MSM on a Mission
 MSM to host TCC Health Policy to Practice Forum: Leaders Achieving the Vision of Health
Equity with special guest Patrick J. Kennedy on January 29, 2016. <<MORE>>
 The Community Voices division of SHLI received a $10,000 grant from The Fulton-DeKalb Hospital Authority to support its work with justice system-involved boys of color. Community Voices
Director Starla Hairston Blanks attended the award ceremony on Tuesday, January 12, 2016.
 On January 14, 2016, Dr. Herman Taylor was inducted into the Association of University Cardiologists (AUC). <<MORE>>
 On January 8, 2016, MSM Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences Assistant Professor Dr. Jean Bonhomme took part in the White House Dialogue on Men's Health, which discussed ways to increase
men’s involvement in health, including health screenings at the workplace, improved
public education, peer-to-peer approaches, offering health care at times that don't
conflict with work hours and use of sports medicine to keep younger men engaged.
Dr. Yvonne Maduka, former MSM Family Medicine resident, was recently conferred with the designation
of Fellow in Hospital Medicine by the Society of Hospital Medicine.
MSM in the News
 MSM President and Dean Dr. Valerie Montgomery Rice voted one of 2016's 100 Most Influential Georgians by Georgia Trend Magazine. <<MORE>>
 Dr. Hedwige Saint Louis shares her thoughts with SheKnows.com on controversial children's book "A Birthday
Cake for George Washington." <<MORE>>
 Former MSM OB/GYN resident Dr. Joy Nwadike discusses her influences after being the keynote speaker at Mack Gaston Community
Center's Annual MLK Jr. Banquet in Dalton, GA. <<MORE>>
Morehouse School of Medicine collaborating with CDC, Georgia State University and
Kaiser Permanente on Atlanta BeltLine Health Movement. <<MORE>>
Mandatory for ALL Employees
HR & Compliance Fiscal Year 2016 Mandatory Training Schedule:
- Workplace Harassment: Jul 15 - Aug 23
- Code of Conduct: Sept 25 - Oct 25
- HIPAA: Nov 1 - Dec 10
- Conflicts of Interest: Jan 11 - Feb 12
- Radiation Safety: Mar 7 - Apr 8
- Wage & Hour: Apr 18 - May 19 <<MORE>>
Announcements
The UCSF Postdoc Fellowships in Tobacco Control Research online applications will be accepted until Jan. 20, 2016. Click to apply.
Beginning January 18, 2016, all computers (excluding Macs) connecting to the MSM network will display the Computer
Access Policy notice when attempting to log in. Users will be required to agree and
acknowledge this policy. <<MORE>>
Beginning February 1, 2016, all email messages sent to recipients external to MSM will have an institutionally
approved Confidentiality/Disclaimer notice appended. <<MORE>>
 New GEBS and GEPH course offering "Bridges to Health Equity" will be offered in spring 2016 (Feb. 1 - April 20) provides training opportunity for students and faculty across all academic programs
to explore the historic roots of persistent health inequities and to collectively
engage and assess effective concepts and strategies that could lead to achieving health
equity for all people. Click for more info.
 AUC Woodruff Library presents the "Start Something: Activism and the Atlanta Student
Movement" art exhibit on Jan. 26, Feb. 9 & Feb. 23. Click for more info.
 MSM's Transdisciplinary Collaborative Center (TCC) for Health Disparities Research seeking applicants for its Health Policy Research
Project grant opportunity. Final applications due by February 1, 2016. Click for more info.
 The SUNY Downstate PRIDE-CVD Summer Institute Program to Increase Diversity Among Individuals Engaged in Cardiovascular
Health-Related Research is an opportunity for MSM junior faculty to develop expertise
and opportunities for research in cardiovascular health disparities. Deadline to register
is March 1, 2016. Click for more info.
Flu vaccine available for the MSM community at the CRC Tuesday & Thursday 12:30 - 4 pm and the Student Employee Health Services (SEHS) clinic in East Point (Buggy Works) Mon. & Wed. 9 am - 5 pm.
Want to see what is happening for the MSM 40th Anniversary? Here's the calendar.
President and Dean Valerie Montgomery Rice's new open door hours. Call 404-752-1740 or email sdrobertson@msm.edu to schedule your appointment with the president.
Support the MD class of 2018 by ordering your exclusive Lampoons 2015 T-shirt and DVD. Email Dyanna Fountain dfountain@msm.edu for your ordering needs.
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Grand Rounds
January 27, 2016
Instruments of Healing: Psychodynamic Formulation and Psychotherapy
Upcoming Events
January 20, 2016
Community Conversation on Campus Safety
January 21, 2016
Seminar Series: Getting it Published: Scientific Writing for Academic Publication
January 22, 2016
Master of Public Health Program's Practicum Experience Roundtable Session
January 26, 2016
MSM Faculty Winter Assembly Meeting
January 26, 2016
CVRI T-32 Lecture Series: Combination of SGK1 and LSK1 Risk Alleles (and LSD1 and
B2-adrenergic receptor) Is Associated with Salt-Sensitive Blood Pressure in Individuals
of African Descent
January 28, 2016
Groundbreaking - Billye Suber Aaron Pavilion
January 28, 2016
MSM Town Hall Meeting
January 29, 2016
TCC Health Policy to Practice Forum: Leaders Achieving the Vision of Health Equity
January 29, 2016
Health360x Beta App Workshop
January 29, 2016
National Hot Tea Month
February 2, 2016
7th Annual Women's Healthy Heart Week - Healthy Heart Breakfast for Men
February 2, 2016
Health360x Beta App Workshop
February 3, 2016
7th Annual Women's Healthy Heart Week Luncheon
February 4, 2016
MPH Spring Open House
February 4, 2016
7th Annual Women's Healthy Heart Week Screenings
February 6, 2016
First Annual First Look Health T.E.A.M. Program
February 10, 2016
28th Annual Curtis L. Parker Student Research Symposium
February 10, 2016
Farewell Ceremony for Dr. George Rust
February 11, 2016
Morehouse School of Medicine State of the School Address
February 11, 2016
CVRI Seminar Series: The Blooming of French Lilac: The Molecular Mechanisms and Therapeutic
Potentials of Metformin
February 11-12, 2016
Board of Trustees Meeting
Save the Date
February 19, 2016
MSM NBA Game Night: Miami Heat vs. Atlanta Hawks (Buy Tickets NOW!)
February 25, 2016
2nd Annual MSM Faculty Development Awards and Recognition Reception
March 3, 2016
MSM Employee Recognition Awards
March 18, 2016
Match Day
April 21, 2016
Hugh M. Gloster Society Celebration
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