Partners

Community partners are vital members of the broader CTN team. Close collaboration with our community partners ensures that CTN trials are conducted in “real-world” settings to maximize the relevance and practice-readiness of any treatment we evaluate. The SCN is fortunate to work with a wonderful group of community partners across the state of South Carolina and the Southeastern region.

Map of SCN's statewide partners and affiliates 
The SCN team has developed deep and robust statewide collaborations.

DAODAS

The Department of Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Services (DAODAS) is the South Carolina government agency charged with ensuring quality services to prevent or reduce the negative consequences of substance use and addictions.  The mission of DAODAS is to ensure the availability and quality of a continuum of substance use services, thereby improving the health status, safety, and quality of life of individuals, families, and communities across South Carolina.

SC AHEC 

The South Carolina AHEC builds and supports the healthcare workforce South Carolina needs through a focus on recruiting, retaining, and educating healthcare professionals. South Carolina AHEC connects students and professionals with the tools, training, and resources necessary to provide quality healthcare, with a focus on primary care for rural and underserved communities. This is done through a variety of programs, starting with students in high school and progressing through college, health professions training programs, and graduate medical education. Then, once providers are practicing professionals, programs support the recruitment and retention of providers, as well as continuing professional development and access to education and other services via telehealth. Finally, the Office for Healthcare Workforce studies the healthcare workforce needs and trends to inform decision making.

South Carolina Telehealth Alliance

The South Carolina Telehealth Alliance is an unprecedented collaboration of many health systems and providers across the state working together to ensure no South Carolinian is without access to quality health care due to where they live. Some of the partners within the alliance include Greenville Health System, Palmetto Health, McLeod Health, the SC Department of Mental Health, Area Health Education Consortium (AHEC), Palmetto Care Connections, and Educational Television (ETV).

Healthy Me, Healthy SC

Made possible by funds from the South Carolina General Assembly and the support of Gov. Henry McMaster, Healthy Me – Healthy SC benefits from resources specifically designated for health innovations. The program intends to leverage MUSC and Clemson’s collective expertise in education, health and community outreach – as well as the statewide reach of both institutions – to expand health care options to some of the state’s most underserved regions. Utilizing existing locations like the Clemson Cooperative Extension Service, which has a presence in all 46 counties, as well as MUSC Health hospitals in Chester, Florence, Lancaster and Marion counties, Healthy Me – Healthy SC is well-positioned to mobilize health care services on a large scale across rural South Carolina.

MUSC BMIC

The Biomedical Informatics Center (BMIC) was established as a program in 2008 as part of research infrastructure development and investment by MUSC and Health Sciences South Carolina (HSSC). The BMIC includes a dedicated team of Informatics experts, software engineers and research support services under the leadership of Drs. Leslie Lenert and Jihad Obeid. The BMIC has shown tremendous growth in the past three years with current staffing of around 30 individuals that serve projects across the state of South Carolina. This team has an established track record and has been heavily immersed in the development and installation of several research infrastructural systems including the clinical data warehouse (CDW) projects both at MUSC and HSSC, i2b2, electronic consents, Palmetto Profiles, eIRB and several South Carolina Clinical and Translational Research (SCTR) Institute administrative systems.

University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB)

The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) has a strong tradition of supporting innovative basic and clinical research. This is reflected in part by research funding in excess of $400 million per year, ranking UAB 27th in the nation for total federal research funding, and 20th in funding from the NIH alone. Moreover, UAB has been identified by the Carnegie Foundation as one of the top twenty research institutions in the country. The scientific environment provided at UAB has been cultivated and refined to ensure the success of this and all other research projects at UAB.

301 System

The 301 System is a statewide network of local substance abuse agencies that provide prevention, treatment, and recovery services. These 33 local county-level authorities provide direct services to citizens in all 46 counties of the state. Each of the county authorities is licensed by the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control and nationally accredited by CARF: The Rehabilitation Accreditation Commission, a recognized authority on and promoter of quality services for people with disabilities. To date, the SCN has partnered with the following 301 agencies: Charleston Center, Dorchester Alcohol and Drug Commission, Lexington/Richland Alcohol and Drug Abuse Council (LRADAC), Behavioral Health Services of Pickens County, and Circle Park Behavioral Health Services.