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Transitional Year Residency Program Curriculum

The curriculum for the MUSC Transitional Year Residency is designed to give the residents broad exposure to common medical problems both in hospital and ambulatory settings. The curriculum is divided into 10 five-week blocks with a 2-week holiday block.

Rotation Blocks

  • Two week holiday block
  • 5 blocks Family Medicine Inpatient Service
  • 1 block Emergency Medicine
  • 1 block Ambulatory Care
  • 3 blocks Electives

Electives

Electives to choose from include:

  • Abdominal Imaging, Medical University of South Carolina
  • Chest Imaging, Medical University of South Carolina
  • Dermatology, Dermatology and Laser Center of Charleston
  • Geriatrics, The Villages of Summerville
  • Ophthalmology, Storm Eye Institute
  • Pediatric Radiology, Medical University of South Carolina
  • Radiology, Medical University of South Carolina
  • Rheumatology, Medical University of South Carolina

Conferences

In addition to our clinical curriculum, ample time is provided for conferences and didactic learning opportunities. Academic Half Days are scheduled weekly on Thursdays from 1-5pm. Our conference/didactic offerings cover a broad range of evidence based medicine topics, such as inpatient medicine, outpatient medicine, pharmacotherapy, preventive medicine, sports medicine, behavioral science, radiology, dermatology, etc.