MSM on a Mission

Dr. Satcher CDC 70th Anniversary Dr. David Satcher was recognized by current CDC Director Dr. Tom Frieden along with six other former CDC directors at the CDC's 70th Anniversary celebration "Seven Decades of Firsts" on July 12. <<VIEW GALLERY>>

Morehouse School of Medicine's Dr. L. Ray Matthews's pioneering vitamin D research has been influential in the FDA recently approving an increase to the amount of vitamin D for milk and milk alternatives on July 15, 2016. <<MORE>>

MSM Family Medicine Assistant Professor Dr. Anne Gaglioti co-authored the article "Medicare Part D: Patients Bear the Cost of 'Me Too' Brand-Name Drugs," which was recently published in Health Affairs. <<MORE>>

Robotics Pipeline Program Morehouse School of Medicine's Office for Educational Outreach and Health Careers held its S.T.E.A.M. Academy for grades 4-8 this June at Tuskegee Airmen Global Academy (formerly Venetian Hills Elementary School). <<MORE>>

MSM in the News

MSM's Dr. Sarah Vinson was recently on WABE 90.1 FM's "Closer Look with Rose Scott and Jim Burress" where she gave advice on how to talk with children about the recent shootings and violence in general. <<MORE>>

SHLI's Dr. Harry Heiman recently spoke with Georgia Health News to explain how many Southern states that haven't expanded Medicaid under the ACA, particularly Georgia, are missing a great opportunity to prevent disability and death. <<MORE>>

Alabama Conference of Black Mayors's 2016 theme, "Mayors for Healthy Communities," adopted from SHLI's Mayors for Healthy Communities Program. <<MORE>>

Announcements

NDA Health Now The 2016 National Dental Association-Health Now Atlanta's free community & family health fair will be on July 21st from 9 am - 2 pm at the YMCA on Campbellton Road. MSM faculty and staff are encouraged to invite participants to come receive oral and medical screenings and consultations.

Volunteers to take blood pressures are needed. Please contact Dr. Katherine Erwin at kerwin@msm.edu or 404-756-5278 if you are interested in volunteering.

Hosea Helps will sponsor its annual Back to School Jamboree on Saturday, July 23rd from 10 am - 3 pm at Turner Field. Volunteers from MSM are needed (faculty, students & residents, particularly in Pediatrics and Family Medicine). Click for answers to FAQs.

For more info or to volunteer, please contact Dr. Frank Jones at fjones@msm.edu or 678-362-8050.

MSM Lampoons 2016 DVD
Pre-Order

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

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

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.

TurningPoint Cloud Update Training Session

MSM will be updating to TurningPoint Cloud this summer! Join us for a seminar to learn about the new features and what you will need to do to upgrade. Click here to sign up!

Wed. July 27 at 1:30 pm in RW 103

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.

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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.