Medical University of South Carolina Orthopedic Surgery Residency Program
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Residency Programs South Carolina Medical University of South Carolina
Residency Programs South Carolina Medical University of South Carolina
Medical University of South Carolina
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Contact Information
| City | Charleston |
| State/Province | South Carolina |
| Website | http://www.musc.edu/orthosurg/ |
Program Information
| Residents per class | 3 |
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MUSC Review
| Overall rating: | 8.3 | |
| Staff Surgeons: | 8.0 | |
| Didactics/Teaching: | 7.0 | |
| Operating Experience: | 7.0 | |
| Clinical Experience: | 8.0 | |
| Research: | 6.0 | |
| Residents: | 10.0 | |
| Lifestyle: | 10.0 | |
| Location: | 10.0 | |
| Overall Experience: | 9.0 |
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Program Review
| Staff/Faculty/Chairman | Many great faculty, some that students do not work with often. Chairman is an excellent well-trained trauma guy who does all of the complex trauma in the eastern part of the state. Recent addition of a tumor guy was excellent for the program, now not only has all subspecialties covered but he adds a younger enthusiastic vibe to the program and acts as a resident advocate, has great plans for the department and program and is a huge asset to the university. The foot and ankle service despite only having one attending is unrivaled as far as educational experience with an excellent, meticulous surgeon who is also very invested in resident education. Program director is a spine guy, also great to work with. Planning on getting another, younger, peds guy in the near future. |
| Didactics/Teaching | Have morning conference one day a week, some didactics that afternoon and journal club a couple times a month. At least in my opinion I have had enough lectures while in medical school and didn't really enjoy going to any of those so don't really have strong feelings about teaching sessions during residency. Do not believe they currently have any dissection/cadaver experience but may be a good idea. |
| Operating Experience | Good not great, but still a concern of some students who rotate. Their is likely less autonomy than some programs, difficult to understand why. Likely the culture of the department as well as the hospital, that being said, cases are started and finished by the residents and they will typically do the majority of most cases. A lack of enough dedicated Orthopaedics operating rooms for attendings to run two at a time as well as case volume may also play a role. |
| Clinic Experience | Really same as it is everywhere. Residents have their own trauma/general orthopaedics clinic. On some services even get to go to the OR a little more than get forced to go to clinic. |
| Research Opportunities | Not a great reputation, but opportunities if you want them. Lacks the support staff that some other institutions have. |
| Residents | The best group of residents I have ever worked with. All great guys, two recently got fired, but still have many great residents left and do not forsee that being a problem in the future. |
| Lifestyle | Charleston, in my opinion, is the best city in the southeast, medium sized city, affordable, lots of boating, beaches, outdoor activities. |
| Location/Housing | same as above |
| Limitations | Really is a great place with great people. Residents probably could operate more but they do not think of that as a problem and feel like they are well prepared for everything. Residents do not get some of the perks that they get elsewhere. |
| Overall Rotation Experience/Conclusion | Excellent all around program in a great town with excellent residents and attendings that I will rank very highly if not first. |
Qualification
| I rotated as a medical student at this program | |
| Date of Rotation | 7/2012 |
MUSC
| Overall rating: | 7.0 | |
| Staff Surgeons: | 7.0 | |
| Didactics/Teaching: | 8.0 | |
| Operating Experience: | 5.0 | |
| Clinical Experience: | 6.0 | |
| Research: | 7.0 | |
| Residents: | 8.0 | |
| Lifestyle: | 6.0 | |
| Location: | 9.0 | |
| Overall Experience: | 7.0 |
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| Staff/Faculty/Chairman | In general, faculty were approachable. Of course, as with any program, there were certain faculty members that seemed like they wished students weren't there. The chair is very knowledgable and great to work with. |
| Didactics/Teaching | Didactic conferences every morning of the week for about 1 hour each day. In addition, residents have OITE reviews and such one night per week or so. |
| Operating Experience | Attendings scrubbed and doing most of the case for the most part. I did not see a lot of resident autonomy, even with more simple, straightforward cases. The trauma service is very busy but there is usually only one trauma room running and the chief and lower level resident both scrub with the attending. Not as much "hands on" experience as I had seen elsewhere. |
| Clinic Experience | Residents have a resident clinic one day per week while on trauma. Otherwise, clinic is with the attending is his/her private clinic, so there are few learning opportunities in clinic. There is a resident clinic at the VA as well that is solely run by the residents. |
| Research Opportunities | Plenty of research time available it seems. They seem to really encourage research heavily. |
| Residents | Residents were great and easy to get along with. Most were married and many had children and seemed to have a life outside of work. I was not able to really assess how well the residents got along with each other. |
| Lifestyle | Lifestyle seems average. Residents work hard, long hours (as with most programs) and the call schedule seems manageable. |
| Location/Housing | Charleston is a great city with lots of stuff to do (or so they said, I never had time too!) Housing is expensive from what I could tell. All the residents seemed to love living in Charleston. Weather is humid but the surroundings are beautiful. |
| Limitations | As above, I think the limiting factor is the type of operative experience. There are plenty of cases to go around, but the attendings are very involved in each and every case, no matter how large or small (Even a simple hardware removal). I like that the attendings want to be involved, but I feel like you have to give some autonomy to residents if they are every going to learn something. |
| Overall Rotation Experience/Conclusion | Pleasant experience. Students should be prepared to work very hard there and work long hours (as most rotations require). They tell you up front that they want you to be the first person there and the last to leave at night. While on rotation, I worked about 110 hours the first week on the trauma service to give some idea. |
Qualification
| I rotated as a medical student at this program | |
| Date of Rotation | 2008 |
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