DART Program

The Drug Abuse Research Training (DART) Program at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) is directed by Dr. Sudie Back, Dr. Sarah Book, Dr. Kelly Barth, Dr. Colleen Halliday, and Dr. Kathleen Brady. The DART Program offers three research training opportunities.

The Resident Research Track can be integrated within any of the three main residency programs and encompasses the last one or two years of residency training. The goal of the research training program is to increase the number of psychiatrists with the skills to conduct patient-oriented research as independently funded investigators. The program accomplishes its objectives within the same four-year time period required for clinical training and board certification in psychiatry. In addition, the training format qualifies residents for the new NIH Clinical Research Loan Repayment Program initiative.

The DART Program also offers a 10-week Summer Research Fellowship for undergraduate, graduate and medical students and a 8-week FLEX Research Elective for MUSC medical students.

For additional information, please contact us at DART@musc.edu.

• Residency Program
• Summer Program
• Mentor Pool
• FLEX Research Elective
• Application Guidelines
• Didactic Seminars
• Trainee Publications
• Trainee Presentations

2025 DART Summer Research Day

Friday, July 25th, 2025

In Person at MUSC's Institute of Psychiatry

Keynote Address

Kevin Gray, M.D.

Friday, July 25, 10:00a.m. - 11:00a.m. EDT

Presented virtually via Zoom and in-person at the Institute of Psychiatry at the Medical University of South Carolina.

DART Research Resources

SCTR Resources

The South Carolina Clinical and Translational Research Institute offers many resources and services to support research at MUSC.

Research Tools
Includes links to SPARC Requests for consultations, REDCap access, Palmetto Profiles and more. 

MUSC Approval Plan for Research (MAP-R)
MAP-R is a tool designed to guide researchers through the approval process for their research project. 

SCTR Funding Opportunities
A hub of sources of funding for researchers at various levels in their career, as well as a link to MUSC's Office of Research Development's Funding Portal.