SOMC Campus Resources
The resources below are available to all School of Medicine Columbia students and are physically located on the Dorn VA Campus and the main campus of the School of Medicine Columbia.
Cocky's Cupboard is a food pantry created by the School of Medicine Columbia to both address food insecurity within the SOMC, while also providing supplies to help support the needs of the school's faculty, staff and students.
Our multi-disciplinary team of professional mental health providers includes psychiatrists,
nurse practitioners, physician assistants, psychologists, counselors, social workers
and supervised trainees in psychology, counseling and social work.
USC School of Medicine School Columbia on Campus Therapist
Laura Shaver-Hast, LISW-CP
Laura.shaver-hast@uscmed.sc.edu (email to schedule an appointment)
VA Campus, Building 3, room 228
6311 Garners Ferry Road, Columbia, SC 29209
Any USC School of Medicine and Dorn VA Hospital faculty, staff, student or official guest may use the Humphries Fitness Center. To register, please download and fill out the below PDF, and email it to vadooraccess@uscmed.sc.edu.
Download the Rules and Regulations for the Humphries Fitness Center [pdf].
The School of Medicine’s Nursing Mothers’ Lounge is located in the basement of Building 1 room A11. The room is available to all School of Medicine faculty, staff, and students and their partners. Keys to the lounge may be checked out at the Library’s Circulation Desk for a period of 12 weeks. At the end of the 12-week period, the key must be returned or renewed to avoid overdue fees.
Nursing Mother’s Lounges are a component of USC’s Parent and Kinship Care Network and USC’s Lactation Support policy. For further information, contact the Library at 803-216-3200 or Healthy Carolina at 803-777-1650.
Learn more about other School of Medicine health and safety initiatives including emergency preparedness plans.
USC Main Campus Resources
The resources below are resources that are available to all students at the University of South Carolina and are located within the physical main campus of USC in downtown Columbia.
Counseling Services
Thomson Building
1409 Devine St. Columbia, SC 29201
Appointments: 803-777-5223
Fall & Spring Semester
Monday- Thursday 8 a.m. - 6:30 p.m.
Friday 8 a.m. - 5 p.m
Sunday 2-8 p.m. Sunday (Counseling appointments on Sunday are located in the Center
of Health and Well-Being)
Summer & Semester Breaks
Monday- Friday 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. with final appointment of the day scheduled at
4 p.m.
Psychiatric Services
Thomson Building
1409 Devine St. Columbia, SC 29208
Appointments: 803-777-1833
Fall & Spring Semester Hours:
Monday - Friday: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Maymester & Summer Hours:
Monday - Friday, 8:30 to 4:30 p.m. only
Learn how to make an appointment. Learn about crisis services.
Like all communities, USC experiences interpersonal violence including sexual assault,
harassment, stalking and intimate partner violence. The university strives to prevent
interpersonal violence and support any who have experienced or been impacted by it.
We encourage you to seek help from the resources available to you. Together we can
stop interpersonal violence.
Contact Us
Call the Office of Sexual Assault and Violence Intervention & Prevention at 803-777-8248 or visit the Thomson Building to speak with an advocate. After hours, call USC Police at 803-777-4215 and ask for the SAVIP advocate. You don't need to give your name.
Completing a medical degree or graduate degree can be very stressful. If you are considering harming yourself or others, please call the 24-hour suicide hotline 800-273-8255.
Additional resources regarding suicide prevention are available through Student Health Services.
Student Health is located between the Thomson Building and the Thomas Cooper Library behind the Russell House University Union.
Student Health Services offers both medical services and mental health services.
Learn more on the Student Health Services website.
Florence Campus Resources
The below resources are specifically for M.D. students at the SOMC who are rotating through Florence and have access to Francis Marion University and McLeod Health facilities for their M-III and M-IV years.
The McLeod Health & Fitness, 2437 Willwood Drive, is available to students rotating in Florence. You must present your student ID upon arrival.
McLeod Urgent Care, 3015 West Palmetto Street, will provide student health care during their hours of operation.
Urgent Care Hours:
Monday – Friday: 8 a.m. – 8 p.m.
Saturday – Sunday: 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Students needing health care at other times should report to the McLeod Emergency Department, 555 East Cheves Street.
Counseling services are available inside The Education Foundation building at Francis Marion University, 121 S. Evander Dr.
Pharmacy services are available at McLeod Choice Pharmacy located on the west side of the Concourse adjacent to the McLeod Center for Cancer Treatment, front of hospital Main Tower.
Pharmacy Hours:
Monday – Friday: 7 a.m. - 8 p.m.
Saturday: 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.