February 18, 2011
MEDICAL UNIVERSITY of SOUTH CAROLINA
Vol. 29, No. 25
The Gullah ConneCTion Community-based research aids Sea Islands population By Dawn Brazell Public Relations
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hen there’s a genetic goldmine in a community as special as the Sea Islanders, there’s a heavy responsibility to value and protect it. That’s what drew Ida Johnson-Spruill, Ph.D., R.N., back to MUSC when she finished her graduate work. She felt compelled to return home because she missed working with the Gullah community. Going away gave her perspective on the rare and special opportunity The image above is “Cousins” by Jonathan Green from the 2008 MOJA Arts Festival. Project SuGAR of doing genetic research with this distinct population used cultural events in its community-based research to strengthen community ties. that was isolated from the complex diseases. Another goal that has worked out (SIFP), which represents a broader effort to identify mainland for many years, she said. beautifully was to develop long-term collaborations with genes that cause complex or polygenic diseases in In conjunction with the Citizen Advisory African-Americans. SIFP includes such groups as the Community (CAC), she is planning a tribute to be held people and institutions on the Sea Islands to promote preventative health, she said. Center of Biomedical Research Excellence (COBRE) this summer to commemorate the accomplishment That goal has grown beyond what anyone expected. for Oral Health at MUSC and the Systemic Lupus of work that began in 1995 with Project SuGAR (Sea Frederica Hughes, R.N., a research nurse who is part Erythematosus in Gullah Health (SLEIGH) Study. Island Genetic African American Family Registry), of the community and who also worked with the project One goal of Project SuGAR was to enroll 400 which is a MUSC community-based research study for several years, said the project just seemed to grow a African-American families with Type 2 diabetes, but conducted from 1995 to 2004 focusing on Gullah life of its own. “It became bigger than any of the people the group ended up enrolling 652 families. Prior families affected by Type 2 diabetes. who started it,” she said. to Project SuGAR, there was little information or The goal was to establish a world-class family registry It served as a catalyst and became an important research regarding candidate genes contributing to the and DNA bank of Sea Island families to identify genetic component of the Sea Islands Families Project defects or mutations responsible for expression of See Gullah on page 8
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BiomeDical research Bank Patients may now choose to donate unused samples to biobank.
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$1.92m Grant
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Dental students honored
The pediatric residency program is reshaping its training efforts.
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Wanted: Wellness Champions MUSC Employee Wellness seeks volunteers to serve as Wellness Champions. Susan Johnson, Ph.D., program coordinator, said the goal is to create a group of employees representing all areas of the organization in support of MUSC Employee Wellness. “A Wellness Champion is a staff member with a commitment to a healthy lifestyle that serves as an ambassador for the Employee Wellness Program,” she said. “They volunteer to assist in the implementation and coordination of wellness initiatives. They are primarily responsible for enthusiastically promoting wellness programs to their coworkers and encouraging participation.” With increasing demands at the workplace and at home, maintaining a healthy lifestyle has become a challenge. As a result, many experience negative effects such as increased sick days, loss of productivity, stress-related symptoms and decreased motivation and enthusiasm at work, she said. MUSC Employee Wellness is a program dedicated to providing the knowledge, skills and desire to create a positive change toward better health for the MUSC community. Although these are worthwhile goals in addressing lifestyle-related health concerns among employees, significant change will only occur when individuals are actively engaged in the process. For that reason, a
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new group is being formed in an attempt to motivate, educate, and increase employee participation in wellness initiatives here at MUSC as well as in the local community, she said. Wellness Champions can generate enthusiasm and participation by: q Serving as the contact person for their department in facilitating wellness events. q Being a promoter and role model of wellness in their department, the organization and the community. q Distributing marketing and educational information to colleagues in their department. q Making announcements about wellness news and events in staff meetings or via e-mail. q Encouraging co-workers to get involved in wellness activities. q Creating or assisting with wellness displays in their department/building. q Passing along employee requests for programming to the wellness program coordinator. q And, most importantly, serving as a motivator to continuously encourage fellow co-workers to lead a positive and proactive lifestyle. Johnson encourages employees to volunteer or nominate someone who has the knowledge, experience or interest in helping to create an active and healthy workforce at MUSC. For more information or to sign up, contact Johnson at 792-1245 or johnsusa@musc. edu.
