Experiences at Medical University of South Carolina

President of MUSC's Information Technology group for 1997. Support over 50 investigators in the creation, collection, analysis and reporting of MS-SQL databases using Access, Visual Basic for Applications and Active Server Pages. Install and manage NT Servers, IIS web sites and dozens of NT/Win9x workstations for use by investigators. A - Z hardware maintenance from building PC's from scratch to repair. Taught weekly classes for investigators, nurses and the administration to enhance computer literacy. Created over 600 Powerpoint slides for the successful award of two $12 million grants. Design and manage automated computer systems for the Hypertension unit. Programmed Labview software for data acquisition from study patients in real time, including post processing of data into databases, statistical programs, charting/presentation packages and spreadsheets....

* Migrate Microsoft SQL 2000 Server databases over to Debian Linux / Postgresql database with PHP interface to web pages
* Design data entry and reporting pages
* Assure HIPAA compliance of collected data
* Manage multiple Linux servers running Debian and Fedora including creation of Postgresql and MySQL databases, import of data, writing backup routines and developing backup strategies
* Legal oversight on Trademark applications for EMR system, contract submissions for offsite backup servers, patient Lab submission interface contracts with Labcorp and Quest Diagnostics
* Wrote all documentation for EMR system and did all alpha/beta testing on the product
* Install 60 workstations and provide support at 30 clinics around the state for the Hypertensive Initiative...

Project Coordinator for two federally funded grants:
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) funded grant to establish a center as part of the National Child Traumatic Stress Network (NCTSN). The intended purpose of the center is to facilitate collaboration with other NCTSN and community centers with the goal of developing, evaluating, and disseminating evidence-based, trauma focused treatments for children who have been exposed to traumatic events.
Duties Include:
??? Creation and submission of quarterly progress reports to the NCTSN
??? Tracking and reporting on the status of the grant's six projects
??? Design and upkeep of a web-based survey program which allowed project coordinators to log presentations and trainings given as part of the grant
??? Input of detailed patient records to an online NCTSN database
And, Project Coordinator on a NIH/NIMH funded pilot study designed to examine the transportability of an evidence based cognitive behavioral therapy for sexually abused children to community based mental health centers.
Duties Include:
??? Literature review
??? Database creation, management, and input using SPSS, Access, and Excel
??? Pre-screening potential participants though forensic information gathered at local child advocacy centers
??? Recruitment and facilitation of ongoing contact with participants
??? Administration of structured interviews and self-report measures to parents, children and therapists
??? Clinical chart reviews
??? Supervision of volunteer research assistants
??? Administrative tasks requiring fluency with the Microsoft Office suite...