MSM in the News
 Dr. Valerie Montgomery Rice's inaugural activities are featured in various news outlets.
Dr. Henrie Treadwell's Opinion Editorial, “Now or Never for Young Men of Color” was
featured in various news outlets.
 Keisha Callins, M.D., '11, appointed to Georgia Composite Medical Board
Arthur Vaughn, budget and strategic planning director appointed to the Georgia Postsecondary Education Commission.
MSM on a Mission
Morehouse School of Medicine surgeons are credited with saving the life of a pregnant
woman who was kidnapped and shot. Through their skill and quick action they were
able to stabilize the mother and safely deliver the baby. USA Today recently featured the story.
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Starla Hairston Blanks, M.P.H., MBA, appointed to the advisory board of The Center
Helping Obesity in Children End Successfully, Inc.
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Dr. Cassandra Kirkland appointed to The Georgia Department of Early Care and Learning
Statewide Family Engagement Task Force.
Open Door Hours
Dr. Montgomery Rice will have open-door hours once a week. To schedule a 30 - minute
meeting with the president please contact her office at 404.752.1740. Please find
the scheduled times below:
Sept. 15: 11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Sept. 23: 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Sept. 29: 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Oct. 8: 9:30 – 11:30 a.m.
Oct. 13: 11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Oct. 21: 9:30 – 11:30 a.m.
Oct. 27: 11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Announcements
October 16 - 17, Pfizer will conduct a clinical trials training workshop as part of the
international Investigator Training Program (ITP). Those involved in clinical trials and
those wishing to get involved in clinical trials are invited to attend.
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The Benjamin Carson and Vivien Thomas pipeline programs are now accepting applications. The deadline to apply is September
15, 2014.
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Please donate to United Against Ebola. This campaign raises money and awareness to assist physicians working in West Africa
to fight the Ebola virus.
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The MSM Library is offering a 30-day free trial of Clinical Access. Developed and offered by McGraw-Hill, Clinical Access is a ground-breaking clinical decision support tool. Please submit your comments
to Librarians@msm.edu. The trial will end October 1, 2014.
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The National Institutes of Health Clinical Center will offer its Introduction to the Principles and Practice of Clinical Research course October
14, 2014 to March 9, 2015. Registration is now open will close on Monday, October
6, 2014.
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Upcoming Events
September 15, 2014
Health Connect South
September 16, 2014
Faculty Forum
September 16-18, 2014
Food Truck Frenzy
September 17, 2014
Resident Town Hall Meeting
September 18, 2014
What about Dads? Engaging Fathers in Childhood Obesity Prevention
September 18, 2014
An Interactive SAS Basics Workshop
September 18, 2014
Exploring the Pathogeneis of HIV-associated PAH
September 18, 2014
Research Collaboration Forum
September 19, 2014
19th Annual HeLa Women’s Health Conference: Personalized Medicine: Toward The Eradication
of Cervical Cancer
September 19, 2014
Dissertation Defense: "Neuregulin-1: Attenuation of Severe Malaria Pathogenesis" Presented by: Wesley
Justin Solomon, Ph.D. Candidate
September 23, 2014
MSM American Medical Women’s Association Inaugural Chapter Meeting
September 24, 2014
Supervising Others
Click here to view other MSM events.
Grand Rounds
September 23, 2014
Institutional Special Patient Safety & Quality Grand Rounds
October 7, 2014
Pediatrics Grand Round at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta at Scottish Rite presented by David A. Levine, M.D.
Save the Date
October 1, 2014
5th Annual James Reed Lectureship
October 9, 2014
Global Health Research in Low-Middle Income Countries: Training Opportunities for
Clinical and Translational Research at MSM
October 10-11, 2014
The International Society on Hypertension in Blacks (ISHIB): 2nd Annual Diabetes and
Obesity Consortium Conference
November 13, 2014
MicroRNA-31 Mediates Angiogenesis Induced by Microvesicles from Adipose-derived Stem
Cells
Have News/Ideas?
Share your upcoming events with marketing and communications. We can often leverage these activities as media opportunities, showcase how what
we do aligns with our vision and mission, and highlight our talented faculty. Our
goal is to show the impact MSM is having on communities and national conversations.
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Please send other suggestions, ideas, and concerns to sec@msm.edu.
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