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Dental students and American Dental Association scholarship recipients Travis Frawley, left, and Brandon Hagon, right, are congratulated by College of Dental Medicine Dean Dr. John Sanders.
Association honors dental students with scholarships Out of several applicants from throughout the country, the American Dental Association (ADA) picked two MUSC dental students for a $2,500 dollar scholarship for their grades and hard work. This is awarded to 25 sophomore dental students each year. Travis Frawley and Brandon Hagon received the awards. The criteria for applicants include maintaining a minimum grade-point average of 3.5/4.0 and being a second-year student taking a minimum of 12 credit hours. Tariq Javed, DMD, associate dean for academic and student affairs in the College of Dental Medicine, said they are very proud of the students for receiving this dental scholarship. “They're both excellent, hard working and devoted students who are valuable members of our dental student body and MUSC campus. It should be noted that Travis and Brandon won these competitive dental scholarships on a national level. Much congratulations to them both." Frawley was selected as the American Dental Association Foundation
(ADAF) Dental Student Scholarship recipient. Originally from Lexington, Frawley also received a 2010 College of Dental Medicine Annual Fund Scholarships of $1,000 last May. Frawley said it was an honor just to be selected to apply for the scholarship. “Very few students even get this opportunity and being recognized by the College of Dental Medicine here at MUSC was a great feeling. Being awarded the ADAF Dental Student Scholarship is of great value to me. I've always had a relatively reserved personality and having my hard work speak for itself is what I strive for everyday. On a lighter note, it made me feel much better about clearing my savings account for the ring I bought my girlfriend over break.” Hagon was presented with the ADA Underrepresented Minority Dental Student Scholarship. Originally from Louisville, Ky., Hagon said he’s grateful for the award. “I am glad that my hard work and determination paid off and hopefully inspired other underrepresented dental students to do their best."
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Patients asked to donate unused samples to biobank Unfortunately, physicians and researchers do not always understand the differences or which treatments work best for which people. An important way to study this is to look at samples such as tissue, blood and other bodily fluids, to learn why some people get sick while others do not, or why some drugs work well for some people but not others. The MUSC Biomedical Research Bank, a bio-sample bank that will become fully operational by March, will store unused blood, tissue and other fluid samples which might be used for later research. When patients consent to donate their samples, those samples are deidentified to protect patient confidentiality, meaning that the samples cannot be traced back to the person who donated them. As a result of this contribution, researchers at a later time can access the bank with appropriate Institutional Review Board (IRB) approval to study the samples. When a sample goes into the bank, it is stripped of all identifying information and scanned into the database. When a researcher has an idea for a study, he or she contacts the sample bank administrators and the IRB to request samples. Usually these requests are for very specific samples related to certain diseases, so the more samples in the bank, the better. Those samples are then used as data in a study that is hoped will become published and lead to better treatments or even cures
for certain conditions. Ida Spruill, Ph.D., MUSC College of Nursing assistant professor, said she’s gotten positive community feedback. Spruill is the principal investigator on a research grant seeking the attitudes and perceptions of patients about this new idea. “One pastor summed up this thought with me, ‘If you can help someone, there is no cost, it only takes one time, and it’s confidential, then why wouldn’t you want to help others?’ he said. While people may be cautious at first with this idea, the positive feedback has been overwhelming. People understand that by allowing MUSC to use samples for future research that would otherwise be thrown away, they are helping to find better treatments for people in their communities.”
