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USC/DSC Site

DIABETES INITIATIVE OF SC  -  UNIVERSITY OF SC SITE


Mission:

The DSC/USC Site was established in 1998 to create, identify, and integrate programs of the Diabetes Initiative of South Carolina in the Midlands Area.

Please visit the USC/DSC website:
http://diabetesinitiative.med.sc.edu

For information, contact:
Elizabeth Todd Heckel, MSW, CDE
USC/DSC Program Director
3209 Colonial Drive
Columbia, SC  29203
elizabeth.todd@palmettohealth.org
(803) 434-2442
Fax: (803) 434-7529

The DSC/USC Site consists of a 12 member Governing Committee which collaborates, facilitates, and integrates programs of diabetes research, patient care and education at the University of South Carolina.  All members collaborate or serve on the Diabetes Initiative of South Carolina Board.


USC/DSC Governing Committee

MemberRepresenting
Ali Rizvi, MD, CDE

Chairman, DSC/USC Governing Committee; USC, Department of Internal Medicine

Steve Barnette, MD

Private Practice; Fairfield Medical Associates, Winnsboro

Xiaoyan Bu, PhDUSC, School of Nursing
K. Sue Haddock, PhDWJB Dorn VA Medical Center
Elizabeth Todd Heckel, MSW, CDEProgram Director, USC/DSC Site, USC, Department of Family/Preventive Medicine
David Keisler, MDUSC, Department of Family/Preventive Medicine
Kay McFarland, MDUSC, Department of Internal Medicine
Dero Myers, PhDUSC, School of Medicine, WS Hall Psychiatric Institute
Al Pakalnis, MDUSC, Department of Ophthalmology
Sharm Steadman, PharmD, CDEUSC, School of Medicine, Department of Family/Preventive Medicine



































Ongoing Projects:

  • Leadership for Camp Adam Fisher, SC's camp for children with diabetes: www.campadamfisher.com
  • Facilitation and collaboration of USC and MUSC Faculty into DSC Councils/Grants
  • 3rd Year Family Medicine Clerkship Experiential Project
  • Collaborative research projects with MUSC

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