School of Medicine

Our school has emerged as a national leader in primary care medical education, pioneering research and innovative patient care in South Carolina and beyond.

Education

We offer both an M.D. program as well as a number of research-focused and clinical graduate programs. Our students enjoy the benefits of small class sizes with all of the resources of a major research university and partnerships with comprehensive health care systems.

Research

Our programs take full advantage of the University of South Carolina's status as a Tier 1 research university. Our students have access to state-of-the-art technology both on the medical school campus and on the larger university campus. Students also have access to faculty mentors who are eager to collaborate with students.

Patient Care

Thanks to our partnership with Palmetto Health and our community partners, we're able to have a big impact on the health of South Carolinians. The Palmetto Health USC Medical Group has nearly 700 providers, who practice in over 100 locations to give you the best options available.

We're home to the Research Center for Transforming Health, an innovative research center that is committed to making it easier for faculty members to do research that will have practical outcomes for patients. We also understand the unique needs of our state. That's why we've created a special focus on rural health that will positively impact the 1.2 million people in South Carolina who live in a primary care shortage area.

Medical School News

2019 Alumni and Dean's Awards Recipients Named

Fifteen individuals will be recognized at the annual Alumni and Dean's Awards Dinner on Oct. 4 (Friday).

Researchers discover recent long-term and remote long-term memories can be uncoupled

A research team at the University of South Carolina School of Medicine Columbia has discovered that deleting an enzyme that is required for the formation of recent long-term memories does not prevent the creation of remote long-term memories.

Finding Your Future Program - June 2019

the USC School of Medicine - Columbia in conjunction with Palmetto Health Richland once again will offer the Finding Your Future shadowing program to prospective medical students in South Carolina.

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