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Thanks to a newly-formed MUSC Biomedical Research Bank and a new box on registration forms, MUSC patients may choose to help researchers learn more about preventing, finding and treating different diseases and health conditions. MUSC has added a new box to patient registration forms filled out for certain routine health procedures, such as collecting blood and tissue samples. If patients check the “opt out” box, they do not consent to have those samples used, but if they leave the box unchecked then they “opt in” and provide a valuable service to researchers that will help advance health care research to provide better treatments and cures. John Arthur, M.D., Ph.D., professor of medicine, Nephrology Division, and director of the MUSC Biomedical Research Bank, said it’s exciting to have a new way of collecting samples for research because it gets MUSC closer to really personalizing medicine. “Right now, there is so much trial and error in medicine, and it affects patients’ quality of life. By using these confidential, de-identified samples in research taking place at MUSC, we are in a much better position to learn more, and faster, so that we can positively impact patients’ quality of life in dealing with their condition or disease much sooner.” Different groups of people have different needs, and this can be due to genetics or other factors.
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People–Fostering employee pride and loyalty
Helena Bastian, MUHA Human Resources director, presented the following topics: q 30/90 day rounding form update At 30-day rounding, the status of unit/ department orientation and positionspecific orientation should be completed; At 90-day rounding, verification that orientation documentation was completed should be completed; 30/90-day rounding form may be accessed on the MUHA HR Web site under “forms.” q MUHA HR’s next new hire reception is from 1-2 p.m., Tuesday, March 3, IOP lobby. Open to new employees hired between October and December 2010 (celebrating 90 days with MUSC). Reception is sponsored by the Employer of Choice and Rewards & Recognition Service Teams. q MUHA February town hall meetings are scheduled from Feb. 16 to March 1 at various campus locations. Leaders will discuss fiscal year 2010/2011 goals, employee recognition, cost savings initiatives, hand hygiene campaign as well as questions and answers. For information on meetings, visit https://www.musc.edu/medcenter/ news/townhall.htm.
Quality—Providing quality patient care in a safe environment Lois Kerr, accreditation manager, and Kathy Wade, Medical Director’s Office, reviewed new changes imposed by the Joint Commission (JC) for 2011. q New JC terminology—accredited (perfect survey), accredited with follow up (1-6 months unannounced), contingent accreditation (30 days unannounced), preliminary denial.
Failure to correct the JC’s findings may result in a loss of Medicare funding. q The JC and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will score Medicare Conditions of Participation. If conditions level of participation is not met, JC will return unannounced within 60 days for a follow up. The report will be shared with CMS who may also conduct an unannounced visit. q For-Cause surveys—JC may conduct an unannounced visit for significant patient safety or quality issue or trend of complaints, reports, etc or if the reason to believe is not truthful in information shared with them. Standard changes for 2011 q Utilization Review Plan/admission— continued stay and discharge review (per CMS) q Visitor patient rights (CMS) q Qualifications for language interpreters q Identifying communication needs including hearing, language, vision, etc. q Staffing effectiveness—Sentinel Event Review q Safe injection practices q New medical staff standards (March) q Name a director for outpatient services (CMS) q Medical staff approves director of nuclear services (CMS) q Radiation and radiation exposure tracer—FDA recommendations q Added days for Life Safety Survey q 10 percent of average daily census will be reviewed q Ongoing Performance Evaluation and Focus Performance Evaluation tracer q Contracted services tracer q Cleaning, disinfecting and sterilizing q Interventional radiology and radiology tracers q Clinical information tracer q Anesthesia standards (CMS) q New reduced, requirements for medication reconciliation q Fire response plan q Emergency operations plan q Institute of Psychiatry—director of social services q Suicide risk assessment tracer
