The Avian Medical Clinic accepts and treats over 900 patients annually from throughout South Carolina and Georgia. Species accepted at the Medical Clinic include raptors, water birds, seabirds, wading birds, and shorebirds. The Avian Conservation Center is also designated in the USCG Area Contingency Plan as the official repository for oiled birds in South Carolina and maintains situational readiness in this crucial role.

Interns will be involved in all aspects of the medical and rehabilitation process from rescue, triage, daily treatments and husbandry, various diagnostic testing, and release.