Medical University of South Carolina Program

Pathology-Anatomic and Clinical Analyst Verified · Sep 15, 2026

Medical University of South Carolina Program

Medical University of South Carolina Program is a residency program specializing in Pathology-Anatomic and Clinical, located in Charleston, South Carolina, directed by Jessica A. Forcucci, MD and coordinated by Kendall Spillman. The program accepts applications through January 30, 2027 and holds an accreditation status of Continued. International Medical Graduates interested in this program may contact the program coordinator directly at [email protected] or (843) 792-9981. IMGPrep analysts have verified and compiled this program’s IMG acceptance rate, USMLE Step 1 and Step 2 score requirements, Visa Sponsorship Policy, graduation year cutoff, and ECFMG certificate requirements — available to IMGPrep subscribers.

Program Identity & Fit

MUSC's Pathology & Laboratory Medicine residency is a mid-sized, university-based AP/CP program offering a 40-month core curriculum with 8 months of elective time, built around a high-volume academic caseload (over 64,000 AP cases and 3 million lab tests annually) spanning surgical pathology, dermatopathology, cytopathology, forensic/autopsy pathology, hematopathology, molecular pathology, and transfusion medicine across the MUSC hospital system, Hollings Cancer Center, and the Charleston VA. Research is structurally supported but not the program's central identity: residents are expected to author or present at least small projects, receive funded travel to two meetings per year, and can access resident research grants or basic-science collaboration in cancer, genetics, and hearing loss, though most engagement is clinically oriented rather than hypothesis-driven. Career orientation is fellowship-focused, with strong internal fellowship options (forensic, dermatopathology, cytopathology, surgical, GI, hematopathology, molecular, neuropathology, clinical chemistry) and a stated track record of every graduate obtaining a desired fellowship and subsequent job. The program emphasizes a family-like, collegial culture with faculty accessibility, elective flexibility for customizing subspecialty exposure, and a mid-volume caseload described as ideal for maximizing hands-on learning rather than being overwhelming.

Who it fits

An applicant who has demonstrated steady clinical pathology exposure and case-based learning (e.g., pathology electives, sign-out participation, small case reports or QI projects) and is aiming toward a subspecialty fellowship rather than a physician-scientist track, and who values a close-knit, teaching-focused department over a large tertiary research powerhouse.

Research intensity

Moderate - research is encouraged and funded (travel support, resident grants, basic-science collaboration) but not positioned as central to the program's identity or required beyond small case-based projects.

Career orientation

Fellowship - nearly all graduates pursue subspecialty fellowships, with robust in-house options and stated success placing residents into external fellowships and subsequent jobs.

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