Morehouse School of Medicine News Center
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MSM's Dr. Herman Taylor Speaks with Fox 5 About New Study on African American Resiliency
FEBRUARY 23, 2017 - Fox 5 Atlanta interviews Morehouse School of Medicine (MSM)'s Dr. Herman Taylor about his new study on African American health resilience.
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MSM's Daniel Dawes Receives Families USA's 2017 Health Equity Advocate of the Year Award
FEBRUARY 21, 2017 - On February 17, 2017, Daniel Dawes, executive director of government affairs and health policy at Morehouse School of Medicine and author of "150 Years of Obamacare," received Families USA's 2017 Health Equity Advocate Award.
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Emory and Partners MSM & Georgia Tech Receive NIH Funding to Establish Collaborative Diabetes Research Center
FEBRUARY 15, 2017 - Emory University received an approximately $2.5 million grant from The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Disease for the establishment of the Georgia Diabetes Translation Research Center (GDTRC), which is a partnership among Emory's Rollins School of Public Health, School of Medicine, Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing, and Goizueta Business School, along with Georgia Institute of Technology and Morehouse School of Medicine.
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MSM Along With Other AUCC Institutions and The City of Atlanta Launch Video Camera Surveillance Program
FEBRUARY 9, 2017 - On January 24, 2017 the Atlanta University Center Consortium Council of Presidents and Mayor Kasim Reed announced the completion of a collaborative surveillance program that strategically places video cameras and license plate readers around the campus community to create a safer environment.
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SUNY Board of Trustees Appoints Wayne J. Riley, M.D., '93 as President of Downstate Medical Center
JANUARY 26, 2017 - On January 24, 2017, the State University of New York Board of Trustees today appointed Dr. Wayne J. Riley as president of SUNY Downstate Medical Center. Dr. Riley is currently a clinical professor of Medicine and adjunct professor of Health Policy at the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine.
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HBCUs Imperative in Providing Health Sciences Graduates Critical to Future of Nation's Health and Wellness
JANUARY 20, 2017 - According to a report commissioned by the presidents of the nation's four HBCU medical schools - Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science, Howard University, Meharry Medical College, and Morehouse School of Medicine - the number of African-American students in U.S. medical schools who attended HBCUs has fallen from 26 percent in 2002 to just 12 percent in 2015. The HBCU Empower initiative is designed to increase the number of academically prepared HBCU graduates who apply and enroll in graduate and professional schools in health sciences fields, and diversify the workforce.
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Dr. Valerie Montgomery Rice Named to Georgia Trend's 2017 Top 100 Most Influential Georgians
JANUARY 6, 2017 - Morehouse School of Medicine President and Dean Dr. Valerie Montgomery Rice has been selected by Georgia Trend as one of its Top 100 Most Influential Georgians of 2017.
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Morehouse School of Medicine President and Dean Dr. Valerie Montgomery Rice to Receive 2017 Horatio Alger Award
DECEMBER 6, 2016 - Horatio Alger Association names Morehouse School of Medicine President and Dean Valerie Montgomery Rice, M.D., as one of 11 exceptional individuals to its Member Class of 2017.
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Coming to a Corner Store Near You: Nutritious Options
NOVEMBER 17, 2016 - Morehouse School of Medicine, Georgia State University team up with South Atlanta business owners to bring fresh fruits and vegetables to urban community food marts
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Morehouse School of Medicine's Dr. Glenda Wrenn Named to HHS Secretary's Advisory Committee
NOVEMBER 17, 2016 - Morehouse School of Medicine's Dr. Glenda Wrenn appointed as one of 13 nationally recognized subject matter experts to serve on the HHS Secretary's Advisory Committee on National Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Objectives for 2030.
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