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University of South Carolina SOM Columbia (Columbia) Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine)

Fellowship · Columbia, SC

Sponsored by Prisma Health · Director Rachelle Gajadhar

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Class size: 1
Visas: None
PGY-4 salary: $72k2027 to 2028

Red flags

Seats left open in the Match. In 5 of the last 5 Matches, too few applicants ranked it to fill its seats.
No visa sponsorship. Only applicants who need no visa can train here.

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Getting in

The Match, seats filled

20220/2

20230/2

20240/2

20250/1

20260/1

How it chooses

Applicants must have completed an ACGME-accredited internal medicine or family medicine residency and apply through ERAS. Applications and interviews are timed to meet NRMP deadlines.

Who started, by class

Started 20251 on record of 1 seat · 1 published before starting

Vivek VarughesePrisma Health3 papers · 1 first author

Training

3 training sites. Most graduates on record went on to hospice and palliative medicine.

Months at each site

Prisma Health Richland Hospital11 mo
Wm. Jennings Bryan Dorn Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center2 mo

Where graduates went next

Hospice And Palliative Medicine Fellowship3

Where graduates work now

Prisma Health - Midlands10
University of South Carolina-Columbia3
CenterWell2
Senior Health Associates, Pa2
West Virginia University School of Medicine2
All Seasons Medical Associates LLC1

Research

100% of current fellows have a paper since 2023

1 of 1, 13 papers between them

Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments
Interprofessional Education and Collaboration
Healthcare Policy and Management
Heart Failure Treatment and Management
Innovations in Medical Education

People

Leadership

Rachelle GajadharGeriatric Fellowship Program Director
Margaret MatthewsAssociate Program Director

Find someone

Faculty, fellows, graduates and the people fellows publish with.

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Place

Summers reach 96°, winters fall to 37°.

Weather by month

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Commute

344k people live within 20 minutes of Prisma Health Richland Hospital by car with no traffic.

Cost of living

A one bedroom rents for about $1,240 a month within 10 miles of Prisma Health Richland Hospital.

Hazards

Ice storms
Lightning
Strong wind
Tornadoes