Dr. Allison Eckard | Back to the Classroom Safely

A lot has changed since shutting down schools in fear of the deadly COVID-19 virus. Educations leaders are now working to figure out how students can get back to in-person instruction safely. About half of the schools in South Carolina are still teaching virtually. Infectious disease pediatrician Dr. Allison Eckard, M.D (muschealth.org/MUSCApps/Provi...) ., has worked closely with school districts to identify mitigation strategies to help slow or stop the spread of COVID-19. Dr. Eckard is jointly appointed as Professor in the Departments of Pediatrics and Medicine, Divisions of Infectious Diseases at the Medical University of South Carolina (education.musc.edu/) . Dr. Eckard serves as the division chief for pediatric infectious diseases and director of MUSC’s Ryan White pediatric HIV clinic and HIV transition clinic. Read more about her work with the Coronavirus and SC school districts here (web.musc.edu/about/news-cente...) .
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