MSM on a Mission
 Drs. George Rust, Beverly Taylor, Yolanda Wimberly, and Robert Meller to be the 2016 MSM Faculty Development Award Honorees. <<MORE>>
 Dr. L. Ray Matthews's pioneering vitamin D research, which has been at the forefront of the focus on
vitamin D as part of a growing emphasis on player wellness, has improved athletic
performance for elite college student-athletes (and former Martin Luther King Jr.
High School students) Felicia Brown (Tennessee) and Jordan Moore (LSU). <<MORE>>
 Morehouse School of Medicine's Dr. Yolanda Wimberly named Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs at Grady Hospital. <<MORE>>
 On March 7, 2016, Dr. Walter Fluker visited MSM with students and a teaching assistant from his Ethical Leadership course
at Boston University. The students visited Morehouse College's Walter E. Massey Leadership
Center for a special seminar on "The Ethical Leadership of Martin Luther King, Jr."
Following the seminar, the group visited SHLI (Drs. Kisha Holden and Brian McGregor, Allyson Belton and Michael Butler) to continue discussion on ethical leadership and on addressing health disparities
and health equity from a multidisciplinary perspective.
 On March 4, 2016, Dr. Henrie Treadwell provided the keynote address at the University of South Florida’s Annual Research
that Matters Conference: Coming Home to Social Justice: How Community Participation
and Cross-Sector Collaboration Can Have a Collective Impact on Health Equity. <<MORE>>
 Members from the Satcher Health Leadership Global Health Committee (Drs. Kisha Holden, Brian McGregor, Gigi Bastien and Camara Jones) welcome Dr. Edward A. Layne, Barbados Honorary Consul General, for a visit to Morehouse School of Medicine.
 On February 25, 2016, MSM Prevention Research Center Community Health Worker Adrianne Serrano Proeller was among five individuals honored at the State Capitol. During the address, State Representative Park Cannon remarked on Ms. Proeller's dedication and advocacy for SW Atlanta's underserved neighborhoods.
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Full list of Microbiology, Biochemistry & Immunology department faculty publications, manuscripts, and patents for January and February 2016. <<MORE>>
MSM in the News
 Dr. Valerie Montgomery Rice featured in Brawny's #StrengthHasNoGender campaign for International Women's Day.
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 Dr. Elizabeth Ofili contributes an in-depth article about African Americans and heart health in RollingOut.com.
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Wall Street Journal article "Elite Athletes Try a New Training Tactic: More Vitamin
D" echoes Dr. L. Ray Matthews's pioneering vitamin D research in athletic performance, injury/concussions prevention,
and reducing health care costs. <<MORE>>
 On May 22, Dickinson College will award Dr. David Satcher with an honorary doctor of public health degree. <<MORE>>
 Morehouse School of Medicine President and Dean Dr. Valerie Montgomery Rice named one of 1380 WAOK's 2016 Women of Vision. <<MORE>>
 Morehouse School of Medicine alumna Dr. Bonnie Mason profiled in Black Enterprise's "Entrepreneur of the Week" and discusses launching
her non-profit that addresses healthcare disparities. <<MORE>>
 Former Morehouse School of Medicine Public Health intern Alexandria Washington featured in Tallahassee Democrat's "25 Women You Need to Know." <<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
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Class Day Faculty Awards Nominations
Click for information on nominating faculty members. Deadline to submit nominations is April 16, 2016.
The Satcher Health Leadership Institute (SHLI) celebrates its 10th Anniversary in 2016. Click for the full schedule of events.
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Important press release from Emory and Grady on selected brain injury patients to be enrolled in Hypothermia for Patients requiring Evacuation of Subdural Hematoma (HOPES) Trial. Click here for more information.
RCMI R-Center Needs Assessment Survey
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its resource utilization and how investigators and staff are leveraging these resources
to expand their research projects. Please complete ASAP. Click for survey and more info.
Want to see what is happening for the MSM 40th Anniversary? Here's the calendar.
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Grand Rounds
March 16, 2016
Molecular Epidemiology in the Context of Health Disparities; Cardio Metabolic Examples
in the Current Obesity Epidemics
Upcoming Events
March 9, 2016
2nd Annual MSM Faculty Development Awards and Recognition Reception
March 10, 2016
CVRI Seminar Series: Factors Influencing the Collagen Fiber Angle Distribution in
the Mouse Aorta
March 11, 2016
Morehouse School of Medicine Blood Drive
March 17, 2016
27th Annual Induction Ceremony Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society
March 18, 2016
Neuroscience Institute Seminar Series: Synapses, Muscular Dystrophy and Brain Disorders
March 22, 2016
Unit Leaders' Workshop: What is Your Responsibility to Excellence?
March 22, 2016
SHLI Open House & MSM Library Exhibit featuring the Life and Legacy of David Satcher,
M.D., Ph.D.
April 6, 2016
8th Annual Dr. Daniel S. Blumenthal Public Health Summit: Community-Based Solutions
to End Violence
April 14, 2016
7th Annual ACTSI Academic & Industry Intersection Conference
April 16-17, 2016
New Horizons in Pediatrics Conference
April 20, 2016
Annual Dewitt C. Alfred Jr., MD, Psychiatric Research Symposium - Integrated Care:
Getting to Outcomes
April 27, 2016
3-Part Webinar Series Pt. 2: Challenges Facing Clinicians Treating Tobacco Use Patients
April 27, 2016
OVID Training Session
May 5, 2016
MSM Town Hall Meeting
May 10, 2016
Annual MSM Employee Awards and Service Recognition Event
May 19-20, 2016
Board of Trustees Meeting
June 29, 2016
3-Part Webinar Series Pt. 3: Challenges Facing Clinicians Treating Tobacco Use Patients
Save the Date
March 18, 2016
Match Day
April 21, 2016
Hugh M. Gloster Society Celebration
May 20, 2016
Class Day
May 21, 2016
32nd Commencement Exercises
June 16, 2016
123rd Annual Georgia State Medical Association Annual Meeting "Integrated Care in
Advancing Health Equity" (Roundtable Discussion and Exhibit)
June 21-22, 2016
2016 Southeastern Pediatric Research Innovation Conference
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