I worked at PRMH as an ER tech while at USC. All of the docs at Richland are great people.... the whole crew... Drs. Cook, Stewart, Lloyd, Shelton, Fuerst, Ford, Wade, Hals, etc.....very down to earth and eager to teach. Bartlett (the hyperbarics doc) may be the only one that people have a problem with, but he's not a bad guy once you get to know him. These guys have been there many years and are not going anywhere which makes for a stable program. Big focus on U/S when I was a there. I can remember the residents competing for most U/S done in a month. Cook used to give away awards for whoever had the most. PRMH is one of only 4 trauma centers in SC... many traumas are flown in. Two trauma bays.... (smile, you're on camera). I can not remember the residents being assigned to a flight month, but the flight crew was right in the ER and anyone could sign up to ride along. I actually flew with the crew once myself. I do not know if the nursing staff are still the same, but when I was there, they worked hard and were hilarious. Terry P is a work of art. Is that guy still there Cowboy? Most of the staff that work ER love there job and take a lot of pride in being at Richland.
I was inspired by the residents and faculty and fell in love with medicine at PRMH's ED, I can't imagine anyone would be too unhappy at Richland Memorial. If someone wants to know more about the city, I can add more. Hope this helps.