Message from the Program Director
Thank you for your interest in the MUSC Orangeburg Rural Psychiatry Residency Program.
Located in Orangeburg, South Carolina, our program is proud to be the only ACGME-designated Rural Psychiatry Training Track in the Southeast. We are committed to preparing psychiatrists who are clinically excellent, community-engaged, and equipped to address the unique mental health needs of rural and underserved populations.
Our residents receive comprehensive training across a broad spectrum of psychiatric practice, including inpatient, outpatient, consultation-liaison, emergency psychiatry, addiction psychiatry, integrated behavioral health, community mental health, and telepsychiatry. Through these diverse experiences, residents develop the skills needed to provide high-quality, evidence-based care while gaining a deeper understanding of the social, cultural, and systemic factors that influence health outcomes in rural communities.
At MUSC Orangeburg, we recognize that residency is more than clinical training. It is a transformative period of personal and professional growth. We strive to foster a supportive learning environment where residents are known as individuals, encouraged to ask questions, challenged to think critically, and supported as they develop into confident, compassionate psychiatrists. Our faculty are invested in helping each resident develop their clinical voice, deepen their skills, and become the kind of psychiatrist they hope to be.
We value service, excellence, accountability, and compassion. We support our residents through the challenges of training while maintaining high standards for professionalism, patient care, and lifelong learning. We believe that meaningful growth occurs when residents are both supported and challenged, and we are committed to creating a culture where feedback, self-reflection, resilience, and wellness are embraced as essential components of professional development.
Our residency is rooted in strong relationships, community partnership, and a shared commitment to expanding access to mental health care. We encourage residents to engage with the communities they serve, recognize the strengths and resilience of their patients, and become advocates for improving mental health outcomes across South Carolina and beyond.
Together, we are building a residency culture grounded in clinical excellence, service, integrity, professionalism, accountability, mutual respect, and collaboration. We ask our residents to be responsible stewards of their education, thoughtful advocates for their patients, supportive colleagues, and engaged members of the communities we serve.
If you are seeking a residency experience that combines outstanding clinical training, community engagement, and the meaningful opportunity to make a lasting impact in underserved areas, we would be honored to consider your application.
Felicia L. Walker, MD
Program Director
