BIRCWH Scholars Innovation Program (BSIP)

Overview

In 2022, MUSC SCORE received funding to establish and lead the nation’s first BIRCWH Scholars Innovation Program (BSIP). The mission of the BSIP is to provide training and mentorship centered in the critical public health intersection of substance use, substance use disorder, and women’s health research. It is open to current and post 1-year BIRCWH, NIDA K12, and SCORE Career Enhancement Core (CEC) scholars.

BSIP activities are led by its steering committee members:

Kathleen Brady, MD, PhD: BSIP PI, MUSC SCORE MPI                                      Karen Hartwell, MD: BSIP Program Director
Jakie McGinty, PhD: MUSC BIRCWH PI
Aimee McRae-Clark, PharmD: MUSC SCORE MPI
Connie Guille, MD, MSCR: Reproductive Psychiatry, SCORE Project Co-PI
Jenna McCauley, PhD: Opioid Research, Remote Learning

Aims

BSIP resources are available to BIRCWH, NIDA K12 and SCORE CEC scholars nationwide. These resources consist of three core components that offer opportunities for BIRCWH scholars to:  Description of BSIP aims

(1) Participate in an engaging didactic series regarding key topics related to sex and gender differences in substance use disorders, as well the impact of substance use on women throughout the lifespan.
(2) Request consultation or mentorship to assist and/or guide the integration of substance use/use  disorder foci into their research portfolio.
(3) Receive critical feedback on grant proposals germane to women’s health and substance use disorders via either grant review or mock study section review.

Didactics

Our didactic series began in January 2023, occurring virtually every third Tuesday of the month. Sessions are open to anyone interested in attending.  Attendees have the opportunity to earn 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™ (per monthly session).  The 2023 schedule is below, with all sessions being held from 1:00-2:00PM EST.  Please email Amanda Wagner to obtain Zoom link/calendar invites.

Date

Topic

Presenter

Affiliation

1/17/2023

Inclusion of sex, gender & substance use in research

Kathleen Brady, MD, PhD

MUSC

 

2/21/2023

Neurobiology of addiction

Carmela Reichel, PhD

MUSC

 

3/21/2023

Sex differences in neurobiology

Jill Becker, PhD

Univ. of Michigan

 

4/18/2023

Screening, diagnosis & treatment for OUD

Kelly Barth, DO

MUSC

 

5/16/2023

Sex differences in pre-clinical neuropsychiatric research

Marianne Seney, PhD

Pitt

 

6/20/2023

Effects of abused substances on the developing brain

Gregg Stanwood, PhD

FSU

 

7/18/2023

Panel with funding agency representatives

multiple

ORWH, NIDA, NICHD, PCORI, HRSA, etc.

 

8/15/2023

Substance use in adolescence

Kevin Gray, MD

Lindsay Squeglia, PhD


MUSC

 

9/19/2023

Overdose prevention

Jean Ko, PhD

CDC

 

10/17/2023

Addressing Public and Self-Stigma

Patrick Corrigan, PsyD

IL Institute of Technology

 

11/21/2023

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion panel

Cristina Lopez, PhD
Colleen Halliday, PhD
Aria Crump, ScD
Charity Watkins, PhD, MSW

MUSC

MUSC

NIDA

DUKE BIRCWH

 

12/19/2023

Perinatal substance use & mental health

Connie Guille, MD, MSCR

MUSC

 

BSIP Learning Management System is here! picture of an open laptop with graphs on the screen       
BSIP resources and requests are now centrally housed in a comprehensive learning management platform to which all BSIP scholars have access. This  platform contains archived BSIP didactic lectures, BSIP mentor and scholar profiles, online request form for consultation and mentorship, and a growing list of substance use disorder research resources. Eventually we plan to add grant review and mock study section requests via this platform.  If you are a BSIP scholar who needs platform log-in credentials, please email Amanda Wagner.

 

If you are interested in learning more about BSIP, please contact the SCORE Program Manager, Amanda Wagner, at wagne@musc.edu.