Charleston; Roper St. Francis Mount Pleasant Hospital; Roper St Francis Healthcare Berkeley Hospital; Summerville Medical Center; East Cooper Regional Medical Center; Oconee Memorial Hospital;; Beaufort Memorial Hospital;; Hilton Head Regional Healthcare;; Conway Medical center;;;;
MUSC operates a 700-bed medical center which includes Level I trauma center and America’s only freestanding children’s hospital – all located on its main campus near downtown Charleston. In 2019 U.S News & World Report ranked it as 6th best hospital overall among all hospitals nationwide with rankings 3rd for Gynecology 4th for Cardiology & Heart Surgery 5th for Geriatrics 8th for Nephrology 10th for Neurology & Neurosurgery 11th for Diabetes & Endocrinology 15th for Orthopedics 17th for Gastroenterology & GI Surgery 20th Cancer 25 Pulmonology 31st Ear Nose & Throat 32nd Rehabilitation 38 Pediatrics 50 Urology 54 Neonatology 60 Psychiatry 65 Rehabilitation 69 Geriatrics 74 Nephrology 76 ENT 82 Neurology 86 Diabetes 88 Cardiology 90 Gastroenterology 97 NeonatOLOGY 98 PulmonOLOGY 100 Psychiatry
Approximately 2,800 full-time faculty members comprise MUSC’s College of Medicine along with more than 1,600 part-time clinical faculty members at sites across South Carolina who teach our students during their clerkships and rotations each year