Morehouse School of Medicine News Center
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Dr. Bakari Vickerson Speaks With WSB-TV About Black Veterans and Mental Health
SEPTEMBER 1, 2022 - A new film about a bank robbery in Metro Atlanta is raising new questions about mental healthcare for Black veterans. The movie titled "Breaking" tells the story of Iraq war veteran Brian Easley's 2017 hostage standoff at a Wells Fargo bank on Windy Hill Road in Cobb County, Georgia.
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Dr. Walkitria Smith Interviewed by AJC About How Telehealth Use is Growing and Diversifying
SEPTEMBER 1, 2022 - When the pandemic forced medical providers to find creative ways to see patients, telehealth provided an answer. Read More.
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Virginia Mason Franciscan Health Activates Partnership with MSM to Expand Black Representation in Health Care
AUGUST 29, 2022 - Virginia Mason Medical Center in Seattle is one of seven sites in the United States to host undergraduate medical education training program.
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MSM Adds Lisa LeCointe-Cephas and Dr. John Whyte to Board of Trustees
AUGUST 25, 2022 - Corporate Law and Compliance Expert, Physician and Corporate Executive Join Board of Historically Black Medical School.
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SHLI at MSM Announces Collaboration with Gilead Sciences and XULA College of Pharmacy to Address Inequities in HIV Care
AUGUST 18, 2022 - Gilead to Provide $4.5 Million in Funding to Help Improve Health Outcomes for Black Americans in the Southern United States
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Dr. Rick Kittles Interviewed on WABE About Combatting Health Equity Gaps in Clinical Trial Participation Among Those of African Descent
AUGUST 15, 2022 - For many diseases that disproportionally affect Black Americans and those of African descent, participation in clinical trials and research is notably low. Health equity expert and newly appointed Morehouse School of Medicine Senior Vice President for Research Dr. Rick Kittles spoke with Rose Scott, host of the WABE news program "Closer Look with Rose Scott," about how MSM is working to close the gaps.
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MSM Partners with City of East Point for Inaugural East Point Health Equity Summit
AUGUST 11, 2022 - Free Event Will Provide Health Resources and Screenings for East Point Residents and Opportunities for Community Conversations on Health Equity
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MSM Students Selected For Inaugural Class of the NFL Diversity in Sports Medicine Pipeline Initiative
AUGUST 10, 2022 - MSM students will participate in clinical rotations with NFL club medical staffs during 2022 season.
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MSM's "Danforth Dialogues" Podcast Holds A Discussion With EMILY's List President Laphonza Butler
AUGUST 4, 2022 - Ms. Butler and MSM CEO and President Dr. Valerie Montgomery Rice Look at the Intersection of Public Health and Public Policy in these Historic Times
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MSM President and CEO Valerie Montgomery Rice, MD, Honored by Cobb/NMA Health Institute with Lifetime Achievement Award
AUGUST 2, 2022 - Award presented at 2022 National Medical Association Convention and Scientific Assembly in Atlanta.
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