OneMUSC Impact Story Archive

People gather outside in a beautiful garden with cafe lights overhead.

New Era

New era: MUSC Urban Farm to undergo metamorphosis.

Dr. Teresa Kelechi leaning on a desk near a window.

Nursing Award

Dr. Teresa Kelechi is inducted into the International Nurse Researcher Hall of Fame in recognition of the broad impact her research has had on patient care.

A close up of a health care worked holding the hands of an older patient.

A Four-decade mission

Global Palliative Care

Almost 25 years ago Pat Coyne visited Tanzania to help with a pain management problem. Four decades – and dozens of countries – later, he's still at it.

All three boys wearing blue superhero costumes, with yellow stars on front and a red cape.

Friends with broken hearts

Three MUSCeteers

Jackson, Lino and Bennett got their nickname because they are inseparable. And it's that bond that might just be the edge they need to beat the odds.

a scientist sits at his desk surrounded by notes

Novel breast cancer drug

Breast Cancer Drug Development

A Hollings researcher's startup got a Small Business Technology Transfer grant to develop triple negative breast cancer findings into a potential drug.

Woman wearing a floral dress and glasses smiles standing by an IV stand.

Advancing treatments

Sickle Cell Disease

Researchers at MUSC are making strong advances toward better treatments and cures for sickle cell disease.

a woman points off camera in a goofy manner while another woman looks at her and laughs

Cancer Survivor

Looking on the Bright Side

Ovarian cancer patient Carol “Sully” Sullivan chose to make every day a good day.

Two men bend over to strap a young man into a three-wheeled cycle outside a school

Giving Back

Pedals Possible

MUSC College of Health Professions supports bicycle program to help kids with special needs.

Dr. Mark George demonstrates how the positioning arm of a transcranial magnetic stimulation machine can be placed on a person's head.

Treating Depression

Personalizing TMS

MUSC professor knows not all treatments are created equal, develops individualized plans.

Woman wearing lab goggles and a white coat looks closely at the label of a vial.

NIH Funding

30 Years of Alcohol Research

The Charleston Alcohol Research Center receives funding through 2025.

LOWVELO

Parker’s Warrior

Michael Mansson will ride in LOWVELO23 in memory of his niece.

Two men and a woman smile while holding awards against a background that says Dr. Earl B. Higgins.

Enhancing Diversity

Employees, Student Honored

Three honorees were celebrated at the 27th annual Earl B. Higgins Diversity in Leadership Awards.

A man stands on a stage speaking to a group in audience

MUSC Speakers at TEDx 2023

TEDx 2023

Three of MUSC’s very own surgeons are speakers at the 10th annual TEDxCharleston event.

microscopic image of cells the green cells are attacking the pink cells and the pink cells are dying and turning black

Cancer Research

Molecule Fights Cancer

An MUSC Hollings Cancer Center team has created what members believe to be among the first small molecules designed to stimulate immune cells to fight cancer.

three women pose in front of head-height letters DDW

Uterine Cancer

Sister Scientists' Discovery

Using the power of bioinformatics, cancer researchers find possible cause behind uterine cancer.

Dr. Joseph Schoepf is standing and resting his arm on a machine. He is wearing a white doctor's coat.

Coronary Artery Disease

Noninvasive Heart Check

MUSC helps test a new, better approach to testing for coronary artery disease.

Little girl lying on bed laughs while doctor looks at her feet.

A Quest for Answers

Long COVID Research

Kids at MUSC Children’s Health play important role in helping scientists figure out effects of long COVID.

Make-A-Wish

Dreams Coming True

MUSC Shawn Jenkins Children’s Hospital hosted granting of Make-A-Wish South Carolina 4,000th wish.

STEM-CREW team members. From the left: Rachel Simmons, coordinator; Angela Passarelli, Ph.D., coaching director; Carol Feghali-Bostwick, Ph.D., principal investigator; Jesse Goodwin, Ph.D., chief innovation officer; and Tammy Loucks, SCTR science development officer

So She Did

Innovation's Changing Face

A new initiative receives funding to increase the number of women entrepreneurs.

