System Medical Director – Student Health Services

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Key Responsibilities

Strategic Leadership: Develop and execute MUSC Health’s statewide student health strategy in alignment with enterprise priorities.

Requirements Summary

Monitor access, utilization, quality, and satisfaction metrics across all student health programs.

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The Medical Director of Student Health Services provides system-level physician leadership for MUSC Health’s statewide university and college partnerships. This role combines clinical oversight with strategic responsibility for the quality, consistency, and performance of student health services across on-campus and virtual care models.
The Medical Director ensures the delivery of accessible, evidence-based, and student-centered care while advancing MUSC Health’s academic mission, health equity goals, and enterprise growth strategy. This role will report to the Associate Chief Operating Officer and the Primary Care ICCE Chief.

Medical University Hospital Authority (MUHA)

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Regular

CC004416 SYS - ICCE - Primary Care

Salary

Health-38

Responsibilities

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Develop and execute MUSC Health’s statewide student health strategy in alignment with enterprise priorities. Lead the growth and evolution of partnerships with public and private institutions of higher education across South Carolina.

Provide clinical oversight for student primary care, reproductive and sexual health, behavioral health (counseling and psychiatry), and sports medicine services. Ensure care models, protocols, and workflows meet MUSC standards, regulatory requirements, and best practices.

Monitor access, utilization, quality, and satisfaction metrics across all student health programs. Identify performance trends and gaps; report outcomes and improvement initiatives to system leadership and institutional partners.

Recruit, mentor, and support physicians, advanced practice providers, counselors, and allied health professionals. Promote team-based, relationship-centered care and professional accountability.

Serve as the primary clinical liaison to campus leadership, Student Affairs, Counseling Services, and Athletics. Engage students and stakeholders to support service recovery, strengthen trust, and enhance the care experience.

Ensure compliance with applicable regulatory, accreditation, and contractual requirements. Participate in audits, surveys, and risk mitigation activities across student health operations.

Lead continuous quality improvement initiatives in collaboration with system quality leadership. Standardize governance structures, clinical protocols, and reporting to reduce variation and enable scalable growth.

Develop, maintain, and enforce standardized clinical and operational policies to ensure safe, consistent, and appropriate care delivery across all partnerships.

Represent Student Health within MUSC Health governance and clinical leadership forums. Collaborate with ICCE, population health, digital health, and specialty services to ensure seamless care coordination and referral pathways.

Requirements

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MD or DO from an accredited medical school; board certification in Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, Psychiatry, or related specialty. Active or eligible South Carolina licensure.

Minimum of 5 years post-residency clinical experience with demonstrated leadership in student health, college health, integrated care, or adolescent/young adult medicine.

Strong clinical leadership and judgment; excellent communication and stakeholder management skills; experience leading program development and quality initiatives; knowledge of behavioral health integration and population health models; ability to lead change across complex academic environments.

New institutional partnerships launched annually; expansion of MUSC service lines per campus partnership.

Implementation of standardized governance, protocols, and enterprise reporting across partnerships. Will include development of quality metrics that ensure standard of care for depression screening and treatment, assessment of social determinants of health, and provision of influenza vaccinations.

100% of new partnerships utilizing standardized Student Health offerings by FY27.

Student satisfaction scores (where MUSC operates clinics); institutional partner satisfaction scores.

Achieve a ≥5% student utilization rate within 12 months of go-live, including MyChart enrollment.

Prior medical directorship or program leadership experience; proven success in cross-institutional collaboration; demonstrated ability to scale services while maintaining quality and compliance.

Education: Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent Work Experience: 10 years progressive work experience and 5 years management experience State licensure and/or professional certification requirement/s dependent on position. Current American Heart Association (AHA) Basic Life Support (BLS) certification or American Red Cross BLS for Healthcare Providers certification is required

If you like working with energetic enthusiastic individuals, you will enjoy your career with us!

The Medical University of South Carolina is an Equal Opportunity Employer. MUSC does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion or belief, age, sex, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, protected veteran status, family or parental status, or any other status protected by state laws and/or federal regulations. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment based upon applicable qualifications, merit and business need.

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