Community Outreach + Wellness
Homemade and homegrown
Our Mission, Vision & Values
Understanding and defining our purpose keeps our efforts focused and helps us make a bigger impact on the people and communities we serve.
Our Mission
The Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) is South Carolina’s only comprehensive academic health system with a mission to preserve and optimize human life in South Carolina and beyond.
Purpose of the University
Founded in 1824 and located in Charleston, the university is a public institution of higher education comprising six colleges: Medicine, Dental Medicine, Health Professions, Nursing, Pharmacy, and Graduate Studies. More than 3,000 students who reflect the diversity of the community MUSC serves study for degrees at the baccalaureate, masters, and doctoral levels. Academic programs employ both traditional and distance education methods. MUSC leads the state in biomedical research and is in the top 20% of health science institutions nationally for funding from the National Institutes of Health.
Approved by Commission on Higher Education: May 27, 2021
Behavioral Care Pavilion in Florence to offer compassionate, safe care
When the MUSC Health Jean and Hugh K. Leatherman Behavioral Care Pavilion opens this fall, it will represent a fresh approach.
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Our Vision
Our vision is: Leading Health Innovation for the Lives We Touch
Our Values
The following are MUSC’s overarching values.
(Departments of the organization may have additional values.)
- Compassion
- Collaboration
- Respect
- Integrity
- Innovation
Our Strategic Approach
Our recently developed OneMUSC strategic plan is bold, highlighted by aggressive 20-year aspirational goals for the future.