To Medical Center Employees Our accreditation standards define the four phases of emergency management as mitigation, preparedness, response and recovery. Mitigation and preparedness occur before an emergency; response and recovery occur during and after an emergency. The emergency management phases are helpful as a frame of reference as we address our current financial situation. We have sought to use our 5/5 cost savings initiatives and other tactics within the past six months for mitigation and preparedness. While some progress has been made with our 5/5 plans, the cost Smith per unit of service is slightly more than the 2009 base and we are not yet meeting our goal. State policy makers are considering Medicaid cuts that could be in the range of 15 percent by the new fiscal year. A 5 percent cut equates to $10 million. We need to go into our financial emergency preparedness phase at this time in order to try to mitigate this loss. Our preparedness will involve continuing with and producing results from the 5/5 plans plus: freeze this year’s capital purchases unless essential for patient care and safety; delay the fiscal year 2012 capital review process; limit hiring to only urgently needed direct care positions; monitor staffing versus workload and eliminate any staffing variance; eliminate overtime unless required for patient care; and freeze any out-of-state travel unless approved by administration. We need the attention of all leaders and the message needs to be appropriately delivered to all employees. Our goal is to address this potential emergency while providing quality care and protecting jobs. We will discuss our financial situation and other topics at the medical center town hall meetings scheduled to take place at times and locations indicated below. There will also be several town hall meetings for large departments in place of their routine departmentbased meetings. Evaluations from previous town hall meetings indicate relatively brief sessions have been well received. Our plan is to limit the meetings to 30 minutes. Attendance is strongly encouraged. W. Stuart Smith Vice President for Clinical Operations and Executive Director, MUSC Medical Center
Town hall meetings
Feb. 18: 10 a.m., 2W Amphitheater; Feb. 18: 11 a.m., ART Auditorium; Feb. 21, 10 a.m., 2W Amphitheater; Feb. 21, 2 p.m., IOP Auditorium; Feb. 22: 11 a.m., 2W Amphitheater; Feb. 23: 7 a.m., 2 West Amphitheater; Feb. 23: 11 a.m., Storm Eye Auditorium; Feb. 24: 7:30 a.m., 2 West Amphitheater; Feb. 24, Noon, ART Auditorium; and March 1, 7 a.m., ART Auditorium How MUSC will organize q Changing and evolving audits based on compliance, standards, findings, etc – administrator rounds; manager’s weekly chart audits for inpatient; manager’s weekly chart audits for outpatient; procedures/time out—universal protocol; Safety Wednesdays q Redesigned expert tracer team q New open medical record review q New accreditation and regulatory committee
2011 MUSC events JC Diabetes survey (April); Stroke (late summer); JC Desk survey VAD programdesk audit (fall); ACS trauma program (May/June); CMS transplant program (late summer) and Chest Pain Center (September). Full organizational survey (April) Announcements The next meeting is March 1 at 2W Amphitheater.
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MUSC receives grant to expand residency training
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Public Relations MUSC’s Pediatric Residency Primary Care Track received a $1.92 million grant in 2010, one of 30 primary care programs nationally, that is aimed at reshaping the way pediatric care is handled. The award will increase pediatric residency slots and strengthen expertise in caring for the Tri-county’s youngest patients. The five-year grant comes from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) and is part of the agency’s primary care residency expansion efforts. The award expands the current residency positions to 16 spots—adding two pediatric primary care track positions for the next five years. William T. Basco, M.D., principal investigator of the grant, associate professor and director of the Division of General Pediatrics, said the grant allows MUSC to enhance and transform how the pediatric residency primary track is organized. “We hope this change will help resident-physicians see beyond the traditional general pediatric residency track and change their mindset about how and where they can accomplish some of their training.” The grant boosts the Department of Pediatrics’ effort to prepare, train and retain quality pediatricians by increasing time in community practices in order to improve their skills in primary care and community pediatrics. It provides participants with nine months of additional training in a variety of community settings caring for the Lowcountry’s infants, children, teens and young adults. HRSA’s Public Health Service Act supports the Primary Care Residency Expansion Program, which aims to increase the number of residentphysicians in family medicine, general internal and general pediatric medicine at accredited primary care residency programs throughout the country. According to William Southgate, M.D., MUSC Children’s Hospital pediatric residency program director, the expansion enriches the larger categorical pediatric residency program efforts. “This enriches our relationship
Pediatric resident Dr. Abby Schuh is among 40 pediatric residents caring for the Lowcountry’s youngest patients. MUSC’s Pediatric Residency Primary Care Track will expand to include additional residency slots and strengthen its training through new opportunities starting July 1. between MUSC pediatrics and South Carolina patients living in our region. MUSC’s partnership with the MUSC Children’s Care Northwoods and the Georgetown Pediatric Center provides great examples of working with specific patient populations and providing pediatric care in a rural community. Our residency program is more enriched because of this expansion,” said Southgate, who also is professor of pediatrics.
