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Welcome to Palmetto Health and congratulations on choosing pediatrics as your profession. Your decision demonstrates your interest in and concern for our society and its future. As a discipline, pediatrics affords you the ability to influence future generations. It also offers intellectual challenges and diverse professional opportunities. Our pediatric residency program here at the University of South Carolina School of Medicine/Palmetto Health encompasses this philosophy, and we are dedicated to helping you reach your potential.
Our teaching focuses on the belief that every pediatrician, whether academician or private practitioner, should first be a well-trained generalist. Our inpatient and ambulatory teaching programs are directed by academic generalists, augmented by appropriate subspecialists, and based on comprehensive continuity of care as the best model for learning and delivering care.
Our training program combines academia with community pediatrics. Palmetto Health Richland is a large community teaching hospital serving the region as a primary and tertiary referral center. The partnership between our dedicated, award winning USC School of Medicine teaching faculty and our dynamic children's hospital system offers an ideal setting for learning and experiencing pediatrics. Our program offers innovative educational longitudinal curricula in practice management, advocacy, ultrasound, and continuity with continuity clinics based in private offices.
We are extremely excited to have moved into our new free standing children's hospital. This 150,000 square foot, six-story facility will provide many technological advancements along with capacity expansion while providing a wonderful kid and family friendly environment following the theme of "exploring the natural world."
Teaching is truly one of our greatest strengths. Perhaps the best reflection of the quality of teaching and the overall educational experience of our program is our residents' performance on the American Board of Pediatrics Certifying Exam. Since 1999 our board pass rate is 96 percent. We currently place in the top 5–7 percent of all civilian pediatric residency programs across the country. Furthermore, our residents' individual scores consistently fall in the top third of all graduates taking the exam. We are very proud of our residents' success.
We seek pediatric residents with high ideals and aspirations who will accept responsibilities with pride and enthusiasm. We believe we provide a superb training program that produces excellent pediatricians.
Sincerely,
R. Caughman Taylor, M.D.
Chairman
Department of Pediatrics
Robert C. Holleman, Jr., M.D.
Program Director
Pediatric Residency Program
Palmetto Health Children's Hospital is a 170-bed, state-wide pediatric referral center that attracts 
patients from all 46 counties in South Carolina. Each year Children's Hospital cares for almost 80,000 infants, children and adolescents through its inpatient and outpatient facilities.
As a stand alone children's hospital, it encompasses a complete range of medical and surgical services. More than 30 medical and surgical subspecialities devoted strictly to children are offered. Additional programs provide care for birth defects, psychiatric, developmental and sleep disorders.
Other facets of Children's Hospital include...
- South Carolina Institute for Childhood Obesity and Related Disorders (SCICORD)
- Children's Hospital is a member of the National Association of Children's Hospitals and Related Institutions (NACHRI);
- Children's Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders;
- Nationally accredited Cystic Fibrosis center;
- Child and family life programs;
- Pediatric phlebotomists, respiratory therapists, clinical dietitians, physical therapists, occupational therapists, social workers and pharmacists; to assist you with patient management
- Special-needs camps such as Camp Kemo for oncology patients, Camp EZ Breathin' for respiratory patients and Camp Wonder Hands for deaf children;
- Regional referral centers for pediatric trauma and neonatology;
- Volunteer programs, which include 100-plus local individuals who serve as in-hospital volunteers along with several hundred supporters who sponsor year-round fundraising activities for Children's Hospital; and
- In addition, the Children's Hospital Outpatient Center is a Reach Out and Read (ROAR) site program and headquarters for the statewide program. ROAR is a pediatric early literacy program in which doctors give out age-appropriate books at all well-child visits from 6 months to 5 years.