Overture West Ashley is a 55+ apartment community for active adults, located off Savannah Hwy on Coburg Rd, just down the road from the Coburg Cow. Overture has introduced a fresh perspective on 55+ living for the Charleston area. By offering a maintenance-free lifestyle, residents experience newfound freedom and the ability to craft each day as they see fit.

 

Not only is Overture West Ashley’s goal to provide a healthy, well-balanced life for those over the age of 55, but to connect their residents to the larger Charleston community. By partnering with MUSC, Overture West Ashley’s goal is to touch the community on a broader scale. Given the effect of the pandemic on the senior community, Overture understands the importance of showing all groups love and support during this difficult time, especially those that are also at-risk.

 

That’s why the Overture community decided to participate in MUSC’s Valentine’s Day Card Event this year. The residents at Overture West Ashley are participating in a card making class before sending the cards off to the patients at MUSC. Mary Kate Malinowski, one of the sales consultants at Overture West Ashley, is spearheading the event with support from the community’s dedicated lifestyle coordinator, Madison Reid.

 

For more information on Overture West Ashley, you can visit their website at OvertureWestAshley.com or give them a call at 843-647-7635.

The President's Values in Action awards recognize five deserving employees who demonstrate MUSC's five values: compassion, respect, innovation, collaboration and integrity. As an institution and as individuals, our commitment to these values has never been more important as we navigate our way through a global pandemic.

 

All employees should have received an email from Press Ganey with a link for our annual MUSC Employee Engagement Survey. The survey will be open through Feb. 22. I would like to remind you that the survey is completely confidential and an important measure of what we’re doing well and where we can improve. We are aware that the pandemic has had an effect on nearly everything in our work environment in the last year. As you answer, I encourage you to offer input that is reflective of the overall environment at MUSC and in your work area. 

All survey data will be kept on a Press Ganey server and will not be accessible by anyone at MUSC, MUSCP, or MUHA.  Press Ganey must receive all responses by 5:00 pm, Monday, February 22, 2021.

 

For technical or password assistance, feel free to contact the Press Ganey Help Desk at hdesk@pressganey.com or 1-800-849-2292 option 1.

 

If you have questions regarding the survey, please contact: Frances Glanville at glanvilf@musc.edu

Beginning February 1, 2021, the annual mandatory online lessons for all employees/care team members in MyQuest were assigned. MyQuest reminder emails and this notification are the only confirmations you will receive pertaining your mandatory assignments.

All of the annual mandatory training modules must be completed no later than June 30, 2021. Employees who fail to complete annual mandatory training requirements will be subject to disciplinary actions. If you have any questions, please email the MyQuest Administrators at myquesthelp@musc.edu.

Addiction Sciences Division

 

Assistant Professor/Psychologist (UNIV, Full-Time): This position is for a clinical psychologist who will be working as a faculty member at the Medical University of South Carolina in the Outpatient Clinic of the Addiction Sciences Division of the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, providing individual and group therapy to individuals with addiction-related and other psychiatric illnesses and their families. 

 

Open Rank/Assistant Professor (UNIV, Full-Time): The successful applicant for this position will have either an MD or a PhD degree and will be expected to have an established and independent research program that will interface with the multidisciplinary NIAAA P50 Charleston Alcohol Research Center at MUSC. 

 

Open Rank/Professor (UNIV, Full-Time): The successful applicant for this position will have either an MD or a PhD degree and will be expected to have an established and independent research program that will interface with the multidisciplinary NIAAA P50 Charleston Alcohol Research Center at MUSC.

 

Psychiatry Hospitalist Division

 

Open Rank - Psychiatry (UNIV, Full-Time): Candidate must be a psychiatrist with the ability to hold an unrestricted license to practice in South Carolina. The candidate must be board-eligible or board-certified if having completed residency training greater than five years ago. Candidate will be a member of the Psychiatry Hospitalist Division and provide inpatient care on a general adult psychiatry unit and provide coverage across other inpatient areas as needed. Candidate will provide care as a Consult Liaison, and have research coverage. *Note: This position is coded under an ECT identifier through Human Resources; however, it is not ECT for doctors. This position is for the Psychiatry Hospitalist Division.

Resilience is the process of adapting in the face of adversity. Strengthening coping strategies to bolster resilience can help improve quality of daily life, enhance competence in managing life stressors, and prevent the development of long-term health complications. This workshop will provide an overview of stress and resilience as well as offer several practical approaches to coping and fostering compassion for oneself.