MUSC’s pediatric primary care track’s (PCT) clinical and educational programs require residents to spend three years emphasizing primary careoriented training in multiple settings. Changes to the new program will extend community-based rotations by adjusting training activities in the second and third years of residency. The community practice sites are primary care medical homes serving underserved populations— MUSC Children’s Care-Northwoods in
“We hope this change will help resident-physicians see beyond the traditional general pediatric residency track and change their mindset about how and where they can accomplish some of their training.” Dr. William Basco
North Charleston and the Georgetown Pediatric Center in Georgetown. This primary care track and community-oriented residency training program will improve the care of patients, especially minority and atrisk patients, by training residents in community settings where they can better learn the skills needed to practice within a collaborative, patient-centered primary care environment. Southgate, Basso and other Department of Pediatrics faculty have met and talked with more than 200 general pediatric residency candidates and also outlined specifics about the pediatric primary care residency track. By Feb. 23, potential residents will submit their ranked match lists with the National Resident Matching Program. Overall results will be made available during National Match Day on March 17. “We’ve had a great response from candidates so far,” Southgate said. According to Basco, the patient-centered medical home concept will be at the center of training for all pediatric PCT residents. He said that children would benefit more from having primary care pediatricians trained in how to leverage longitudinal relationships with patients in a community setting to improve long-term outcomes for conditions that plague South Carolina children, including disparate injury rates, chronic diseases such as asthma and obesity, and community aspects of health promotion. “This is a step in the right direction for our patients and the Department of Pediatrics as it supports our goals and priorities down the road,” said David Habib, M.D., critical care pediatrics. The grant calls for nine additional months of training in these types of settings. Last year, pediatric residency faculty began outlining the changes to the current curriculum. In the fall, faculty began meeting and discussing the new program with potential pediatric PCT resident candidates. Changes to the program will begin July 1. Visit http://clinicaldepartments.musc.edu/ pediatrics/residency/genpeds/index.htm for more information.
