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Office of the Provost

The Office of the Provost leads MUSC's academic enterprise with a forward-thinking and collaborative approach. Guided by MUSC's purpose to preserve and optimize human life through leading health innovation, the Provost's Office champions transformative education, interdisciplinary research, and strategic institutional alignment.

John V. Marymont, M.D., MBA

Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost
James W. Colbert Endowed Chair
Professor, Orthopaedic Surgery

John V. Marymont, M.D., MBA, an orthopaedic surgeon and seasoned academic medical leader, is the tenth executive vice president for Academic Affairs and provost for the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC). Serving as chief academic officer of MUSC, Dr. Marymont oversees its academic enterprise, including its six colleges, and advances its core missions of education and research. In the president's absence, the provost acts as the chief executive officer for MUSC.

He brings nearly 25 years of executive experience across academic health systems, with leadership focused on academic growth, medical education excellence, institutional transformation, and healthcare transition. Before joining MUSC, Dr. Marymont held senior leadership roles at Baylor College of Medicine, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center Shreveport, and the University of South Alabama.

Dr. Marymont earned his undergraduate degree in biochemistry and molecular biology from Northwestern University and his medical degree from Vanderbilt University. He completed his orthopedic residency at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston and advanced orthopedic fellowships at Cleveland Clinic and New England Baptist Hospital. He holds an MBA from Rice University’s Jones Graduate School of Business. He graduated Phi Beta Kappa, was inducted into the Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society as a faculty member and was named a Jones Scholar by the faculty of Rice University’s business school.

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Organizational Chart

This chart outlines reporting structures for key leadership roles that guide strategic decision-making across the academic enterprise.

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These advisory bodies help shape MUSC's academic strategy and ensure alignment with institutional goals. Each of them promotes educational excellence, fosters innovation, and enhances shared governance throughout the academic enterprise.

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Reporting Units

Learn more about University Offices that report to the Office of the Provost.

The Division of Education Innovation and Student Life unites six healthcare colleges within one university. The mission is to provide the training and education support that our future healthcare leaders, researchers, and providers will need to serve in an ever-changing healthcare system.

The Associate Provost for Educational Planning & Effectiveness leads work in continuous quality improvement and the university's ability to demonstrate accountability for outcomes in its education mission. She also represents the Provost in education partnerships with other colleges and universities. Two offices report to the associate provost: Office of Enrollment Management and Office of Institutional Effectiveness.

Under the auspices of the Provost, the Associate Provost for Finance and Administration provides decision-support and strategic business analytics to the six colleges of the University, as well as auxiliary units under the purview of the Provost.

The Center for Advancement, Recruitment, and Retention of the Workforce (ARROW) is dedicated to strengthening career pathways in academic medicine, healthcare, and biomedical sciences.

The Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) Center for Global Health, reporting to the Office of the Provost, is a university-wide initiative to bring global efforts under one umbrella to advance the global vision of MUSC and to serve as a catalyst for the innovative work of our faculty and students.

Under the leadership of Interim Director, Dr. Heather Boger, the Center for Health Aging is committed promoting health, longevity, and improving the quality of life for South Carolina's seniors.

The Faculty Ombuds provides a free faculty service that is an impartial, independent, confidential, and informal option for resolution of puzzling or troublesome issues faced by faculty. An ombudsperson is a neutral person who can assist in resolving concerns and disputes in an informal, confidential, impartial manner.

The only National Cancer Institute-Designated Cancer Center in South Carolina, Hollings Cancer Center is at the forefront of cancer research. This research is the driving force behind delivering medical advances to patients and their families, enabling us to educate health care professionals and the public, and to establish outreach services for underserved populations.

The MUSC Libraries supports the creation of new knowledge, the education of health professionals, lifelong learning, and timely access to information, informed health care decisions, as well as preserving the historical record of the Campus and health professions in South Carolina.

The health (or medical) humanities is an interdisciplinary field of study in which the arts, humanities, and social sciences are applied to issues of health and health care.

The MUSC Office of Research is dedicated to engaging community members in all aspects of the research process. Research and discovery programs at MUSC promote health, reduce the risk of illness and disease, and build community resilience.