MSM in the News
 Dr. Valerie Montgomery Rice's upcoming inaugural activities are featured in various
news outlets.
Drs. Vincent Bond and Michael Powell featured in RTRN e-Newsletter article, "RTRN webinar presentation ignites collaboration between distinguished HIV researchers."
 Lawrence Sanders, M.D., featured in the Journal of Blacks in Higher Education article, "Morehouse School of Medicine Educator Is the New President of the National Medical
Association."
Ibrahim Garba, MA, JD, LLM, SHLI Fellow, article, "Learning to Listen: Doing Federal Policy from the Bottom-Up in Indian Country," is featured on the Mayo Clinic's Diversity in Education Blog.
MSM on a Mission
Dr. Carey Bayer, associate professor, associate director of educational leadership,
will serve on the Families First, Healthy Families and Relationships Advisory Board.
Dr. Bayer will advise on sexual health.
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Priscilla Oliver, Ph.D., received the 2014 Walter F. Snyder Award for achievement
in advancing environmental health from NSF International and the National Environmental
Health Association.
Inauguration
Volunteers Needed: For a successful inauguration, volunteers are needed to assist at all inauguration
events. Please register to volunteer on the Inauguration website.
Registration: If attending any inauguration activity, please register on the Inauguration website.
Announcements
The Benjamin Carson and Vivien Thomas pipeline programs are now accepting applications. Apply today!
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MSM students have been challenged by Mercer to participate in the ALS #IceBucketChallenge.
The goal is to raise $5,000 and have 50% of students from each MSM degree program and 25 employees participate in the challenge. Please
make your donations to the MSM ALS Team Page. Click here to join the challenge. The challenge will be held September 2 at 4:30 p.m. All you
need to bring is yourself, a bucket and a towel (ice and water will be provided).
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MSM will partner with Hosea Feed the Hungry to provide first aid and medical screening
at the Labor of Love event on September 6, at the Georgia International Convention
Center from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. If interested in volunteering please contact Dr. Frank
Jones at fjones@msm.edu
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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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The M.D. Class of 2015 is hosting a fundraiser to benefit MSM. All proceeds raised will be used in the 2015 class gift presented
during commencement.
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MSM M.D. students are accepting monetary, toiletries and clothing donations for Sacks of Service. This program is designed to provide the homeless and the less fortunate with toiletries
in backpacks to aid in proper hygiene and health. Please put your donations in the
bins located in the Medical Education Building, NCPC and the first year classroom.
MSM Welcomes
MSM welcomes Gayle Rutledge, executive administrative director, Office of the President
and Dean. In this role, she is responsible for developing and coordinating major financial
reporting and budgeting activities for five highly active departments.
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Upcoming Events
September 2-4, 2014
Food Truck Frenzy
September 2, 2014
#IceBucketChallenge
September 3, 2014
Final IAAP Luncheon
September 6, 2014
Labor of Love
September 9, 2014
OLR Training & Databasics Training
September 10, 2014
Building High Performing Teams
September 11-13, 2014
Inauguration Activities
September 11, 2014
Convocation and White Coat Ceremony
September 15, 2014
Health Connect South
September 16, 2014
Faculty Forum
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 19, 2014
19th Annual HeLa Women’s Health Conference: Personalized Medicine: Toward The Eradication
of Cervical Cancer
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 3, 2014
Folasade Omole, M.D., FAAFP, will conduct a SAMS Module at 12:30 p.m. in the Buggy
Works large conference room.
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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