Emergency Medicine Residency Emergency Medicine Residency Message from the Program Director Program Facilities Curriculum Medical Student Rotation Elective How to Apply Faculty With its inception in 1978, the Emergency Medicine residency program at Palmetto Richland was one of only a dozen programs nationally that viewed emergency medicine as a bona fide specialty. The educational resources of the University of South Carolina and the clinical services of Palmetto Richland provide an ideal setting for the training of future emergency medicine specialists. Palmetto Richland's Emergency Department has experienced a steadily increasing annual patient census over the past several years with more than 64,000 patient visits in 1996. Message from the Program Director Knowledge advances by steps, not bounds.
Professional education is a continuous process that ends only when ambition ends.
The overall goal of this program is to provide physicians with the skills and knowledge necessary for the practice of quality emergency care. We provide a motivational climate where the inquisitive mind is nurtured and good medical practice habits are developed and reinforced. The methods used include clinical teaching, didactic instruction and participation in teaching, research and administration. The curriculum meets these objectives. In addition, it is designed to develop the factual foundation, analytical skills and motivational state of mind necessary for a lifetime of learning in the field of emergency medicine.