MUSC Pediatrics at a Glance

Accolades
Top 20 nation's pediatric hospitals in Heart and Heart Surgery by U.S. News & World Report
Top 10 nation's pediatric emergency care by 2007 Child Magazine
Top 30 nationally in 2008 Child Magazine
225 faculty members listed among the Best Doctors in America: 2007-2008
National Research Corporation’s Consumer Choice Award in 2007-2008
Top 10 Neonatal Program in 2004 Child Magazine
#1 Children's Hospital in the Southeast in 2003 Child Magazine

About MUSC Department of Pediatrics and the Children's Hospital
Only pediatric intensive care unit and Level III neonatal intensive care unit in the region
Only pediatric bone marrow transplant program in the state
Only pediatric Emergency Department in South Carolina

Average Inpatient Daily Census: 44.5
Average number of patients for each primary caretaker: 8
Total Hospital Beds: 173
Total NICU beds: 64
Total PICU beds: 11
Potential ECMO: 3
Annual Ambulatory Clinic visits: ~90,000
Annual Pediatric ER visits: ~20,000
Annual Total Hospital admissions: 7,270

Department of Pediatrics (2007)
Residents: 45
Fellows: 16
Basic Science Faculty: 9
Tenured Faculty: 16
Clinical Faculty: 87
Grants: 96
Principal Investigators: 45

Technological Integration and Innovation
Online real-time patient census
Full state-of-the-art simulation laboratory suite
Personal jump drives provided to all residents
Audience Response System for conferences and board review
Full access to computer on wheels on each hospital ward
Online self-directed courses to enhance face-to-face didactics
Online access to all morning report/noon conference material
Online 360 degree evaluation system

Program Highlights
All pediatric subspecialties
Active transplant center
Comprehensive child life program
Pediatric PharmDs
Children's Research Institute
South Carolina's Comprehensive Pediatric Health Care Center
Well-balanced, mid-size residency program
Adaptive educational approach
Balance of general pediatrics and subspecialty care
Dynamic, involved faculty
Intern Specific conferences
Upper-level specific conferences
Primary Care conferences
Journal club
International Health Experiences
Child advocacy projects for medical students and residents
Child advocacy components of various rotations
Resident Research Committee
Resident abstracts, papers, and case reports
Close relationship among faculty, housetaff, and medical students
Individualized guidance through Faculty Mentoring program