MSM on a Mission

Collin Shumate Stephany Rush AMA ACE MSM 2nd year MD student Collin Shumate shares his inspirational experience from attending the AMA Accelerating Change in Education (ACE) Conference in Sacramento, Ca., with classmates Tedra Thomas (MD3) and Stephany Rush (MD4) with Drs. Anachebe and Elks. MSM is one of 32 member schools of the AMA ACE consortium and Rush, Shumate and Thomas were nominated by Drs. Anachebe and Elks to attend. <<READ>>

Dr Harry Heiman Dr. Harry Heiman provided a keynote address, titled "Access to Health Care: Challenges & Opportunities," highlighting the disparities in access and outcomes experienced by immigrant and refugee communities and the opportunities for accessing health insurance coverage and care at a Ethiopian Community Meeting on August 17, 2016 at the Clarkston Community Center. The event was sponsored by Georgia Refugee Health and Mental Health, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid, and HHS Region IV.

Dr Eric Flenaugh Dr. Eric Flenaugh is featured in the August 2016 issue of Atlanta magazine, where his use of high-tech electromagnetic navigation equipment in the early detection and treatment of lung cancer is highlighted. <<MORE>>

Morehouse School of Medicine's Community Voices receives a $320,000 grant from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation to sponsor a special issue of the American Journal of Public Health that will address oral health disparities. <<MORE>>

MSM in the News

Morehouse School of Medicine MPH student Angellica Howard selected as one of 73 students chosen for the White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities 2016 Class of HBCU All-Stars. <<MORE>>

Dr Didi Saint Louis Morehouse School of Medicine's Dr. Didi Saint Louis co-wrote an op-ed for The Hill with Dr. Thomas Gellhaus about how Zika research funding is being held back by politics. <<MORE>>

Founding Director of MSM's CVRI, former MSM Physiology Department Chair and current NHLBI Director Dr. Gary Gibbons to receive the Distinguished Service Award from the William E. Proudford Sickle Cell Fund on September 7, 2016. <<MORE>>

MSM at Grady

Click here for the latest MSM at Grady Newsletter!

Announcements

The MSM-Tuskegee Airmen Global Academy Connect Mentoring Program needs you -- students, staff, faculty and residents -- to provide one-on-one and group mentoring to 3rd - 5th grade students at Tuskegee Airmen Global Academy.

Will you accept the call and become a mentor? Please view the mentoring training schedule and email Jacqueline Thrash at jthrash@msm.edu with the date(s) you can attend.

Morehouse School of Medicine's Modular Faculty Development Program

Learn many skills, including publishing in medical journals, PowerPoint and Prezi, using secondary data for research, and more.

Begins Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2016. Takes place each Tuesday and ends May 2, 2017. Click here for registration link and more info.

Sign up to join the MSM team in the 2016 Kaiser Permanente Corporate Run/Walk on September 22, 2016. Click here for information on registering for both the event and the Get Active weekly training program!

Statistics Friday A free weekly walk-in statistical consulting clinic for faculty, staff, and students providing 20 minutes of immediate assistance from 10 am - noon for basic statistics questions. Click for more info.

Morehouse Healthcare logo Check out the new Morehouse Healthcare Facebook page. Be sure to "like" the page to follow all its posts and keep up with the latest news. <<MORE>>

MSM Lampoons 2016 DVD
Pre-Order

Click here to pre-order your "We Love the '90s" DVD in support of the 2019 MD Class.

Community Health Worker (CHW) Chronic Disease Self-Management and Prevention Train-the-Trainer Program.

This training is offered for community health workers and residents at different dates and locations throughout the year.

Please contact the iADAPT 2.0 program at iadapt2.0@msm.edu or (844) 423-2782 for more information.

The Satcher Health Leadership Institute (SHLI) celebrates its 10th Anniversary in 2016. Please click here for the full schedule of SHLI events.

Hola Amigos! Learn "Spanish over Lunch" every Thursday from 12:30 - 1 pm in Cafe 720. No RSVP is needed -- just look for the sombrero on the table! Click for more info.

Have News/Ideas?

Share your upcoming events and news with us. We can often leverage your 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.

Please note: News and upcoming events must be submitted by 5 p.m. on the Friday prior to be included in the upcoming Wednesday publication.
Click here to submit your MSM News & Events.
Click here to submit webpage updates.

For MSM Connect Care Corner requests (Bereavement Announcements, Notifications of Emergent Situations, Lost & Found), please click here.

Don't miss a moment of what's trending at MSM. Follow Dr. Montgomery Rice on these social media platforms:

Strategic Plan Updates

Visit the MSM Strategic Plan webpage to view our FY16 Quarter 3 Scorecard. The scorecard reflects our current progress toward reaching our five-year goals as described in the MSM Strategic Plan.