In this episode we interview Dr. Paul Toriello, Assistant Dean for Clinical Graduate Programs here at the University of South Carolina School of Medicine. Prior to joining the University of South Carolina in July of 2023, Dr. Toriello served as the Chair of the Department of Addictions and Rehabilitation Studies at East Carolina University beginning in 2012, where he also held an academic appointment at the rank of professor. Prior leadership roles at East Carolina University include five years as Director of the PhD in Rehabilitation Counseling and Administration program and three years as Interim Assistant Dean for Research and Grant Administration in the College of Allied Health Sciences. 

In the field of research and patient care, he has started two student-operated, faculty-directed counseling clinics, and has a long history of successful funding for research grants focused on innovative interventions for persons with co-occurring addictions and mental health issues. Dr. Toriello has taught broadly at the undergraduate, master's, and doctoral levels over the past two decades. He is the past president of the American Rehabilitation Counseling Association.

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