A female police officer laughs as a fluffy dog approaches

Round of A-Paws

Paws-itive Reinforcement

The annual Blessing of the Therapy Dogs event, in Charleston, spotlights human and canine volunteers.

portrait of a man standing in front of a whiteboard with writing on it

A Promising Phenomenon

Connection in Cancers?

One researcher's pioneering work in colon cancer offers promising hope for other cancers.

Closeup of an elderly woman's blue eyes. iStock

Restoring Vision

Recharging eye cells’ batteries may restore vision for patients with age-related macular degeneration

A woman gives a little boy a vaccine as his mother holds him

Pediatrics Vaccines

Little Shots

MUSC begins offering COVID-19 vaccines to kids under the age of 5

family medicine doctor, prostate cancer researcher and leader for diversity equity and inclusion at Hollings Cancer Center Nicholas Shungu leans on a tall table at a restaurant and smiles

Focus on Equity

Cancer Equity Focus

Family doctor appointed head of diversity, equity and inclusion at Hollings

Photo collage featuring four shots of the same man in a variety of close up poses

Positive Exposure

Photographer and MUSC dentist partner to celebrate patients with special health care needs

a group of people stands in a semi circle listening as a woman holds up part of a plant

Day at the Farm

Home-visiting program for new families takes field trip to local farm

Hands wearing purple globes process donate donated breast milk at the Mothers Milk Bank.

Milk Bank Donations

Outpouring of Support

Mother’s Milk Bank received so many donations that milk is available the public

Diversity leaders celebrated

Diversity Leaders Celebrated

MUSC students and employees recognized for leading by example

The toll of war on the world

Global Health

Panel explores effects of wars in Ukraine and elsewhere on people’s health

Patient-centered approach

Patient-Centered Approach

Greer Albergotti, M.D., takes multidisciplinary approach to treating head and neck cancer

a woman in a red volunteer polo sits at a piano and plays

A gift through loss

Musical Gift

Pet therapy volunteer lost her dog but found a new way to help.

closeup of two women in hairnets on opposite sides of table scooping from large bins of rice

World of flavors

World of Flavors

Two dietetic interns organized 162 volunteers to pack meals for children in Haiti.

Sophia Sourlis, a woman in a khaki jacket and Yoda hat, puts her arms in the air on stage

Match Day 2022

College of Medicine students learn where they’ll continue training.

a baby lies in a hospital bed, tubes coming from his nose, his head encased in lime green bandages that are decorated with little balloon cutouts

Beyond emergency

'Beyond Emergency Surgery'

Lifesaving neurosurgery result of teamwork, communication.

a young woman in a mask and gloves uses wipes to clean a large plastic T rex

Helping hands

Helping Hands

MUSC Charleston employees and leaders pitch in to support colleagues.

Woman therapist with young girl in office

Technology easing pain

TACHL

MUSC program leverages technology to improve population health

a little girl with beads and bows in her hair puts on a pair of glasses, looking at a smiling man who crouches down to be at eye level; behind them Sir Purr, the Carolina Panthers mascot, looms

Seeing the future

Seeing the Future

MUSC partnership brings vision care to local students

Heather Hill is manifesting the nasal swabs that come into the lab. All the samples that come in from other locations is put on a manifest list that they check to make sure that what comes in is actually what’s in the bag.

Working around the clock

‘We’re here 24/7’

COVID testing lab Shifts to 24/7 operations amidst a surge

Pediatric neurosurgery

'Beyond Emergency Surgery'

Lifesaving neurosurgery couldn’t have happened without communication, teamwork

Children playing in the MUSC urban garden. Photograph by Sarah Pack.