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expression of Type 2 diabetes in African-Americans. That changed when study findings located the genome region contributing to diabetes among the Gullah population to be on the long arm of chromosome 14. Spruill said this is an ideal research population for genetics because African-Americans living on the Sea Islands of South Carolina are characterized by a low degree of non-African genetic admixture and high rates of Type 2 diabetes and diabetic complications. The genomewide linkage scans were the first to be conducted in this population. It revealed regions contributing to diabetes among the Sea Islanders that are different from discoveries in other populations. Spruill said these findings are exciting in that they may have implications for medical interventions and personalized medicine. The same is true of the studies in systemic lupus that are a part of the SLEIGH Study done by Diane Kamen, M.D., and Gary Gilkeson, M.D. They found that the familial prevalence of lupus on the Sea Islands is significantly higher than in other communities where lupus has been studied. This means that it is more likely that there is more than one person with lupus in a family in the Sea Islands as compared to other parts of the country, a finding that suggests genetics plays a bigger role in who gets lupus locally. One of the study’s goals is to determine the genes that cause lupus. The investigators were also recently funded by the National Institutes of Health to explore environmental triggers of autoimmunity, in partnership with the Sea Island Gullah community. Other areas of research interest include studying obesity and breast cancer in this population, by Hollings Cancer Center Prevention and Control. One advantage of the CAC/Sea Island Families Project is that the group can be a gatekeeper for Sea Islanders as research among this population grows in popularity. Researchers are finding that at the molecular level some people tend to respond to disease and medications differently and that genetic variations or make up can make significant differences. It sets the stage for epigenetic and pharmacogenetics or the study of how genes influence an individual’s response to drugs and interaction with the environment. It’s not a coincidence that research has flourished in this area, Spruill said. Time was spent developing relationships, with many health care providers, attending annual cultural events and conducting health screenings. “If you embrace the community, provide a service, show respect and include the community in your planning, delivery and dissemination, they will embrace you and your work. Project SuGAR was embraced by the Sea Islands and this made the project successful.” The experience has changed her, she said. “We learn tolerance. We learn respect for others,
“It’s been a MUSC family affair, and it’s far from being over. There are so many other studies that are coming out of this. I’m not finished yet.” Dr. Ida Spruill
Dr. Ida Spruill found Project SuGAR has opened up research while protecting a vulnerable population. For information on Project SuGAR, visit http:// academicdepartments.musc.edu/sugar. and the Gullah culture. Just because people look or speak a certain way, you cannot or should not ascribe a behavior to them. You learn to treat people as individuals. Hughes said it also has had a profound effect on her. “It was awesome. Ida had us embrace our Gullah culture. I am from Johns Island and always thought we were special,” she said, recalling how she tended to downplay her cultural ties when she was younger and attended a school with mostly white people. “After Project SuGAR, I knew I could embrace it.” As a nurse educator and recruiter, she said she enjoyed the community outreach involved with her work that included using the findings of the genetic research to encourage preventative health. She found a significant deficit in what they needed to know about nutrition and wellness. The focus was not only treating an illness already there, but also about educating the next generation, she said. “MUSC is about excellence, and part of excellence is giving them knowledge. Giving them knowledge
is power.” Hughes, who also participated in the study along with her mother, said all her background reading on diabetes and obesity made her decide to make personal changes as well, especially given her genetic predisposition for diabetes and obesity. She’s changed her diet, lost 50 pounds and exercises regularly. Though the recruitment part of Project SuGAR has ended, she’s still out in the community attending cultural events and health fairs to encourage healthy lifestyles, she said. Spruill is, too, especially given how much exciting research is in the works. “It’s important for African-Americans to participate in research, especially genetic research because our ancestral origins may affect genetic variation or cause us to respond differently to some medications and treatment. Participation in research will help us develop new targeted drugs and better treatment that may work for us because we participated in the studies and clinical trials. That’s the beauty of genetic research and Project SuGAR.” Spruill will be researching how attitudes and cultural beliefs in Sea Islanders affect decision-making and if knowledge of a genetic susceptibility will influence health behaviors. Project SuGAR broke new ground in that it was the first Lowcountry study on genetics with a population that historically did not participate in research. “We’re indebted to the Sea Islands and so grateful for the people who have been willing to participate,” she said. “It is time to say ‘thank you’ to the Sea Islanders. It is time to share our findings with the community.” She anticipates a celebration date to be set by CAC/ SIFP in early August. “MUSC should celebrate genetic research in the Lowcountry and be proud of the accomplishments. It’s time for a celebration. It’s been a MUSC family affair, and it’s far from being over. There are so many other studies that are coming out of this. I’m not finished yet,” she said, a broad grin breaking out. “I’m so far from done.”
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Staff, employees support TUW
MUSC would like to congratulate and thank the hundreds of MUSC, Medical University Hospital Authority, University Medical Asscociates and Carolina Family Care employees who donate during the 2010 Trident United Way (TUW) Campaign, which was held on campus from September 2010 through January. For information on the Trident United Way Campaign, call Whitney McLuen at 792-1973. The following individuals contributed approximately $180,000 during this campaign.
