Director's Welcome
It is my pleasure to introduce you to the Prisma Health Tuomey Hospital Family Medicine Residency. We take pride in a residency that embraces the diversity found in our residents and faculty. Our biggest attributes reside in the creativity, enthusiasm, and ingenuity of all the individuals that develop and foster the learning environment here in Sumter. These remarkable individuals are happy and eager to help to develop the type of Family Medicine physician that our program and community can be proud of.
The patients we serve in our continuity clinic will provide you with an extensive education in cultural competency and community focused care. Our residency program collaborates with an FQHC (Federally Qualified Health Center) to provide care for a patient population with a wide variety of medical needs as well as being burdened by many social determinants of health. To best implement this, we strive to learn about our patients and to understand their community in a cultural context. To attain this, we develop mutually beneficial relationships with our patients and their community that are harbored in trust.
At our Prisma Health Tuomey Residency you would practice in an unopposed program, allowing you to be the main provider for the majority of your patients. Our program is small enough that it allows us to tailor a personalized approach to your learning experience. We value your individual professional and personal goals, and we work hard to help you achieve them. We have a tight connection with the University of South Carolina which lends us the academic support needed to help you realize your scholarly pursuits. Prisma Health is a robust and innovative institution that affords us the structure and resources needed to ensure that we can achieve our stated mission and program objectives.
Sumter is a small, friendly city that is easy to navigate and pleasant to live in. From the hospital, you can reach anywhere in Sumter in about 10 minutes. From Sumter you can reach nearly anywhere in SC in a couple of hours. This includes adventures close by such as beautiful beaches, invigorating mountain venues and inspiring metropolitan areas. We appreciate your interest and hope you will come visit us!