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MUSC Psychiatry Chair Update
Thomas W. Uhde, M.D.
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Institute of Psychiatry
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EDAR Program Call for Mentors
The NIAAA-sponsored Enhancing Diversity in Alcohol Research (EDAR) program is seeking new faculty members to join our Mentoring Team. EDAR is a fully virtual, two-year program for advanced psychology trainees with underrepresented minority identities. The objective of the program is to facilitate new or enhanced alcohol research involvement during the transitions through APA-required internship and postdoctoral fellowship/faculty applications.
Faculty at the advanced Assistant Professor (or equivalent) level or higher, as well as early and mid-career K awardees, and senior alcohol researchers are encouraged to consider joining! Faculty from various disciplines and psychology specialty areas are welcome. The new training year will begin in August 2023, and a stipend is provided to compensate faculty mentors for their time and effort. Please visit our EDAR program website for additional details.
Joining the Mentoring Team does not guarantee or obligate faculty to a mentee assignment. Applicants are invited to identify several preferred mentors, and our team then matches selected trainees with mentors following confirmation of faculty availability.
Please do not hesitate to reach out backchannel (edar@musc.edu) for additional information. We are enormously grateful to our current mentors, and look forward to working with new colleagues in upcoming years of the program!
Sincerely,
The EDAR Leadership Team at MUSC: Drs. Julianne Flanagan, Sudie Back, and Liz Santa Ana
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MUSC High School Teen Science Ambassador Program
Dr. Lindsay Squeglia, Ren Rountree, and Alicia Parson proudly announce we are open to recruitment for the MUSC High School Teen Science Ambassador Fall 2023 program. We are recruiting Charleston county rising Juniors who self-identify as a person from an underrepresented population in STEM (please check out the flyer and website for full eligibility). The application window will close on March 31, 2023.
For more information, please contact Ren Rountree at tsap@musc.edu.
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MUSC 5th Annual Septima P. Clark Poetry Contest
The suggested theme for this year’s poems is "Unity in the Community: A World United."
This year’s theme invites student poets to think of themselves not only as individuals, but also as members of larger communities that share common experiences, values, goals, and responsibilities. Contest organizers hope to highlight the strength of unified communities where individuals are stronger together than they would be alone. They look forward to reading the students' poems about all of the ways, large and small, that youth in the state are connected with others in our various communities.
Students might consider questions like:
- What makes you proud about your community, and how do you make your community proud?
- Have you lived and learned in the same community your entire life, or has your community grown with your location and other life experiences?
- What brings your community together as a whole, and how can communities work together despite their differences?
- What can you do or say to unify your community at the local or global level?
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Please join me in congratulating our
Employee of the Quarter winners for FY23 Q2 -
Courtney Pryor and Amy Simmons!
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Courtney Pryor
Medical Office Assistant
General Psychiatry Division |
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Amy Simmons
Administrative Manager
National Crime Victims
Research & Treatment Center
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Employee Recognition Program
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Do you know an employee who has gone the extra mile recently? Nominate them for the Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences' MVP Award! This award will be given quarterly to an employee nominated by their peers for going above and beyond in the workplace. For more information or to nominate an employee, please visit our Employee Recognition Page on the Horseshoe. |
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Dr. Matthew Carpenter was appointed to the Flora McLeod Edwards Distinguished Endowed Chair in Cancer Research effective February 2023. The Flora McLeod Edwards Distinguished Endowed Chair in Cancer Research was established in 2007 through a generous bequest to MUSC Hollings Cancer Center from the late Phillip L. Edwards. It was created in memory of his wife, Flora, who passed away in 1986 after a battle with breast cancer, and funds critical work in cancer research. Endowed chairs are reserved for distinguished faculty and carry prestige and honor for the chair holders and the persons for whom they are named. Congratulations to Dr. Carpenter on this addition to his many well-deserved successes! |
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Congratulations to the Brain Stimulation Lab on winning the FY23 Q2 PACE Innovation Award! They were chosen from over 75 applicants and were nominated by Shayna Todd. |
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Dr. Erin Seery recently presented a Grand Rounds for Einstein Healthcare Network (now part of Jefferson Health), Department of Psychiatry. The presentation was titled,
Personality Based Prescribing: Maximizing Therapeutic Response. |
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Recent Publication:
Dernbach, M. R., Gray, K. M., Borich, A., Seery, E., Russo, S. B., Lewis, E. T., III, Gwynette, M. F. (in press). Prescribing stimulants for children and adolescents with ADHD and co-occurring cannabis use: Considerations for managing a clinical dilemma.
Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaac.2022.11.014
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Using trauma treatment to break down what one HIV patient calls 'stinking thinking' |
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A woman who asked to be called Shirley to protect her privacy has been haunted both emotionally and physically by what began as a fun night out in 2001. “I had been partying and was back home when I got a phone call from a friend, and everybody was over by her house. So I wanted to go back out again. But she lived too far away to walk.”
So the Charleston-area woman caught a ride. What happened next would change her life. “I felt like it was all my fault. If I had never got in the car, if I had never been wanting to go out to get high, I would've never been raped because I would've been in my house,” she said.
She was not only hurt and traumatized. Her rapist, the driver of that car, also gave her HIV. Human immunodeficiency virus causes AIDS if left untreated.
Unfortunately, trauma and HIV are a combination that experts in this area see all too often. One estimate put the number of people with both HIV and PTSD between 35% and 64%. That’s a big problem because trauma can affect patients’ physical and mental health and even their comfort with taking the medications that can keep HIV from progressing. |
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“There's a lot of research showing that people who live with PTSD are less likely to take their antiviral therapy,” Lopez said, referring to the pills and shots that can control HIV. |
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“So for example, if you were sexually assaulted, and that's how you contracted HIV, taking a daily pill serves as a constant trauma reminder potentially. So then how do you, short term, get rid of your PTSD symptoms? You don't take your pill that day,” Lopez said.
Skipping pills can allow HIV to mutate and cause the medicine to quit working. Lopez said PTSD may also make people more likely to miss the medical appointments they need throughout their lives to make sure the virus stays under control.
So she's recruited 60 participants for her study at MUSC to try to change that.
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Departmental Events
In-person and virtual events of interest to employees in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences |
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2022-2023 GRAND ROUNDS SERIES |
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LIVING YOUR BEST WORK LIFE
VIRTUAL WELLNESS SERIES |
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Women, uniquely take on the role of a caretaker or a giver in their personal lives and professionally - always looking after others and rarely prioritizing yourself. This series is designed to give you the space and time to reconnect, rejuvenate and build individual resilience to live your best work life.
Learn More | Register via OurDay
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NIH REPAYS YOUR STUDENT LOANS |
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Research in the Department
Ranked 11th in the nation among departments of psychiatry in total research funding from the National Institutes of Health, MUSC Psychiatry is the single largest research department in the College of Medicine.
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SCTR'S DIGITAL HEALTH SOLUTIONS |
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SCTR’s Digital Health Solutions is available to provide consultation and mentorship to innovators and investigators in any phase, from conceptualization to dissemination. TACHL provides consultation in concept development, grant preparation, wireframing, app development and testing, research methodology, and commercialization. Schedule a consult today by emailing us at hazelto@musc.edu or SPARCRequest Digital Health Solutions. |
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MOUSE BEHAVIORAL PHENOTYPING CORE |
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POSTPARTUM DEPRESSION STUDY |
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D & I RESEARCH INTEREST GROUP |
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Contact: Rochelle F. Hanson, Ph.D., NCVC, hansonrf@musc.edu
Meeting Dates, Topics and Presenters
The intent of this is group is to bring together researchers interested in learning more about implementation science. The group is open to those new to the field, as well as those who may already be engaged in implementation research. Below is a list of upcoming presentations and presenters. As you’ll see, we are fortunate to have an outstanding group, several of whom are outside of MUSC. Please email Rochelle Hanson (hansonrf@musc.edu) if you are interested in participating. All meetings will be held via Zoom.
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NOTE: Presentations will be at 1 p.m. EST, with the exception of 9/30. |
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Zoom Link:
https://musccom.zoom.us/j/2975549831?pwd=YkNtKy83aUdySGtqTHhRTTlkR2xjUT09
Meeting ID: 297 554 9831
Passcode: 380351
One tap mobile
+19292056099,,2975549831#,,,,*380351# US (New York)
+13017158592,,2975549831#,,,,*380351# US (Washington DC)
Find your local number: https://musccom.zoom.us/u/kbnbCqphL
Additional Topics:
- Sustainability
- Hybrid designs: Geoff Curran, Sara Landes
- Other special topics: Sarah Helseth, Shannon Self-Brown
- Open dates: Journal club, sharing grant ideas
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BIPOLAR DISORDER RESEARCH STUDY |
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Do you have
BIPOLAR DISORDER
and use CANNABIS?
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If so, you may be eligible to participate in a confidential research study being conducted at MUSC. Compensation is available to those who qualify. If interested, call (843) 792-7500 or email bipolardisorder@musc.edu.
