COLLEGE OF MEDICINE
Continuing Medical Education (CME)
| Robert Malcolm, M.D. Associate Dean for Continuing Medical Education malcolmr@musc.edu 67 President St., PH459 876-1925 | ![]() | Oversight of the CME in the College of Medicine which awards credit, manages conferences and meetings for physicians who have completed residency and seek continuing education to enhance their practice skills and maintain certifications and licenses. |
| Odessa Ussery, M.Ed., CCMEP Director of CME usseryo@musc.edu 19 Hagood Avenue, Suite 1004 876-1925 | ![]() | Plans and directs the accreditation of the overall MUSC College of Medicine CME program to ensure the full compliance with the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), AMA, OIG and PDA guidelines and policies. Directs and manages staff responsible for the CME activities certified and managed by MUSC College of Medicine. |
| Pam Benjamin Senior CME Coordinator benjamin@musc.edu 19 Hagood Avenue, Suite 1004 876-1929 | ![]() | Responsible for development, implementation and management of continuing medical education activities for healthcare providers designed for local, state, regional and national audiences. This includes CME activities presented by MUSC departments and divisions and non-accredited organizations at state and national levels. Development of workshops and web based activities to assist all CME Activity Directors in achieving a high level of compliance with MUSC, ACCME, AMA policies and procedures. |
| Valerie Morton CME Business Manager mortonv@musc.edu 19 Hagood Avenue, Suite 1004 876-1930 | ![]() | Responsible for managing financial information for the office, monitoring budgets, developing reports and fincancial statements for all CME activities. |
| Elizabeth Gossen Program Coordinator gossen@musc.edu 19 Hagood Avenue, Suite 1004 876-1925 | ![]() | Coordinates live conferences and responsible for managing the CME for all of the RSS (Regularly Scheduled Series) that are accredited by our office. |
| Shirley Maxwell Assistant Financial Coordinator maxwells@musc.edu 19 Hagood Avenue, Suite 1004 876-1925 | ![]() | Assists with general procurement and fiscal affairs of the Office of Continuing Medical Education. Responsibilities include assisting with processes of receiving funds and/or payments for the unit to include registration fees, educational grants, exhibit fees, reimbursements, transfers and other various types. Assists with reporting and accounting of continuing medical education activities. |
| Courtney Fraylick CME Support Specialist fraylic@musc.edu 19 Hagood Avenue, Suite 1004 876-1925 | ![]() | Provides administrative assistance for CME activities (conferences, workshops, grand rounds, online and enduring materials). Is responsible for layout and design of CME conference promotional materials. Responsible for compilation and dissemination of all conference and workshop activity evaluations. Responds to requests for conference information. Maintains the calendar of events/activities on Office of CME web site. Co-producer of on-line newsletter for the Office of CME. |
| Tina Kehoe, MAEd, CCMEP Education Research Coordinator kehoet@musc.edu 19 Hagood Avenue, Suite 1004 876-1926 | ![]() | Conducts educational research and develops web based tools for the purpose of 1) identifying needs/practice gaps of physicians and other health professionals to determine content of Continuing Medical Education (CME) activities and 2) assessing educational outcomes of continuing medical education activities. Provides guidance concerning development of educational methods related to adult learning theories and the formulation of curricula for various educational areas. |









