Education

Our trainees work side-by-side with nationally recognized experts, preparing for their future. As a leader in academic medicine, MUSC Health's overall growth and expansion provide increased resident rotation opportunities with greater exposure to community hospitals. This experience, aligned with the department's unprecedented growth in cutting-edge clinical and research expertise, provides a depth of training unparalleled in many academic medical centers.

Our Mission

MUSC Department of Surgery provides thoughtful professional development and tools for life-long learning across the continuum of training with a diverse and highly skilled team of faculty educators.

Our Vision

Inspire, promote, and encourage the current and future generations of surgeons with skills for success as a surgical leader.

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

The Department of Surgery is dedicated to ensuring the voices of our trainees, staff, faculty and patients are heard, their thoughts are respected and their feelings are valued. We pride ourselves on creating an inclusive culture dedicated to helping shape the field of surgery to be more diverse. We value our residents, fellows, faculty and staff of every race, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, and disability. Our goal is to continue to expand our diversity within our talented team, which leads to even more inclusive patient-centered care.

Department of Surgery

Diversity and Inclusion

The MUSC Department of Surgery is deeply committed to supporting women and underrepresented minority surgeons at all stages of their careers.

College of Medicine

COM Diversity and Inclusion

Diversity embraces the distinctiveness of each individual and the groups to which each belongs.

Learn More About Our Residency Programs

General Surgery Residency

The general surgery residency is a five-year program encompassing all aspects of general surgery as well as the surgical specialties.

CT Surgery Residency

Our residency is a comprehensive training program which prepares residents in all aspects of adult cardiac, congenital cardiac and general thoracic surgery.

Vascular Surgery Residency

The faculty at the Medical University of South Carolina have extensive experience in training surgical residents and have received numerous awards for teaching.

Plastic Surgery Residency

The MUSC Plastic Surgery Residency Program provides comprehensive training in all aspects of the specialty, including clinical and basic research.

Learn More About Our Fellowship Programs

Dr. Heather Evans wearing a surgical cap and mask.

Surgical Critical Care

Program basics, application information and faculty at the MUSC Surgical Critical Care Fellowship.

Plastic Surgery Fellowship

Plastic Surgery fellows are trained in the full range of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery.

Learn More About Our Surgical Rotations, Educational Programs and Conferences, and Global Surgery Program

Dr, Evert Eriksson, trauma surgeon, repairing a patient's rib with a rib fixation device.

Medical Students

Medical Student Information

Medical student surgical rotations are a great way for future surgeons to find their niche.

Education GR and Courses

Conferences and Courses

Learn about our lectureship series and Grand Rounds as well as our Future Surgical Leaders Program, a first of its kind surgical residency program in the U.S.

Global Impact

Global Surgery Program

The MUSC Global Surgery Program leverages global relationships to create bidirectional clinical education, research, and innovation opportunities.

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