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William Basco Jr., MD, Pediatrics, Charleston, SC, MUSC Health University Medical Center

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Pediatrics • Charleston, SC

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Associate Dean for Continuing Medical Education, Director of the Division of General Pediatrics, Medical University of South Carolina

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Summary

  • Dr. William (Bill) Basco, MD, MS is Professor of Pediatrics in the Department of Pediatrics at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC), in Charleston, SC. He completed his medical school training at Louisiana State University in New Orleans, his pediatric residency at the Medical University of South Carolina, and an academic general pediatric fellowship at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Md. Since 2013, he has served as the Director of the Division of General Pediatrics at MUSC where he supervises pediatricians caring for children in outpatient and newborn nursery settings at the Shawn Jenkins Children’s Hospital of MUSC.

    His early career research focused on the medical school selection process. Several publications evaluated potential adverse effects of medical school admission practices on the candidacy of women, minority, and rural medical school applicants.

    Since 2006, his research has focused on pediatric prescribing errors, with funding from AHRQ to evaluate pediatric medication errors and HRSA for opioid prescribing. He has been PI on research grants from AHRQ and HRSA and as a site PI or lead pediatrician on awards from AHRQ, the CDC, SC Medicaid, SC Dept of Health and Environmental Control, and Purdue Pharma. His AHRQ-supported research focused on pediatric ambulatory prescribing errors.

    In January, 2022, he was appointed Associate Dean for Continuing Medical Education. In that role, he has the responsibility for supervising the CME operation of the College of Medicine, with a charge to extend the College of Medicine CME programming to the regional health network of MUSC and affiliated institutions around the state of South Carolina.

Education & Training

  • Medical University of South Carolina
    Medical University of South CarolinaMS, Clinical Research, 2001 - 2004
  • Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
    Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineGeneral Pediatric Academic Faculty Development, 1995 - 1997
  • Medical University of South Carolina
    Medical University of South CarolinaResidency, Pediatrics, 1992 - 1995
  • Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans
    Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New OrleansClass of 1992

Certifications & Licensure

  • SC State Medical License
    SC State Medical License 1993 - 2025
  • FL State Medical License
    FL State Medical License 2015 - 2021
  • MD State Medical License
    MD State Medical License 1995 - 1998
  • American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics
  • American Board of Pediatrics Pediatric Hospital Medicine

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Emil Stratton, MD Endowed Research Visiting Professor and lecture Oklahoma University Children’s Hospital, 2018
  • Special Achievement Award SC Chapter of American Academy of Pediatrics, 2011
  • Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Generalist Physician Faculty Scholar Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Grant Support

  • Primary Care Training and Enhancement: Residency Training In Primary CareHealth Resources and Services Administration2020–2025
  • Training in Primary Care Medicine and Dentistry. Academic Administrative Units in Primary Care.Health Resources Services Administration2011–2016
  • Primary Care Residency ExpansionHealth Resources Services Administration2011–2016
  • Assessment Of Pediatric Look-Alike, Sound-Alike (LASA) Substitution ErrorsAgency For Healthcare Research And Quality2010–2011
  • National Research Service Award (NRSA) for Primary Medical CareHealth Resources Services Administration2008–2011
  • Training in Primary Care Medicine and Dentistry. Academic Administrative Units in Primary Care.Health Resources Services Administration2008–2011
  • Prescribing Errors In Ambulatory Pediatric CareAgency For Healthcare Research And Quality2006–2009

Professional Memberships

Other Languages

  • French

Hospital Affiliations

Dr. William Basco, Dr. William Basco, MD, Dr. W Basco, Dr. William T Basco