Tidelands Health Transitional Year Residency Program
Now accepting applications for our inaugural 2025 cohort.
The Tidelands Health MUSC Transitional Year Residency Program offers an exceptional residency training experience while enjoying the beach lifestyle offered by the South Carolina coast. The program accepts six residents each year and will prepare you with the general training for future success in multiple medical specialties.
Our nationally recognized GME culture provides quality clinical and didactic education with high-volume experiences in both inpatient and outpatient medicine. During your training, you will hone your medical skills across multiple clinical settings with a variety of patient populations. As you learn, you will have all the resources of an academic center within a vibrant coastal community.
Built into our curriculum is comprehensive training in leadership skills that can help you become a transformational health care leader. We also have emphasis work-life balance and wellness-- so you can take care of yourself as you take care of others.
Where We Are
The Tidelands Health MUSC Transitional Year program is offered primarily in the Tidelands Health service area. Tidelands Health is located on the Atlantic coast and serves residents in Georgetown, Horry and Williamsburg counties - from Georgetown, South Carolina, to the popular travel destination of Myrtle Beach. Our sun, fun, water and white sandy beaches attract nearly 20 million visitors each year.
Our Philosophy
Lifelong learning, respect for the patient and the continual evolution of quality of care and services provided has always been at the forefront of what we do at Tidelands Health. The Tidelands Health board of trustees, the president and CEO of Tidelands Health, the administration and our faculty and staff are committed to providing high-quality graduate medical education using the financial, educational and personnel resources necessary. We emphasize team-based, inter-professional care and a focus on effective communication to help ensure quality care for our patients.
We affirm our commitment to shaping a culture of teaching and learning that is rooted in respect for all, fostering resilience, excellence, compassion and integrity, allowing us to create patient care and learning environments that are built upon constructive collaboration, mutual respect and human dignity.
