Family Medicine Residency Program

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Welcome to our web site! We are glad you are interested in Family Medicine training at Greenville Hospital System. Our hospital offers a unique blend of 220 full-time teaching physicians in a 700-bed hospital. Even though the hospital is a major teaching institution, it is located in a beautiful and safe area. Greenville itself is a great city to live, train, and practice.

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Program Overview

The Family Medicine Residency of the Greenville Hospital System/University of South Carolina School of Medicine Program is a three-year training program fully accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME). The program leads to eligibility for the American Board of Family Practice Certification Examination. Our training emphasizes the core competencies required by the ACGME:

Patient Care
Medical Knowledge
Practice-Based Learning and Improvement
Interpersonal and Communication Skills
Professionalism
Systems-Based Practice

The program supports the belief that an ideal family physician treats patients of all ages, emphasizes wellness and preventive medicine, is sensitive to the emotional needs of patients, understands the effect of illness on the entire family, and supports the family and patient in the hospital and long-term care facilities. Our residents learn to care for patients from prenatal care through geriatric care, end-of-life care, and death.

Required and elective rotations throughout the hospital and community offer residents a broad base of knowledge. Residents in OB/GYN, Surgery, Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, and Orthopedics are active teachers and colleagues of family practice residents.

Twenty Medical Students from each class of the University of South Carolina (USC) School of Medicine complete two years of clinical training on this campus, as well as Medical Students from various schools who do electives with our department. These students add extra depth to the teaching environment.

Objectives

To increase the availability and quality of Family Medicine services to the people of South Carolina through patient care, teaching, and research.
To prepare residents to become well rounded, competent, compassionate family physicians who will provide excellent, cost-effective medical care.
To improve medical student understanding and knowledge of family practice.
To provide comprehensive health care and continuity to our patients through a multi-disciplinary approach in a model Family Medicine facility.
To prepare Family Medicine physicians who will continue to study and apply new medical knowledge through life-long learning.

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Chief Residents' Letter

Medical Student Rotations

Contact information

Areial of Greenville Memorial Hospital