About Our Research

Department of Family Medicine Research Section studies multiple research topics. These topics include how to transform practices so that preventive services are offered more reliably to patients, physicians use medications optimally to manage chronic and acute conditions, and technology expands access to care.

Area of active research include: 

  • Practice transformation and population health
  • Electronic and video visits program development and assessment
  • Underserved populations
  • Medication Assisted Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder
  • PrEP for HIV
  • Behavioral Health
  • Graduate Medical Education
  • Leadership
  • Nutrition
  • Prostate cancer disparities and screening
  • Breast cancer survivors care

Grant Funding

Grant funding is important for any research enterprise. In addition, the ability to garner grant support is an affirmation that the research ideas are promising and deemed worthy by panels of experts. One sign of our success is that the Department of Family Medicine has demonstrated an admirable track record in securing research funding over the past 10 years. Funding has come from a number of prominent sources including federal sources such as the National Institutes of Health/National Cancer Institute, Agency for Health care Research and Quality, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the Health Services Research Administration as well as private foundation support from the Duke Endowment.

Publications

The Department faculty members produce many publications each academic year. These papers include, research publications, clinical reviews, book chapters, and commentaries. Additionally, some faculty members give scholarly presentations regarding research in which they have been involved. 

Clinical Research

The department periodically conducts clinical research programs for which we need volunteers to participate. There are currently no clinical trials being conducted in the Department of Family Medicine. If you are interested in finding out about other research opportunities being offered at MUSC, please visit South Carolina Research Studies Directory and browse by Medical University of South Carolina.

Recent Funded Grants

Vanessa Diaz, MD, MSCR

NIA: Improving Cancer Screening Through A Tailored Technology-Based Intervention
08/15/2020 – 07/31/2025
Develop a predictive model to identify eligible patients at high-risk of not obtaining recommended screening and to facilitate improved shared decision-making

HRSA: Primary Care Training and Enhancement
07/01/16 to 06/30/2021
The purpose of this project is to strengthen the primary care workforce and transform Health care systems by supporting enhanced training for future clinicians, teachers, and researcher.

Telehealth and E-Visits
to 08/31/2026
State and MUSC Telehealth

Marty Player, MD, MSCR

Tele PrEP
to 08/31/2026
MUSC Telehealth

Tucker Price, MD, PhD

NCI
08/01/2020 o 07/31/2024
Internet Delivery Management of Pain Among Cancer Treatment Survivors

Anita Ramsetty, MD, CCMS

Duke Endowment
06/01/2020 - 05/31/2023
Identify and Address Social Determinants of Health among Primary Care Patients

Josiah Macy, Jr. Foundation
09/01/2019 – 08/31/2020
Development of an Integrated Curriculum in Underserved Medicine with a Focus on Food Insecurity

SC Department of Health and Human Services
07/01/2018 – 06/30/2020
Primary Care of Uninsured Patients

Cristin Adam, DO, MPH

SCTA Telehealth Grant Pilot Project
08/01/2019
Iterative intervention development and feasibility testing of a smoking cessation e-visit for individuals experiencing homelessness