Employees donating up to $1,000 each
Deborah Adams, Mary Allen, Elaine Amella, Richard Anderson, Susan Barnhart, Luanna Bartholomew, Lillian Batiste, Rosemarie Battaglia, Susan Beason, Phillip Bell, Pamela BenjaCmin, Susan Bishop, Deborah Blackwell, Sharon Bond, Beth Borden, Andrew Bracken, Hurley Braddy, Karen Bridgeman, Melissa Brown, Faith Brownlee, Sandra Bruorton, William Bucher, Willette Burnham, Faith Butler, Deborah Byrd, Marcella Chambers, Rebecca Cherrington, Salvatore Chiaramida, Gena Ciabattari, Susan Clark, Brandi Clevinger, Kristin Cochran, Doris Coker, Cassidy Conner, Kathryn Coons, George Cooper, Mullen Coover, Betty Craig, Jean Craig, Melissa Cunningham, Susan Curran, Bienvenido Dadulla, Camilia Darby, Reginald Dean, Anna Delamar, Catherine Dillon, Jane Dingus, Joseph DiPiro, Heather Dolan, Ann Donaldson, Becky Dornisch, Karen Driggers, Mary Dubis, Susan Duckworth, Nancy Duffy, Valerie Durkalski-Mauldin, Dallas Ellis, Juanita Epps, Gwendolyn Ewing, Joan Feldman, Pamela Ferguson, Mary Fischer, Beata Fleming, Vera Ford, Dorothea Gadsden, Jeanine Gage, Christine Gainer, Elizabeth Ganaway, Barbara Garrett, Shelley Garvin, Gerald Garza, Sharon Gilliard, Therese Ann Ginn, Jennifer Goforth, Helen Gosnell, Christine Graham, Kesha Graham, Susan Greene, David Gregg, Carrie Hackett, Anne Hantske, J. Michael Hay, Irvin Haynes, Kimberly Haynes, Pamela Helms, Marilyn Henderson, Grady Hendrix, Joan Herbert, Karen Hills, Karen Hiott, John Holmes, Christine Houser, Hazelmarie Huff, Melissa Hughes, Clarence Isler, Patricia Iverson, Leigh Jaimes, Sheila Janikowski, Nicole Jefferson, Dorothea Jenkins, Cynthia Karr, Michael Keels, Jane Kelley, Patricia Kelly, Lisa Kerr, Peter Kobes, Kathleen Kuhn, Michelle Lattimore, Frances Lee, Morris Lent, Diane Leyh, Susan Lucas, Meredith Lyons-Crews, Nancy Macaulay, Easter Mack, Stephen Malley, Leigh Manzi, Nadia Mariutto, Vicki Marsi, Collette Mayes, Sonia McCoy Jenkins, Brenda McElveen,Toni McHugh, Thomas McKee, Nancy McKeehan, Octavia McLeod, Stephen McLeod-Bryant, Whitney McLuen, Bambi Miller, Maralynne Mitcham, Maria Mueller, Jennifer Nall,
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More than $1,000 each Anne E. Abel, David B. Adams, James A. Amlicke, Thomas P Anderson, Raymond F. Anton, Jane C. Ariail, Prabhakar K. Baliga, Nicholas I. Batalis, John A. Bosso, Amy S. Campbell, Ruth C. Campbell, Donald O. Castell, Laurine T. Charles, Alexander W. Chessman, Philip Costello, Peter B. Cotton, Caroline A. Counts, Edward F. Cousineau, Fred A. Crawford, William T. Creasman, Nancy S. Curry, Terrence A. Day, Brenda M. Dorman, Bonnie P. Dumas, James Edwards, Brent M. Egan, Howard A. Evert William J. Fisher, David R. Garr, Marion B. Gillespie, Michael R. Gold, Raymond S. Greenberg, Richard H. Gross, Orin F. Guidry, James W. Harris, Marc Hassid, Walter Huda, William J. Hueston, Peter W. Kalivas, Darcy A. Kalles, Dana E. King, Jerome E. Kurent, Paul R. Lambert, John Lazarchick, Walter E. Limehouse, Angello Lin, Lucinda Magwood, Kathleen M. Mahoney, Patricia C. Mahoney, Mary P. Mauldin, John A. McFadden, William K. McKibbon, Bruce A. Mills, Lisa P. Montgomery, Lawrence H. Moser, David