The orientation month provides an introduction to Family Medicine as well as establishes basic skills necessary for residency training. The following activities are some of the topics presented during this month. This rotation is completed in the emergency department of Charleston Memorial Hospital. Full-time emergency medicine physicians are present in the emergency department at all times. Faculty consultation on each patient evaluated is required.
Residents work shifts which rotate depending upon service needs.
In-patient Family Medicine residents work as part of the pediatric hospital team at MUSC which usually consists of a medical student, a second year pediatric resident, a clinical pharmacist and pediatric faculty attendings. One month is spent on the acute-care service working with children admitted directly from the ambulatory clinic or emergency department. Another month may be devoted to the same service or to patients admitted to pediatric subspecialty services, such as cardiology, hematology, nephrology, and endocrinology. The MUSC Children's Hospital has 132 beds, and solidifies the status of MUSC as one of the finest pediatric centers in the country. Subspecialty rotations and educational activities are intended to augment the experience, patient care activities, and education in the Family Medicine Center.