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| above : The Medical
University of South Carolina, including Children's Hospital and the newly renovated
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The Medical University of South CarolinaThe Medical University has the distinction of being the first medical
institution in the southern United States. Since its beginning in 1824,
the University has grown from a small medical school to a health
profession institution comprised of a 600-bed referral and teaching
Center and six colleges: the College of Dental Medicine, the College
of Graduate Studies, the College of Health Professions, the College of
Medicine, the College of Nursing, and the College of Pharmacy.
The Medical University of South Carolina is the core of the
state's
largest medical complex. Within a four-block radius of the Medical
University are Charleston Memorial Hospital, Veterans Administration
Medical Center, Charleston County Health Department, Roper Hospital,
and numerous health professional offices. Talent drawn from throughout
the world is concentrated in this area, responding to the health care needs
of South Carolina.
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