Description

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.

• Strategic Leadership:

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.

• Clinical Quality & Oversight:

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.

• Performance Management & Reporting:

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.

• Team Leadership & Development:

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

• Student & Institutional Engagement:

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.

• Regulatory Compliance & Risk Management:

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

• Quality Improvement & Standardization:

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.

• Policy & Protocol Development:

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

• System Integration & Collaboration:

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

Education / Certification:

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.

Experience:

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