171 Ashley Ave.
Charleston, SC 29425
843-792-1414
800-424-MUSC
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About the Program
MUSC Children's Hospital
- #1 Children's Hospital in the Southeast per 2003 Child Magazine
- Top 25 nationally in 2004 Child Magazine
- Top 10 Neonatal Program in 2004 Child Magazine
- South Carolina's Comprehensive Pediatric Health Care Center
Clinical Care
- All pediatric subspecialties
- Outstanding general pediatric care
- Active transplant center
- Comprehensive child life program
- Pediatric PharmDs
EBM project fully integrates Evidence Based Medicine into education, learning and practice.
Emphasis on Education
- Well-balanced, mid-size residency program
- Responsive to input from housestaff
- Adaptive educational approach
- Balance of general pediatrics and subspecialty care
- Dynamic, involved faculty
- Cohesive resident group
- Morning Report
- Noon Conference
- Intern Specific conferences
- Upper-level specific conferences
- Grand Rounds Friday mornings
- Primary Care conferences
- Journal club
- PL-3 talk
- Bi-Weekly Board Review and Morning Review Questions
Average Call Schedule
- PL1:
- q4 for 6 months
- 2 ER months
- PL2:
- q4 for 1 month
- half-month Night Float
- 2 months (1-3 weekend days/month)
- 3 ER months
- PL2:
- q4 for 3 months
- half-month Night Float
- 2 ER months
International Health Experiences
- Resident rotations available with experienced faculty supervision and international health experience
- Tanzania
- Nicaragua
- Honduras
- Greece
Child Advocacy
- New director of child abuse team with regular rotations included as part of the ambulatory month rotations
- Child advocacy projects for medical students and residents
- Junior Doctors of Health
- Family Connection
- Child advocacy components of various rotations
Expanding Research
- Children's Research Institute opened February 2005
- 7 stories, 120,000 sq feet
- Specializing in cutting edge research in pediatric cardiology, Osteoclast research, obesity, DM, prenatal nutrition, cancer research and blood disorders
- Resident Research Committee
- Guide residents in research activity
- Residents publish abstracts, papers and case reports
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