Teaching Hospitals

This is our main hospital which is a 700+ bed, tertiary care university hospital and research center. Each year, MUSC educates over 3,100 students in six colleges and trains 950+ residents and fellows across its health system. Internal Medicine residents have a dedicated work space within the hospital, and the residents staff a number of general medicine teams in addition to the medical ICU. In 2024, for the 10th consecutive year, U.S. News & World Report named MUSC Health University Medical Center in Charleston the No. 1 hospital in South Carolina.

The Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center (VAMC) is a tertiary care teaching hospital providing the highest-level quality complex care from cardiology to primary and mental health care for 85,000 Veterans along the South Carolina and Georgia coast. The 152-bed Level 1A hospital includes six community- based outpatient clinics, women’s health, and the full range of inpatient and outpatient care, including medical and surgical intensive care.

First opening in 2008, Ashley River Tower reflects MUSC’s commitment to its patients and their families. With nearly 800 licensed beds, the tower includes the following departments and centers: The Digestive Disease Center, The Heart and Vascular Center, An Emergency Department.

All general medicine clinics are located in Rutledge Tower. Our residents also rotate through subspecialty clinics which are located both on-campus in Rutledge Tower, Hollings Cancer Center, and the Ashley River Tower, as well as satellite clinics in West Ashley, North Charleston, and Mount Pleasant. Approximately one-third of a resident’s time will be spent in the ambulatory setting. The Internal Medicine clinic is staffed by outpatient medicine attendings along with social workers, diabetic nurse educators, and Doctors of Pharmacy, all working alongside dedicated nurses and case managers.