Tackling childhood obesity

Tackling Childhood Obesity

A school-based wellness intervention offers a menu of customizable initiatives.

a man in blue scrubs opens a dental instrument kit in front of an empty exam chair

Ryan White Dental Clinic

MUSC dental students are now providing care to HIV patients at the Ryan White Wellness Center of Charleston in West Ashley.

Dr. Janae Sweeney stands in the biorepository at South Carolina State University

Expansion Improves Service

Biorepository Expands

A collaborative biorepository project is expanding to reach more medically underserved communities.

From Left to Right: Assistant Director of Science Communications Dr. Matthew Greseth, CGS Dean Dr. Paula Traktman, and SC-SWIFT interns Julia Lefler and Catherine Mills.

Communication in Science

Communicating Science

Science communications internship in the College of Graduate Studies helps scientists in training to share research with the general public.

A first at MUSC

Welcoming Quadruplets

Meet Ava, Blake, Colby and Colt – the adorable first quadruplets born at MUSC Shawn Jenkins Children’s Hospital.

a man in a Clemson orange shirt and purple mask administers a vaccine to a man sitting in the drivers seat of a pickup truck

Healthy Me - Healthy SC

Rural health fair

Healthy Me – Healthy SC kicked off a rural health fair initiative in Blackville this month.

Homeless Seniors

Homeless Help

The number of homeless older adults who lack essential supplies is growing. MUSC’S Center on Aging is part of a team working to fill those needs.

rendering of CAR-T-cells attacking and killing a cancer cell

CART-T-Cell Therapy

CAR-T-Cell Therapy

A multidisciplinary Hollings team is collaborating on a project to make CAR-T-cell therapy safer and more effective.

Diverse group of young people talking and looking at a computer screen.

Expanding Research

New Partnership

MUSC, technical colleges partner to increase access to health care education, mentorship and personalized advising.

DeAndre White gets COVID vaccine from Charleston County School District nurse Maureen Counasse at Laing Middle School.

Protecting Children

Student Shots

"We've been waiting for this," says one mother at first in series of middle school COVID-19 vaccine clinics.

Photograph of someone engaging with MUSC Health Virtual Care

Work To Do

Rapid Response

MUSC Health rapidly adapted telehealth technologies to meet the needs of its patients during the pandemic.

Kelli Garber, MSN, APRN, lead nurse practitioner & clinical integration specialist at the Medical University of South Carolina Center for Telehealth, consulting with a school nurse, telepresenter and student via a telehealth cart.

Reducing ED Visits

Asthma Aid

Kids with asthma who had access to school-based telehealth were 21% less likely to visit the emergency department.

Strategic Alignment

Healthy Me - Healthy SC

Healthy Me - Healthy SC improves access to COVID-19 testing and helps fight health disparities

OneMUSC Impact Story Archive

New Era

Nursing Award

Global Palliative Care

Three MUSCeteers

Breast Cancer Drug Development

Sickle Cell Disease

Looking on the Bright Side

Pedals Possible

Personalizing TMS

30 Years of Alcohol Research

Parker’s Warrior

Employees, Student Honored

TEDx 2023

Molecule Fights Cancer

Sister Scientists' Discovery

Noninvasive Heart Check

Long COVID Research

Dreams Coming True

Innovation's Changing Face

Paws-itive Reinforcement

Connection in Cancers?

Restoring Vision

Little Shots

Cancer Equity Focus

Positive Exposure

Day at the Farm

Outpouring of Support

Diversity Leaders Celebrated

Global Health

Patient-Centered Approach

Musical Gift

World of Flavors

Match Day 2022

'Beyond Emergency Surgery'

Helping Hands

TACHL

Seeing the Future

‘We’re here 24/7’

'Beyond Emergency Surgery'

Tackling Childhood Obesity

Ryan White Dental Clinic

Biorepository Expands

Communicating Science

Welcoming Quadruplets

Rural health fair

Homeless Help

CAR-T-Cell Therapy

New Partnership

Student Shots

Rapid Response

Asthma Aid

Healthy Me - Healthy SC

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