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MOREHOUSE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE STUDENTS CLOSING THE GAP FOR NEEDED U.S. DOCTORS
MOREHOUSE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE STUDENTS CLOSING THE GAP FOR NEEDED U.S. DOCTORS
Contact: Ronna Branch
404-752-1717
rbranch@msm.edu
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
MOREHOUSE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE STUDENTS CLOSING THE GAP FOR NEEDED U.S. DOCTORS ATLANTA – March 19, 2013 – 52 Morehouse School of Medicine (MSM) fourth year students
matched to fill the nation’s leading residency programs, with 67 percent focusing
in primary care and core specialty. Primary care and core specialty - including family
medicine, internal medicine, pediatrics, obstetrics/gynecology, general surgery and
emergency medicine - are the most needed physicians in both urban and rural communities.
According to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, low-income, urban and
minority communities often have inadequate access to appropriate healthcare and experience
higher rates of asthma, obesity and other chronic health conditions.
Of MSM’s fourth year students, 96.7 percent joined 16,390 U.S. medical school seniors
to be presented with notice of their residency matches in sealed envelopes, as part
of the National Resident Matching Program. MSM students matched above the national
average of 94 percent with programs including Johns Hopkins, New York University,
University of Southern California, Emory University and MSM’s own prestigious program.
Here are the specialty results:
SPECIALTY NUMBERS
Dermatology 1
Emergency Medicine 2
Family Medicine 3
Internal Medicine 8
Medicine-Preliminary 1
Neurology 3
Obstetrics/Gynecology 6
Ophthalmology 1
Orthopaedic Surgery 4
Pathology 1
Pediatrics 14
Psychiatry 3
General Surgery 3
Surgery-Preliminary 1
Urological Surgery 1
Total Number of Matched Students - 52
The students’ focus in primary care and core specialties reinforces MSM’s mission
to improve the health and well-being of individuals and communities and address primary
care needs through programs in education, research and service with emphasis on people
of color and the underserved urban and rural populations in Georgia and the nation.
MSM's Match Day was featured in the Atlanta Journal Constitution. Click here to read the article.
About Morehouse School of Medicine (MSM)
Morehouse School of Medicine (MSM), located in Atlanta, Georgia, was founded in 1975
as a two-year Medical Education Program at Morehouse College with clinical training
affiliations with several established medical schools for awarding the M.D. degree.
In 1981, MSM became an independently chartered institution and the first medical school
established at a Historically Black College and University in the 20th century. MSM
is among the nation's leading educators of primary care physicians and was recently
recognized as the top institution among U.S. medical schools for our social mission.
Our faculty and alumni are noted in their fields for excellence in teaching, research,
and public policy, and are known in the community for exceptional, culturally appropriate
patient care.
Morehouse School of Medicine is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern
Association of Colleges and Schools to award doctorate and master degrees.
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