 

Education Credits Available

The South Carolina Board of Examiners in Psychology will approve 6.0 Category A Credit(s).

 

The South Carolina Board of Examiners for Licensure of Professional Counselor, Marriage and Family Therapists and Psycho-Educational Specialists will approve 6.0 hours of continuing education credit(s). Permanent sponsorship approval # 97.

 

The Medical University of South Carolina’s Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Office of Continuing Education approves this live activity for a maximum of 6.0 APA CE credit(s). Psychologists should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Who Should Attend

This conference is designed for professionals who support and provide coping and resilience strategies. We invite mental health providers (MSWs, LMFTs, LPCs, psychologists, psychiatrists, psychiatric nurses, APP) as well as mental health students (residents, grad students, interns, postdocs, nursing students) to register to attend.

Registration rates available for APA credit, general continuing education credits, and a student/trainees. The 2021 Fostering Resiliency After Adversity Workshop will be hosted virtually. All log-in details will be provided after registration is completed.

 

Speakers

Tenelle O. Jones LMFT, LAC, Human Service Coordinator, National Crime Victims’ Research & Treatment Center, Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Medical University of South Carolina

 

Melissa E. Milanak, PhD, Clinic Coordinator, Sleep & Anxiety Treatment & Research Program (SATRP), Associate Professor, Education & Training Program, Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Medical University of South Carolina

 

Alyssa Rheingold, PhD, Vice Chair of Research, Associate Director of Administration and Director of Clinical Operations at the NCVC and Co-Director of the Sleep and Anxiety Treatment and Research Program, Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Medical University of South Carolina

 

 

Questions? Email the CECAR Team or call 843-792-0175 with any questions you may have about the Resiliency Workshop

Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science's

Executive Committee for Research and Research Administration (ECRRA) Announcement:

 

Special Issue Call for Papers: Impact of COVID-19 on Mental Health

 

COVID-19 has had a dramatic impact on mental health across the world, both because of the direct effects of the virus on various facets of brain and immune function, as well as the effects of economic, social and life style disruption. Biological Psychiatry: Global Open Science (BP:GOS) plans a special issue devoted to understanding both the direct and indirect impacts of COVID-19 on mental health across the world, with a particular focus on prospective biological predictors and outcomes that may mediate or moderate the relationship of COVID-19’s influence on mental health, as well as studies of the mechanisms by which COVID-19 infection or associated impacts contribute to new onset mental health challenges or exacerbate pre-existing conditions. Treatment studies that link directly to COVID-19 are also welcome. The Journal is interested in empirical work or reviews focused on populations across the lifespan, as well as directly relevant animal work.

 

We invite submission for March 1, 2021, with a goal of publishing the special issue in August 2021. All submissions will be peer reviewed. Authors should indicate that the submission is intended for the special issue. For questions, contact the editorial office at BPGOS@sobp.org.

Program for Researchers Affected by Pandemic

 

COVID-19 Voucher Program

The College of Medicine, Hollings Cancer Center, and South Carolina Clinical & Translational Research Institute (SCTR) are pleased to offer a new funding opportunity open to all MUSC tenured and tenure track faculty members whose research has been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Funding of up to $2,000 is available to help investigators gather preliminary data for inclusion in a grant proposal by covering the cost of supplies and/or core and laboratory services; pay for publication costs; or develop a translational focus to their research. Vouchers cannot be used to fund computer purchases, PI or staff salary, or travel. These funds will be distributed through SCTR. A total of $200,000 is available to support these awards.

 

Who is eligible?

To be eligible to receive a voucher an individual must be a tenured or tenure-track faculty member and serve as PI on an active research grant. A faculty member can receive only one COVID voucher.

 

Apply

To apply for a voucher, select the COVID-19 Voucher Program in SPARCRequest. Awards will be made on a rolling basis until all funds are expended.

The long-awaited COVID-19 vaccines have started arriving at  MUSC Health. The vaccine is not mandatory, but it is highly encouraged. 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.

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

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. 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.

 

• Self-Monitoring App
• Self-Monitoring Log

 

Given the COVID-19 pandemic and until further notice, all volunteers and observers are barred from participation in departmental and MH-ICCE based activities. If there are circumstances wherein this policy causes a significant and critical issue, it should be brought to my attention for consideration of a written waiver (on an individual basis) of this policy.

Please see the calendar below for a list of diversity & inclusion offerings from the Office of Training and Intercultural Education.