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Faculty and Staff

Arch G. Mainous, III, PhD, Professor and Director of Research

Dana E. King, MD, MS, Professor and Vice Chair

Vanessa Diaz, MD, MS, Assistant Professor

Marty Player, MD, MS, Assistant Professor

Charles Everett, PhD, Research Associate

Tara M. Hogue, Administrative Assistant

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Steve Ornstein, MD, Associate Professor

Ruth G. Jenkins, Research Specialist

Loraine Roylance, Administrative Assistant

 

Faculty Development Fellows

Eric Matheson, MD

Robert Post, MD

Our Current Research Group

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International Journal of Psychiatry in Medicine

Dr. Dana King is editor and Dr. John Freedy is associate editor of IJPM.  For mor information about the journal please go to the IJPM Website.

 

Clinical Research Programs

The department conducts clinical research programs for which we need volunteers to participate.  Click here for more information about ongoing investigations.

 

Currently Funded Grants  

Peter J. Carek, MD
Residency Training in Primary Care
Funding source: Health Resources and Services Administration
Dates: 7/1/04-6/30/07
Total Award: $504,471

Alec Chessman, MD
Predoctoral Training in Primary Care
Funding source: Health Resources and Services Administration
Dates: 7/1/04-6/30/07
Total award: $539,897

Predoctoral Training in Primary Care
Funding source: Health Resources and Services Administration
Dates: 7/1/08—6/30/11
Total award: $460,000

Vanessa Diaz, MD
Solo con Receta (only with Prescription) (PI: Dr. Arch Mainous)
Funding source: BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina Foundation
Dates: 7/1/06-12/31/08
Total award: $199,275

Amos Medical Faculty Development Program
Funding source: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Dates: 1/1/05-12/31/08
Total award: $365,400

SC Cooperative for Healthy Aging in Minority Populations (PI: Dr. Barbara Tilley)
Funding Source: Resource Center for Minority Aging Research (SC CHAMP/RCMAR)/
National Institute on Aging
Dates: 9/30/02—9/29/07
Total award: $395,867

Parkinson’s Disease Clinical Trial: Statistical Center (PI: Dr. Barbara Tilley)
Funding source: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
Dates: 8/1/2006-7/31/2011
Total award: $218,237

Hispanic Health Initiative (PI: Deborah Williamson)
Funding source: Health Resources and Services Administration
Dates:7/1/2006-6/30/2007
Total award: $248,152

Increasing Minority Participation in Clinical Research (PI: Dr. Barbara Tilley)
Funding source: Duke Endowment
Dates: 7/1/08--6/30/10
$649,544

David Garr, MD (SC AHEC)
Model State Supported AHEC
Funding source: Health Resources and Services Administration
Dates: 9/30/94—8/31/07
Total award: $335,547

State Loan Repayment Program
Funding source: Health Resources and Services Administration
Dates: 9/30/97-08/31/08
Total award: $207,864

Bioterrorism Training and Curriculum Development Program (BTCDP)
Funding source: Health Resources and Services Administration
Dates: 09/30/03-08/31/08
Total award: $416,337

Bioterrorism Training and Curriculum Development Program (BTCDP)
Funding source: Health Resources and Services Administration
Dates: 09/30/03-08/31/08
Total award: $866,605

Bioterrorism Hospital Preparedness Program
Funding source: SC DHEC
Dates: 08/04/06-08/31/07
Total award: $37,038

DHEC Pandemic Influenza
Funding source: SC DHEC
Dates: 08/04/06-08/31/07
Total award: $6,440

Building Coalitions to Increase the Diversity of the South Carolina Health Care Workforce
Funding source: Duke Endowment
Dates: 06/06/06-07/01/09
Total award: $350,155

Dana E. King, MD
Dietary Fiber and Cardiovascular Inflammatory Markers
Funding source: National Heart Lung and Blood Institute
Dates: 7/1/04—6/30/07
Total award: $926,556

Pioglitazone and Serum Asymmetric Dimethylarginine (ADMA) in Patients with Diabetes
Funding source: Takeda Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Dates: 7/21/08—7/20/09
Total award: $199,632

Heather A. Liszka, MD
Restructuring Prenatal Care for Teens (RESPECT)
Funding Source: March of Dimes Foundation
Dates: 4/1/06—3/31/07
Total award: $15,920

Implementation and Evaluation of Standing Orders Using Health Information Technology
Funding Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Dates: 7/01/08 – 6/30/10
Total Award: $448,560

Arch G. Mainous, III, PhD
Family Medicine Faculty Development Fellowship
Funding source: Health Resources and Services Administration
Dates: 7/1/05-6/30/09
Total award: $1,303,103

SC Cooperative for Healthy Aging in Minority Populations (PI: Dr. Barbara Tilley)
Funding source: Resource Center for Minority Aging Research (SC CHAMP/RCMAR)/
National Institute on Aging
Dates: 9/30/02—9/29/07
Total award: $395,867

Parkinson’s Disease Clinical Trial: Statistical Center (PI: Dr. Barbara Tilley)
Funding source: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
Dates: 8/1/2006-7/31/2011
Total award: $218,237

Solo con Receta (only with Prescription)
Funding source: BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina Foundation
Dates: 7/1/06-12/31/08
Total award: $199,275

CTSA Pilot Project
Funding source: Medical University of South Carolina
Dates: 4/15/07—4/14/08
Total award: $48,166

Minorities, Acculturation, and Diabetes: Disparities Research Questions
Funding source: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Dates: 11/1/2006—10/31/2007
Total award: $74,806

GERD and Gastroprotection for Patients on NSAIDS—Phase I: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Funding source: Delaware Valley Outcomes Research
Dates: 3/1/07—3/31/08
Total award: $70,929

Increasing Minority Participation in Clinical Research (PI: Dr. Barbara Tilley)
Funding source: Duke Endowment
Dates: 7/1/08--6/30/10
$649,544

Steve Ornstein, MD
Colorectal Cancer Screening in Primary Care Practice
Funding source: National Cancer Institute
Dates: 6/1/06—4/30/10
Total award: $2,460,519

DTC Advertising Effect on Adherence to Statin Therapy (PI: Dr. David Bradford)
Funding source: National Heart Lung and Blood Institute
Dates: 7/1/04-5/31/2007
Total award: $551,602

Effect of FDA Boxed Warnings and Public Information on Pharmaceutical Use
Funding source: DHHS/Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Dates: 9/1/07—8/31/2011
Total award: $1,171,291

Medication Safety in Primary Care Practice—Translating Research into Practice
Funding source: Agency for Health Care Research and Quality
Dates: 10/1/07—9/30/10
Total award: $1,199,648

William Simpson, MD
Bioterrorism Training and Curriculum Development Program (BTCDP)
Funding source: Health Resources and Services Administration
Dates: 9/1/2003-8/31/2008
Total award: $866,605

Terrence Steyer, MD
DTC Advertising Effect on Adherence to Statin Therapy (PI: Dr. David Bradford)
Funding source: National Heart Lung and Blood Institute
Dates: 7/1/04-5/31/2007
Total award: $551,602



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