Job Opportunities

The Wellness Center team is passionate about helping others reach their health goals and live a better life. The team is comprised of an extremely diverse and intelligent group of individuals who come from different backgrounds and are able to contribute from several areas of expertise.

If you are ready to make a positive impact on others, apply today! 

Available Part-time Positions:

Check back for updates on when additional positions become available. 

Internship Opportunities: 

MUSC seeks and welcomes diverse candidates from undergraduate and graduate programs locally and nationally for a variety of internships that provide impactful learning opportunities. Qualified candidates should be self-motivated, enthusiastic, and creative and ready to work in a fun, fast-paced environment. 

Currently, we have internship opportunities in the following areas:

• Exercise Science
• Marketing

Internships can be full-time or part-time depending on facility needs and the interns' availability. Please note that all internships are unpaid; however, all interns will gain valuable learning experience in their field of study.  

Please select from the areas of interest above to complete an application, and you will be contacted shortly by a member of the Wellness Center team. 

Student Spotlight

Capstone Student Morgan Shires Creates Applicable Fall Prevention Toolkit for MUSC Wellness Center

Morgan Shires, a graduating third-year Occupational Therapy (OT) student at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC), recently completed a fall prevention toolkit for the Parkinson’s population at the MUSC Wellness Center as part of her program's Capstone project. 

The toolkit was created after an overall needs assessment determined that a large portion of people with Parkinson’s Disease (PWPD) would like to be more active but are often held back due to fear of personal injury. 

The 26-year-old recently learned to play pickleball – and as luck would have it – the Wellness Center only recently introduced the pilot program for Parkinson’s pickleball called “Pick It Up” (PIU).

"This was a very unique project because it let me apply my own interests of pickleball and OT to this already groundbreaking new program at the Wellness Center,” Shires explained. “It was definitely a happy surprise that this program was starting when it was.” 

The Capstone Project is a hallmark of MUSC OT students. This research-centric project requires a significant amount of time dedicated to not only researching their chosen topic but also testing and implementing it in a conducive setting. This includes a 14-week experience with a site mentor, with Kevin Smuniewski filling this role for Shires. "When health professionals think of individuals with Parkinson’s Disease playing pickleball, they immediately think of the potential injuries. That’s what Morgan’s Capstone project is meant to directly address,” Smuniewski said.

After watching some initial PIU play, Shires noted how regularly falls occurred, and pitched the idea of a fall prevention toolkit to Wellness Center staff, who were immediately supportive.

“I realized that this toolkit didn’t have to only apply to people with Parkinson’s Disease, but it could be applied to all the clinical exercise programs,” she added. “Participants in both the breast cancer and prostate cancer programs expressed concerns about falls, which tells me this toolkit will address a serious need.” 

In addition to Smuniewski, Shires also worked closely with the Wellness Center’s Clinical Exercise Program Coordinators Cindi Day and Chrissie Wojciechowski, giving Shires the opportunity to observe the facility’s numerous clinical exercise programs, including those aimed at survivors of breast, prostate and gynecological cancers. 

“Working directly with these populations is meant to break down barriers between patients and therapists,” Shires said. “It also provides people with a holistic approach to wellness, which includes physical, emotional, social, and mental wellness.” 

Prior to her Capstone project, Shires worked on various rotations doing work in adult and pediatric inpatient rehab. Working through the PIU program, Shires has perfected her own leadership style and has gotten real-life experience with the same populations she will regularly see as an OT. “We saw marked improvement in our PIU participants. I was so proud of them,” she said. 

Following the conclusion of each PIU session, participants will be offered the chance to start the second phase of the pickleball program called “Put It In Play.” This program will only be available to those who have already completed a session of PIU. Shires graduates in May 2025 and says that her rotations and Capstone project have helped her realize how much she enjoys working with adult populations.

Following her graduation, she plans to start her job search closer to home in Charlotte, North Carolina. Day plans to utilize Shires’s toolkit in all applicable clinical exercise programs and is grateful to add such a valuable resource to their clinical strategy. 

For anyone looking to join a supportive exercise program, Shires recommends talking to your doctor about potential referrals for options like PIU.