The Best Address in Charleston

A Brief History of MUSC

The Medical University of South Carolina has served the citizens of South Carolina since 1824. It has expanded from a small private college for the training of physicians to a state university with a state-of-the-art medical center and six colleges for the education of a broad range of health professionals, biomedical scientists and other health related personnel. The institution has grown to a 40-acre medical complex, with more than 80 buildings. Bee Street Lofts offers luxury urban riverview condominium living within walking distance to MUSC. (click here for map)

MUSC - Six Colleges of Academic Excellence

MUSC College of Graduate Studies (CGS)
The mission of the College of Graduate Studies is to educate biomedical and behavioral scientists at the masters, doctoral and postdoctoral levels and to foster the discovery of new knowledge in a premier academic environment.

The MUSC College of Dental Medicine (CDM) serves as the state’s only dental medicine college and has been recognized as one of the best dental medicine programs in the Southeast, with departments including materials science, oral and maxillofacial surgery, pediatric dentistry and orthodontics; restorative dentistry and stomatology.

The MUSC College of Nursing (CON) is the only nursing program in the state that is part of an academic health sciences center, and boasts pass rates of more than 90 percent during the last five years and a time of all-time high enrollment numbers.

The MUSC College of Health Professions (CHP) goal is to advance national distinction through the long term stability and growth in its core set of degree programs. There are six divisions including: anesthesia for nurses, cardiovascular perfusion, health administration and policy, occupational therapy, physician assistant studies, and physical therapy.

The MUSC College of Medicine (COM) was the first medical school in the southern United States and was founded in 1824, with some of the college pioneers writing some of America’s first medical textbooks.

The South Carolina College of Pharmacy (SCCP) offers expanded pharmacy education and service throughout the state, provides national leadership in residency programs, and conducts pioneering research that leads to new and improved treatments for common diseases.

MUSC Medical Center Hospitals

The ten-story Medical University Hospital accepted its first patients in 1955. In 1985, the name of the hospital and its clinics was changed to MUSC Medical Center, reflecting its function in an academic health institution and its wide range of services to the public. This comprehensive facility is now comprised of four separate hospitals (the University Hospital, the Institute of Psychiatry, the Children's Hospital, and the Ashley River Tower). The Medical Center includes centers for specialized care (Heart Center, Transplantation Center, Hollings Cancer Center, Digestive Diseases Center). Numerous outpatient facilities include the Family Medicine Center, University Diagnostic Center, and affiliated faculty practice ambulatory care centers. In the past ten years, $200 million in capital improvements for the Medical Center focused resources on improved quality of patient care and accessibility of services. In 2003-04 there were over 27,000 inpatient admissions and almost 630,000 outpatient visits.

Contact Details:

MUSC Health
www.muschealth.com
MUSC Operator - Tel: 843-792-2300
Tel: 843-792-1414

MUSC Medical University of South Carolina
www.musc.edu