Founded in 1824 in Charleston, MUSC is the state's only comprehensive academic health system, with a unique mission to preserve and optimize human life in South Carolina through education, research and patient care.
Each year, MUSC educates more than 3,200 students in six colleges – Dental Medicine, Graduate Studies, Health Professions, Medicine, Nursing, and Pharmacy – and trains more than 900 residents and fellows in its health system.
Our ecosystem supports a wide range of ideas, advancing Education, Research and Health.
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Faculty, physicians, researchers, employees, care team members, contract employees, and affiliates.
Our work combines the efforts of health care, education, research, our community, and our partners.
Innovation, new ideas, and advancements flow into communities across our state and the world.
Named the No. 1 hospital in South Carolina by U.S. News & World Report for the 10th year in a row.
We see health care as a boundless force of change, which guides all degree programs, research, and outreach.
Our new, state-of-art facility, MUSC Shawn Jenkins Children’s Hospital transforms the skyline of Charleston.
One of 73 National Cancer Institute-designated cancer centers in the nation and the only one in SC.
See how we’ve transformed health and improved outcomes for South Carolinians for more than two centuries.
