JSU receives funding for new DTTC
Mississippi Business Journal
July 31, 2007
http://www.msbusiness.com/article.cfm?ID=5043

Take a different approach to Grady
A Letter to the Editor
By Stephen Arms
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
July 31, 2007

Give us a chance to save Grady, board says
By Craig Schneider
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
July 31, 2007
http://www.ajc.com/search/content/metro/atlanta/stories/2007/07/30/grady_0731_txt.html

July 30, 2007
Morehouse Medical Associates Inc. has been named as one of the "Top Physician Group Practices" by the Atlanta Business Chronicle. Check out the entire list in a special section called the "Atlanta Fact Book" in the July 27 - Aug. 2 issue.

Op-Ed
By Robin Miller
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
July 30, 2007
http://www.ajc.com/search/content/opinion/stories/2007/07/30/letts.html

July 27, 2007
MSM President Dr. John E. Maupin Jr. was included in the July 27 - August 2, 2007 issue of the Atlanta Business Chronicle. A photo of Maupin from a benefit gala for the National Black Arts Festival was included in the publication's "The Insider-Events Around Town" section.

Louis W. Sullivan, M.D., former secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, joined Consumer Health Services, Inc.'s National Medical Advisory Board. WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Consumer Health Services, Inc. ("CHS"), the nation's premier manager of on-site physician-centric consumer health care, announced the addition of former Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Louis W. Sullivan, M.D., to its National Medical Advisory Board (NMAB). http://www.smartmoney.com/news/pr/index.cfm?story=PR-20070724-001963-1137

July 26, 2007
ATLANTA (FOX 5) - The financial crisis facing Grady Memorial Hospital could also impact two of Atlanta's major medical schools. "This open discussion is healthy. However, I must tell you, the longer we wait, the more we're in danger of losing faculty and losing talented people," said Dr. John Maupin Jr. "I think as Dr. Maupin pointed out, time is extremely important on this. There is not a lot of time left to do this," said Dean Thomas Lawley. http://www.myfoxatlanta.com/myfox/pages/home/deatail;jsessionid=86FA62836891B81256A4DEFA059EAF1A?contentId=3879358&version=1&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=TSTY&pageId=1.1.1&sflg=1

July 25, 2007
The National Center for Research Resources (NCRR), a part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), announced it would provide $9.5 million over three years to launch a Translational Research Network that would increase the opportunity for multi-site clinical and translational research among minority and other collaborating institutions throughout the nation. Investigators at these institutions are focused on cancer, diabetes, renal disease, infant mortality, HIV/AIDS, and cardiovascular diseases, diseases that disproportionately affect minority populations. MSM was one of many participating institutions. www.cdrew.edu

July 23, 2007
A one-time shot of emergency funding for Grady Memorial Hospital could help the state's largest public hospital make it through the end of the year, but it could also leave Emory University and Morehouse medical schools in the lurch. http://atlanta.bizjournals.com/atlanta/stories/2007/07/23/story7.html

July 20, 2007
Dr. Louis Sullivan, former secretary of Health and Human Services, spoke at the Jenkins Theater in the Noel Fine Arts Center on the UWSP campus. He discussed "Healthcare 2007: Managing the Future." http://news.vocus.com/click/here.pl?z1026117727

A semi-formal retirement celebration was held at the Fox Theater honoring Dr. Walter W. Sullivan for 24 years of outstanding service at the Morehouse School of Medicine.
http://news.vocus.com/click/here.pl?z1025790972

BIRMINGHAM, Ala.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dr. John E. Maupin Jr., president of the Morehouse School of Medicine, was elected to the Board of Directors of Regions Financial Corporation (NYSE: RF - News). "John Maupin has an extensive background of proven leadership, and I am extremely proud to have him join our board," said Jack Moore, Regions' executive chairman. http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/070720/20070720005337.html?.v=1

July 19, 2007
Research from Morehouse School of Medicine revealed findings on epidemiology. The researchers concluded: "Through these partnerships, the overarching goal was to create a balanced health-care system model that academic institutions can integrate into preventive care for emergency planning and research." http://www.newsrx.com/library/topics/Epidemiology/70234.html

July 18, 2007
GAINESVILLE - Brenau University was considering establishing a medical school. Officials say Georgia's four medical schools receive some 1,100 applications per year but only have room to accept about one-fourth of them. The schools are the Medical College of Georgia, Mercer, Emory and Morehouse School of Medicine. http://www.ajc.com/search/content/metro/stories/2007/07/18/brenau_0718.html

Grady is a teaching hospital, it provided internships and residencies for young docs at Emory University and Morehouse School of Medicine. In that role, Grady has provided training for about a quarter of the state's physicians. http://www.ajc.com/search/content/opinion/stories/2007/07/18/tucked.html

July 12, 2007
Dr. Elizabeth Ofili was featured in the June 2007 issue of the Atlanta Business Journal. Ofili was selected as one of the magazines "2007 Influential Women." The article highlights the 100 most influential leaders in Georgia. The feature was "created to recognize those individuals that are making contributions to race and business development." 

Three former U.S. Surgeons General, including Director of the Center of Excellence on Health Disparities at Morehouse School of Medicine and former U.S. Surgeon General Dr. David Satcher, appeared in the July 11 - 12, 2007 issues of the Washington Post and the New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/11/washington/11surgeon.html

MSM Director of the Center of Excellence on Health Disparities and former U.S. Surgeon General  Dr. David Satcher were mentioned in a New York Times Article titled Care Gap. http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/12/opinion/12washington.html

July 11, 2007
An interview by the Atlanta Business Chronicle of Morehouse School of Medicine President Dr. John E. Maupin Jr. appeared in the July 20, 2007 issue in the publication's Healthcare Quarterly section. The article discussed the need to increase the number of physicians in the state of Georgia. http://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/stories/2007/07/23/focus1.html

Grady's debt to MSM is mentioned in the Atlanta Business Chronicle in the article entitled Grady could run out of cash in October. http://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/stories/2007/07/09/daily8.html

July 5, 2007
A quote from MSM President Dr. John E. Maupin Jr. was included in a story in the South Fulton Neighbor newspaper on the state of Grady Memorial Hospital. The story, Outlying counties might not be such a drain on Grady, appeared in the July 4, 2007 issue of the weekly publication. Maupin is a member of the Greater Grady Task Force, which met June 25, and, among other things, is working on recommendations to help save Grady from insolvency. http://www.godekalb.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=5159&Itemid=1989

July 2, 2007
The Atlanta Business Chronicle included passages about MSM in its article "Grady board in political crossfire." The board may also have dragged its feet as the financial crisis deepened in 2006. As early as January 2006, the board began to discuss whether it should convene a meeting of its key stakeholders.