C. Neff, Lynne S. Nemeth, Roger B. Newman, Steven Ornstein, Murray H. Passo, Mae Millicent W. Peterseim, David W. Ploth, Ross B. Pollack, Paul B. Pritchard, Shannon G. Ravenel, Charles S. Rittenberg, Jacob G. Robison, Martha M. Roddy, Eric S. Rovner, Michelle S. Rovner, Lisa K. Saladin, J. Philip Saul, Margaret P. Schachte, Marilyn J. Schaffner, Michael G. Schmidt, Sally E. Self, Gerald J. Shealy, William M. Simpson, Chloe Singleton, Charles D. Smith, W. Stuart Smith, David E. Soper, David Q. Soutter, Eve G. Spratt, Gail W. Stuart, Marvin M. Swindle, Fred W. Tecklenburg, Paul B. Underwood, Bruce W. Usher, James P. Van Dorsten, John S. Walton, C. Wayne Weart, Amy R. Wilson, Daynna J. Wolff and Catherine G. Wood.
Beards for Babies Campaign supports outpatient pediatric AIDS clinic MUSC employees can support their bearded coworkers and colleagues in the Children’s Hospital’s third annual 2011 Beards for Babies event from Feb. 12 to March 12. The 28-day fundraiser, begun in 2009 by Department of Pediatrics residents, will benefit programs within the Children’s Hospital and Pediatric Residency Program. In 2009, the fundraiser collected almost $30,000 to support pediatric resident training at the MUSC Simulation Center and provide bicycle helmets for Safe Kids and other efforts. This year’s proceeds will support the MUSC Outpatient Pediatric AIDS Clinic and continued outreach with the Department of Pediatrics’ International Medicine program. More than 50 participants gathered Feb. 11 to kick off the event. On Feb. 12, participants posed for their first shaved photos and will continue to submit weekly photos of themselves via the event website until March 12. Prizes will be awarded in 14 categories including most distinguished, celebrity look-a-like, the Grizzly Adams (fullest beard), best goatee and its newest category: best faux beard (open to female participants). Individuals can follow the contest or sponsor participants by signing up at http://www.musc.edu/ beardsforbabies.
Come to Bee Street Lofts Find out why we are the number one choice for MUSC physicians, residents & employees
“The location is perfect... less than a block to the hospital to do rounds.” - Dr. Angela Choi, MUSC Obgyn “We chose the Bee Street Lofts for the convenience, security and luxury urban architecture.” - Dr. Young Choi, MUSC Anesthesiologist “Bee Street Lofts is across the street from the VA Medical Center, I can walk across street and return to the comfort of the lofts without ever getting in my car. It has been a lifesaver for managing my time.” Dr. Lydia Laboccetta, MUSC Urologist
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MOODY CPAs & Advisors LLC MOUNT PLEASANT 843-849-3000 W. BRIAN MOODY, CPA CHRIS O’NEAL, CPA, CVA Tyler Ferguson shares a celebratory smile with MUSC pediatric dental assistant Michelle Foy during the Feb. 4 College of Dental Medicine's annual Give Kids A Smile Day held at the James B. Edwards CDM clinic. More than 135 children were accompanied by their parents to receive free dental care. The program involves MUSC, community dental practitioners, school principals and nurses.
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