Prisma Health-University of South Carolina SOM Greenville Greenville Program

Program Identity & Fit

This is a university-affiliated general surgery program embedded in the Prisma Health system, a large multi-partner academic health enterprise in Greenville, SC, offering 30 categorical positions with substantial in-house fellowship depth (colon and rectal, vascular, minimally invasive/bariatric, surgical critical care). Clinical training is anchored in high-volume, unfunded-patient clinics (trauma, general surgery, vascular) alongside multidisciplinary oncology clinics and a dedicated Breast Health Center, giving residents early exposure to complex, underserved surgical populations and structured multidisciplinary decision-making. Research is structurally required rather than optional - grand rounds presentations in years four and five, a mentored project in years two to three, and an annual named lectureship (J.D. Ashmore) - producing a strong record of regional/national presentations and peer-reviewed publications. The program explicitly states its graduates should be prepared either for direct entry into general surgery practice or fellowship, and it maintains a global surgery elective (Togo, West Africa) alongside simulation, animal, and cadaver labs signaling emphasis on technical breadth and operative volume beyond ACGME minimums.