DSC Midlands Site
DIABETES INITIATIVE OF SC - MIDLANDS SITE
Mission:
The DSC Midlands 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 DSC Midlands 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 Midlands 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.
DSC Midlands Site Governing Committee | |
| Member | Representing |
| Ali Rizvi, MD, CDE | Chairman, DSC/USC Governing Committee; USC, Department of Internal Medicine |
| Steve Barnette, MD | |
| K. Sue Haddock, PhD | WJB Dorn VA Medical Center |
| Elizabeth Todd Heckel, MSW, CDE | Program Director, USC/DSC Site, USC, Department of Family/Preventive Medicine |
| Constance Hopkins, BSN, MN, CDE | In-patient Diabetes Education |
| David Keisler, MD | USC, Department of Family/Preventive Medicine |
| Kay McFarland, MD | USC, Department of Internal Medicine |
| Anwar Merchant, ScD, MPH, DO | USC, Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics |
| Dero Myers, PhD | USC Department of Neuropsychiatry |
| Al Pakalnis, MD | USC, Department of Ophthalmology |
| Sharm Steadman, PharmD, CDE | USC, School of Medicine, Department of Family/Preventive Medicine |
| Rebecca Wrenn, MS, RD, LD | SC DHEC, Office of Public Health Nutrition Program Coordinator |
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