Curriculum

During the second and third years of the program, the focus of resident education is centered on the Family Medicine Center. Subspecialty rotations and educational activities are intended to augment the patient care activities and educational experiences in the Family Medicine Center. Second year residents spend 4 half days per week and third year residents spend 5 half days per week in the Family Medicine Center participating in outpatient care.

Patient Care Responsibilities

We admit children and adults from our practice to the Medical Center at MUSC.

Inpatients are cared for by the family medicine services, which includes an attending, clinical pharmacist, resident, interns and students.

Recognizing the value of ambulatory care exposure, residents have an increasing responsibility for patient care. They are scheduled for one, four and five half days in the outpatient Family Medicine Center as first, second and third year residents, respectively.

Supervision is always available from our family medicine faculty. Each faculty clinician maintains an active medical practice within the Family Medicine Center to promote continued growth as a physician and to serve as a role model.

Didactic

Morning Report: Sessions are held Monday-Thursday from 8:00-8:20 AM, and are led by residents, faculty, and members of our interdisciplinary team including pharmacy students, psychology interns, and dieticians.

Academic Half-Day: Held Thursday afternoons from 1-5pm, our academic half days feature rotating topics including inpatient medicine, behavioral health, women's health, sports medicine, pharmacology, procedural skill training and practice management. Each block also includes: a confidential feedback session facilitated by chief residents, Balint groups where residents explore the emotional dimensions of patient-physician relationships, dedicated time to work on a research or quality improvement project under supervision of faculty, and a  geriatric-focused session at our continuing care retirement communities, applying clinical skills with resident patients. Finally, residents engage in quarterly team-building activities.

Curriculum

Our residents do10 blocks per year and each block is 5 weeks long. We also have a 2 week Holiday Block over the 2 weeks of Christmas and New Year’s.

 

PGY1 Curriculum

Above is an example block diagram of our PGY1 curriculum. Click here for further details on each rotation

PGY2 Curriculum

Above is an example block diagram of our PGY2 curriculum. Click here for further details on each rotation

PGY3 Curriculum

Above is an example block diagram of our PGY3 curriculum. Click here for further details on each rotation

Electives Rotations for PGY3

• Cardiology
• Community Medicine
• Dermatology
• Emergency Medicine
• Family Medicine
• Gastroenterology
• Geriatrics
• Hospitalists
• Infectious Disease
• Laboratory Medicine
• Nephrology
• Neurology
• Nutrition
• Obstetrics/Gynecology
• Ophthalmology
• Orthopedics and Sports Medicine
• Otolaryngology
• Palliative Care
• Pediatrics
• Pharmacology
• Pulmonology
• Radiology
• Rheumatology
• Surgery
• Ultrasound
• Urology
• Underserved Care
• Wound Care

Available Tracks

We are proud to offer a variety of track options to appeal to the various resident interests.

• Academic Medicine
• Behavioral Medicine
• Geriatrics
• Hospitalist
• Sports Medicine
• Underserved and Global Health
• Women's Health