Morehouse School of Medicine News Center
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4th Year M.D. Student Chidimma Acholonu Appointed to Leadership Role in Student National Medical Association
JULY 23, 2018 - The Student National Medical Association (SNMA) recently announced the appointment of Morehouse School of Medicine (MSM) student Chidimma Acholonu as Community Service National Committee Co-Chair. Acholonu is a fourth year M.D. student. She was appointed to the position during SNMA's Annual Medical Education Conference this spring.
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Unrest in Haiti Causes MSM to Cancel Student Medical Mission
JULY 12, 2018 - A planned Morehouse School of Medicine student medical mission trip to Haiti, an annual event for a decade, has been cancelled due to civil unrest as protesters took to the streets of the island nation following recent fuel price hikes ordered by the government. The situation has already left several U.S. missionary groups stranded, according to the U.S. State Department and reports from CNN.
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How 'Reach One Each One' Helped Two Teens Reach New Heights
JULY 11, 2018 - Some 3,000 miles away from her Atlanta home, Aungelique McGhee is learning how to communicate difficult medical terms to Spanish speakers and learning new skills at a local clinic in Costa Rica. It's an opportunity that otherwise may not have come McGhee's way had she not participated in Morehouse School of Medicine's Reach One Each One program.
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MSM Welcomes Drs. Fas, Romano, and Royal
JULY 2, 2018 - On July 1, Norberto Fas, M.D., joined MSM as Associate Dean for Clinical Services at the Veterans Affairs, Michael J. Romano, M.D., MBA, joined as Senior Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs and Chief Medical Officer at Morehouse Healthcare, and Walter Royal, M.D. joined as the new Director of the Neuroscience Institute, as well as the head of the neurobiology department.
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MSM Greets 2nd Class of 100 M.D. Students
JUNE 29, 2018 - They came from 50 undergraduate institutions in 14 states across the country, representing 34 different undergraduate degree programs. They are the Morehouse School of Medicine M.D. Class of 2022, the second consecutive class to travel the “Road to 100” students.
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Morehouse School of Medicine Launches Annual High School Community Health Worker Training Program
JUNE 25, 2018 - Morehouse School of Medicine, in partnership with UnitedHealth Group, launched its third annual High School Community Health Worker (HSCHW) Training Program, which seeks to increase the number of trained student community health workers to engage family, peers and community members in strategies for better health.
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Atlanta Community Events Kick Off NIH All of Us Journey With Morehouse School of Medicine
JUNE 20, 2018 - On June 18, Morehouse School of Medicine (MSM) began enrollment for the All of Us Research Program--a momentous effort to advance individualized prevention, treatment and care for people of all backgrounds--in collaboration with the National Institutes of Health.
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Three Ph.D. Students Advance Research with NIH opportunities
JUNE 14, 2018 - Three Morehouse School of Medicine doctoral students are helping to advance research this summer thanks to opportunities presented by the National Institutes of Health.
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40 Doctors Complete Residency Program at MSM, Nearly Half to Stay and Practice in Georgia
JUNE 4, 2018 - After years of hard work, 40 doctors have now completed their residency programs through the Graduate Medical Education program at Morehouse School of Medicine. A graduation and celebration were held on Friday, June 1, on MSM's campus.
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MSM Psychologist Co-Authors Book to Ignite Conversation with Children About Police Shootings, Racial Injustice
JUNE 1, 2018 - Recent headlines about police brutality and unarmed black men being shot by law enforcement officers have many children asking questions their parents just cannot answer. Often, parents will try to shield their children from the news rather than having a conversation about it, according to Morehouse School of Medicine psychologist Marietta Collins, Ph.D. That approach could lead children to believe that race is a taboo topic.