The Medical University of South Carolina is a statewide comprehensive academic health system founded in 1824. It operates as South Carolina's only integrated academic health sciences center, combining medical education, biomedical research, and patient care across 46 counties through a network of 18 hospitals and clinical services. The institution serves more than 34,000 employees.
The university educates over 3,200 students annually through six colleges: Dental Medicine, Graduate Studies, Health Professions, Medicine, Nursing, and Pharmacy. Its research enterprise secures $349 million in funding - placing it in the top 20% of health science institutions nationally for National Institutes of Health support - and manages 1,497 active clinical trials. MUSC Health delivers 3.21 million patient encounters annually and has been named South Carolina's #1 hospital by U.S. News & World Report for eleven consecutive years.
The institution integrates education, research, and clinical practice to develop health professionals and advance knowledge in biomedical sciences. Its statewide reach and scale position it as the primary academic medical centre serving South Carolina's population and healthcare workforce development.
