Medical University of South Carolina Regional Network Florence Program

Program Identity & Fit

This is a community-based, university-affiliated internal medicine program operating under the MUSC Regional Network at Florence Medical Center, a 396-bed regional acute care hospital serving the rural Pee Dee region of northeastern South Carolina. The program's explicit mission centers on producing internists who will improve access, outcomes, and quality of care in rural and medically underserved communities, reflected in its four-by-four inpatient/outpatient block structure, dedicated behavioral health and detox rotations, and longitudinal health-systems-science curriculum. Research is present but structured as a scholarly-activity requirement (one project per resident, QI/case series/review acceptable) rather than a driver of program identity, supported by MUSC Population Health faculty lectures and travel funding rather than dedicated research time or a physician-scientist track. The program values residents oriented toward primary care and general internal medicine practice in underserved settings, evidenced by its rural health resource links, state primary-care retention program awareness, and career-page framing toward primary care opportunities after graduation.