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IRB Number: Pro00112593
Date Approved 07/08/2022
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PARENT-CHILD INTERACTION THERAPY
RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES |
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Hollings Cancer Center T32 ITOS Fellows Program
The ITOS Program will train seven postdoctoral trainees each year for five years, offering outstanding research exposure, academic development, and professional opportunities.
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NAMI Family to Family Program
NAMI understands that depression, schizophrenia, bipolar illness, and other disorders can challenge families. Free help is available!
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NAMI Connection & NAMI Family Support
Physical distancing due to COVID-19 does not mean that you have to go through difficult times alone. NAMI is here to help! We are offering NAMI Family Support and NAMI Connection online.
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Project EHCO Tele-Mentoring Programs
Project ECHO SC Pregnancy Wellness and Project ECHO Opioid Use Disorders - Free one hour of CME!
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Mindfulness Center
A newly established Mindfulness Center will be offering a range of mindfulness and resiliency-based classes, workshops, individual sessions, and retreats. All services are currently virtual and do not require you to be in the state to participate!
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Self-Care Support Sessions
Responding to the COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on the mental health well-being of our MUSC care team members. Self-care monthly support sessions will teach you how to care for yourself 24/7 with practical tools, discussions, guidance, and support.
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MUSC Resiliency Program
Stress management and fostering resilience are essential to our well-being and to our ability to provide ongoing care. The Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences offers resources and services to MUSC/MUSC Health faculty and employees that have been emotionally affected by COVID-19.
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COMPREHENSIVE PSYCHIATRIC
CARE SPECIALISTS (CPCS) |
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The CPCS office is currently taking referrals for youth and adults for outpatient therapy and/or medication management.
The CPCS office is located at 51 Bee Street and is seeing patients either virtually or in the office. All patients are self-pay at the time of the appointment and will be provided with the necessary paperwork to submit for reimbursement from their insurance companies. All department of psychiatry faculty members are eligible to see private patients in CPCS.
To make a referral or schedule an appointment, call 843-792-9396.
For more information about making a referral or joining the practice, feel free to contact Hilary Bernstein, LISW, DHA at bernsteh@musc.edu.
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FENTANYL URINE TEST
CLINICAL NEUROBIOLOGY LAB |
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FENTANYL URINE TEST NOW OFFERED BY
THE CLINICAL NEUROBIOLOGY LAB (CNL)
The use of the powerful opiate drug, FENTANYL is on the rise, accounting for a large share of overdose deaths in SC, and the greater US.
Previously, urine drug testing at MUSC could not detect Fentanyl use. The Clinical Neurobiology Laboratory has recently completed an extensive validation of a qualitative (positive vs negative) urine test for the presence of Fentanyl which can be used to distinguish this drug from other commonly used/abused opiates such as oxycodone, buprenorphine and morphine. This test should aid clinicians in the evaluation of patients in multiple clinical settings, especially when illicit drug use is suspected.
Simply order: “Fentanyl, Urine, Qual (IOP LAB)” or “LAB9066”
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Individuals needing to contact the MUSC COVID Vaccine Call Center can utilize the information below:
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The COVID-19 Vaccine Task Force will be posting updates on the COVID-19 Vaccine intranet site, including information about the vaccine safety and efficacy, so our care team members can make an informed decision.
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Lab & Testing Options
The following resource provides MUSC Health lab and testing options pertaining to COVID-19. Included on this page is information regarding drive-thru and “pop-up” mobile COVID testing locations, antibody or serology tests, drive-in lab and nurse visits, and original/classic lab testing.
MUSC Health Lab & Testing Options
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Mandatory Self-Monitoring
Due to the activity of COVID-19 within the hospital and community, all employees, residents, fellows and students within all MUSC entities are directed to begin daily self-monitoring for COVID-19 symptoms.
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This applies regardless of whether you have been working remotely on a full-time or intermittent basis.
You need to continue daily self-monitoring, even if symptoms are not present.
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Updates via The Horseshoe
In addition to updates provided by MUSC Enterprise, the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences will also provide updates through our employee intranet, The Horseshoe. Updates will be provided regularly as new information becomes available. For your convenience, direct links are provided below.
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Brain Stimulation Division
Open Rank & Endowed Chair (UNIV, Full-time): The Brain Stimulation Lab (BSL) in the Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) is seeking a Psychiatrist to serve as a tenure track faculty member and the Joe Loveless Brain Stimulation Endowed Chair. The candidate will treat patients and perform translational research using brain stimulation methods and treatments. The rank and salary are dependent upon credentials.
Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Division
Open Rank (UNIV, Full-Time): Seeking a BC/BE Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist to work in collaborative care effort in the MUSC hospital system. Clinical effort will be split between Pediatric Hospital consults, providing medical support to eating disorder program, and providing outpatient effort to collaborative care efforts in primary care and school settings. Clinician will also be working closely with child fellows, general psychiatry residents, and medical students. Leadership opportunities may develop within the eating disorders program and the collaborative care program in upcoming years.
Neuro-X Lab
Research Instructor (UNIV, Full-Time): The Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences is seeking a full time faculty member at the rank of Instructor on a non-tenure track in the MUSC Neuro-X Lab, with a focus on brain stimulation and brain imaging. Applicant should have experience in functional neuroimaging, neurostimulation, concurrent stimulation with neuroimaging, and have the ability to support the principal investigator on two NIH funded projects on substance use disorder and chronic pain, as well as contribute intellectually to the Neuro-X Lab research portfolio.
Project Rex
Open Rank/Director of Clinical Research (UNIV, Full-Time): The Project Rex Division within the Medical University of South Carolina’s Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences is seeking a Director of Clinical Research in Autism and other neurodevelopmental disorders. This would be a doctorate level (MD, DO, PhD) faculty position (tenure track) at the rank of assistant professor or associate professor who would report to the Project Rex Division Director.
Psychiatry Administration
Open Rank & Research Director (UNIV, Full-Time): The Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences (DPBS) at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) is seeking a clinician-scientist with an MD and/or PhD degree(s) to serve as Research Director for the Eating Disorders Program in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences. The Research Director will direct eating disorders research for the Friedman Eating Disorders Center. The Friedman Eating Disorders Center provides state-of-the-art, evidence-informed treatments of eating disorders (primarily anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa) by a multi-disciplinary subspecialty team of pediatricians, internists, nutritionists, and mental health providers (psychologists and psychiatrists).
Psychiatry Hospitalists Division
Open Rank (UNIV, Part-Time): Candidate must be a psychiatrist with the ability to hold an unrestricted license to practice in South Carolina. Candidate will be a faculty member of the Psychiatry Hospitalists Division at a .5 FTE (50% effort or 20 hours per week) and provide inpatient care across all adult inpatient units for attendings on leave. Candidate may also be required to cover some night call and weekend coverage as part of their clinical effort.
Women's Reproductive Behavioral Health Division
Clinical Assistant Professor (UNIV, Full-Time): The Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences at The Medical University of South Carolina is seeking a psychiatrist with interest and experience in perinatal and reproductive psychiatry. This position will provide opportunities for integrating mental health care into obstetric settings through education, consultation, clinical services and telepsychiatry. Clinical activities will include prescription and management of medications, administration or recommendation of psychotherapeutic treatments, and collaboration with physicians, psychologists, social workers, and other professionals. |
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POSTDOC FELLOW OPPORTUNITY |
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The Bipolar Disorder Research Program is seeking a postdoctoral fellow by agreement (i.e., start date is flexible).
The successful applicant will work on several large NIH-funded projects (e.g., AA025365, DA054275) focused on using experimental pharmacology and multimodal MRI (e.g., fMRI, proton MR spectroscopy) to better understand and treat individuals with bipolar disorder, with a special emphasis on those with co-occurring substance use disorders who have historically been excluded from research.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Assessing research participants using semi-structured clinical interviews (e.g., SCID-5).
- Managing participant recruitment from clinical referral sources.
- Overseeing MRI data collection and quality control.
- Analyzing data and publishing/presenting results.
Requirements:
We seek a highly talented and motivated postdoctoral researcher with a degree in clinical psychology (i.e., PhD) or psychiatry (i.e., MD). Background in clinical assessment, MRI, bipolar disorder, and/or substance use disorder research is a plus, but not required.
This postdoctoral fellowship position offers a competitive salary, a dynamic work environment alongside an ambitious multidisciplinary team, innovative cutting-edge research with an excellent infrastructure, intellectual freedom, scientific integrity, strong collaborations at the national and international level, and a flexible start date (e.g., current psychology interns, please feel encouraged to apply!). For clinical psychologists seeking licensure, the hours of supervised clinic work required by the SC board can be obtained within approximately one year.
For further information on the position, please contact Dr. James (Jim) Prisciandaro at priscian@musc.edu.
Applicants should email their application (including a letter of intent, curriculum vitae, and 3 academic/professional references) in a pdf document to Dr. Prisciandaro at priscian@musc.edu.
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UPDATED MOONLIGHTING POLICY |
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THANK YOU TO OUR SUPPORTERS |
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If you would like to submit content to include in next week's Chair Update, please submit to Dr. Jamie Fisher by 12:00 pm on Monday. Thank you. |
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