School of Medicine GreenvilleAt a Glance

The University of South Carolina School of Medicine Greenville educates physicians who are committed to improving the health and wellness of families and communities.

For just over a decade, the school has provided comprehensive medical education to University of South Carolina students in Greenville, the state’s fourth fastest-growing city. Our students learn from a clinical team of more than 1,200 experienced faculty through an integrated curriculum delivered in partnership with Prisma Health-Upstate, the region’s largest care provider.

Improving Health and Wellness

Our immersive, observational approach focuses on patients, community health and the changing practice of medicine. In fact, 80% of student projects investigate questions and innovations that are related to health delivery. As early as the first week, you’ll work hands on in the field in an EMT training program.

School of Medicine Greenville

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Program Spotlight

A Passion to Serve Others

Our curriculum fosters essential knowledge and furthers diagnostic and problem-solving skills to help you provide the highest quality, patient-centered care. Grow through learning experiences that prepare you for a residency program with a 97% match rate — all while part of a program that integrates lifestyle medicine and serves as an international model to advance medical school education and patient outcomes.

MEDICAL EDUCATION

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Equity is Essential

South Carolinians deserve to have physicians who look like them and can relate to them. Almost 22% of our students are from underrepresented populations. Access and Opportunity efforts are incredibly important to us, and we are intentional about cultivating team building and community.

Office of Access and Opportunity

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On the Forefront

The School of Medicine Greenville was the first school in the nation to integrate EMT training and certification into the first-year medical curriculum. Once certified, you’ll work as an EMT on ambulances, in the emergency department and at community events. These in-the-field experiences build your skills and link classroom learning to real-world clinical care.
EMT Training and Certification

Care Starts with You

The School of Medicine Greenville is the first U.S. medical school to fully incorporate education in nutrition, physical activity, behavior change and self-care into all four years of the medical school curriculum. Learn to take care of yourself as a student and then share your first-hand knowledge and experiences to help your patients and community thrive.

Lifestyle Medicine

Transforming Medicine One Doctor at a Time

Bring your passion for medicine to life in a school named an Apple Distinguished School for classroom and clinical technology integration and in a program known for award-winning curriculum delivery and simulation and community engagement. Build your medical career in a city with a bustling culinary scene, vibrant arts community and public greenspaces at the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains.