MUSC FLEX Research Elective

FLEX Research Elective

The Diversity in Addiction Research Training (DART) Program offers FLEX Research Elective for medical students at MUSC.

Select students will be matched with a mentor who will work closely with and guide the student through a research project. Students will gain experience collecting data, running analyses, scientific writing and training through weekly didactic seminars and journal club meetings alongside other DART trainees.

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This program is open only to MUSC College of Medicine FLEX Students. The deadline for 2025 DART FLEX Program applications is Tuesday, October 1, 2024. 

Application materials:

• CV
• Letter of Interest - Please describe your research interests in your Letter of Interest
• 1 Letter of Recommendation 

Notices of selection will be e-mailed. 

Questions? Please contact DART Program Coordinator, Hailey Britt. 

DART FLEX Trainees  

2024

Priyanka Rao

Mentored by Lisa McTeague, Ph.D.

Final Project: mPFC Theta Burst Stimulation as a Treatment Tool for Alcohol Use Disorder: A Safety, Feasibility and Acceptability Study

Angela Schmugge

Mentored by Liz Santa Ana, Ph.D.

Final Project: Impact of Cognitive Impairment on Treatment for Substance Use Disorder Among Homeless Veterans: A Descriptive Study

2023

Angela Bailey Hice
Mentored by Amber Jarnecke, Ph.D.
Final Project: Examining Neural Activation Associated with Sex and Craving Among Individuals with Alcohol Use Disorders and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

2022

Jelissa Suarez
Mentored by Tom Uhde, M.D. & Alison Wilkerson, Ph.D.
Research focus: Literature Review of Autonomic Impairment Identified in Central Disorders of Hypersomnolence

Sonali Parmar
Mentored by Lisa McTeague, Ph.D.
Final Project: An Open Label Study to Assess the Feasibility and Tolerability of Accelerated Intermittent Theta Burst Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for Post-Partum Depression

Chris Baltimore
Mentored by Lisa McTeague, Ph.D.
Final Project: Dose Response of Accelerated Intermittent Theta Burst Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) to Promote Cognitive Performance and Resilience Among Healthy Participants

2020

Peter Leahy
Mentored by Erin McClure, Ph.D. and Rachel Tomko, Ph.D.
Final Project: Brief-Wisdm as Predictor of Cue-Induced Craving in the Real World

Julia Rodes
Mentored by Kelly Barth, D.O., Taylor Crouch, Ph.D., and Jeffrey Borckardt, Ph.D.
Final Project: Gender Differences in Outcomes of Interdisciplinary Pain Rehabilitation

Layne Walker
Mentored by Lisa McTeague, Ph.D.
Final Project: Assessment of Social and Emotional Needs After Stroke