Family Medicine Residency Columbia - Rural Track (Winnsboro)
Winnsboro rural track
The Winnsboro Rural Continuity Clinic Track allows one resident per year to conduct continuity clinic in our rural satellite office. The rotation schedule and curriculum is the same for all residents and will occur at Prisma Health Richland, but the rural track differs only in the location of your continuity clinic site for your PGY2 and PGY3 years.
This practice is a key part of the primary care system serving Fairfield County, South Carolina. Winnsboro is the county seat and Fairfield County has a population of approximately 22,000 people. It is a primary care, dental and mental health professions shortage area (HSPA) and a designated medically underserved area. The practice serves and benefits from a significant maternity care and pediatric population.
Applicants applying to this option may select this option on their ERAS application and may apply to either our main Columbia site, Winnsboro, or both. The Winnsboro Rural Track will have a separate NRMP match.
Want to have an impact in a high-need rural area?
"Winnsboro is a special place. We are only about 30 minutes from the city, but it feels like a world away. Many of our patients have been coming to this office for over 20 years and it feels like home to them. One of the best parts of my job is prenatal care as we are the only office in our county providing this care, so I get to know these moms for 9 months and then deliver them in the hospital and see them back with their babies a few days later. Our small office lets us get to know everyone and we often see each other's patients and get to collaborate on their care. If you’re looking for a place where you can tangibly see the difference that you are making in someone's life, then Winnsboro is the place for you." Dr. Kylie Whittle, faculty
"I have been practicing full spectrum primary care in Winnsboro, SC since 2015. Working in a rural area is everything I love about family medicine, even more concentrated. We are the only prenatal care provider in the county, so I get to take care of lots of pregnant women and young families. I was the first Suboxone provider in the county, opening a whole new avenue of treatment for people in need of support. We do ultrasounds and procedures, not only for education and convenience but out of necessity. We have plenty of space, and an active network of community organizations, so we were able to gain finances and start our community garden and start tackling true drivers of health. Walking a young child outside to pick a pepper or strawberry together makes any day an excellent day.
But what is most important to me is the continuity- taking care of an 8 year old I have known since her 3rd week after conception. Taking care of 3 generations of the same family in the same day. Walking with families who trust me at the beginning and the end of life. This office was founded in 1992 not only to provide excellent care to a rural community but train the next generations of doctors to do so as well. We’re blessed by a constant stream of talented medical students eager to learn and give back. We work hard to stay at the top of our field to provide and to teach high quality evidence based care. We hope you will consider joining us soon to practice, to train and to teach rural family medicine." Dr. Mark Shaffer, faculty
