Morehouse School of Medicine News Center
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MSM's Dr. Michele Nichols is Instrumental in West End Health Care Facility Launch
DECEMBER 21, 2021 - A vibrant community with a diverse population coming from multiple cultural, economic, ethnic and religious backgrounds, Atlanta's historic West End is known as the center of the civil rights movement, birthplace of Martin Luther King, Jr., and home to his church and five historically black colleges and universities (HBCU). However, the district long lacked a central healthcare facility. To address the absence, the Morehouse School of Medicine broke ground on a centralized site in 2018, intending to open a new 25,000-square foot, state-of-the-art, ambulatory clinic in fall 2020.
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2021 Forbes Healthcare Summit: Reducing Health Disparities Through Better and Inclusive Medical Training
DECEMBER 13, 2021 - Hear how two inspirational leaders are changing the paradigm of physician training, diversifying the healthcare workforce and creating a solution for reducing health disparities in vulnerable communities.
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MSM's CHOICE Neighborhoods Program Hosts Health Event with Partner Georgia CEAL
DECEMBER 7, 2021 - Healthy food options and information will be available to attendees.
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UAB, MSM and Tuskegee University receive $18 million grant to reduce cancer disparities
DECEMBER 7, 2021 - UAB O'Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center, Morehouse School of Medicine and Tuskegee University collectively receive $18 million U54 grant from the National Cancer Institute.
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2021 Forbes Healthcare Summit: Breakthrough Solutions for the Next Decade
DECEMBER 1, 2021 - The 10th Annual Forbes Healthcare Summit will bring together leaders in healthcare, medicine, science, and business to discuss the accelerating pace of innovation and the bright outlook for breakthroughs and new models. The 10th anniversary event will allow participants to assess a decade of successes as a roadmap for the next decade of solutions for expanding access to healthcare and improving patient outcomes.
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CommonSpirit Health And MSM Announce First Phase Of Education Sites Designed To Diversify The Clinician Workforce
NOVEMBER 30, 2021 - "More in Common Alliance" to address critical gaps in care by educating and training more BIPOC clinicians at sites across the U.S.
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Mitigating Inequities Caused or Exacerbated by the COVID-19 Pandemic
NOVEMBER 30, 2021 - As we have seen during the COVID-19 pandemic, health and social disparities exist that result in disproportionately higher rates of exposure, illness, hospitalization and death from COVID-19 for marginalized communities. In January, the White House established a Presidential COVID-19 Health Equity Task Force, which last week released a comprehensive report with recommendations for mitigating inequities caused or exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic and for preventing such inequities in the future.
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MSM and the United Health Foundation Host the 2021 Digital Health Equity Virtual Convening
NOVEMBER 18, 2021 - Health experts, clinicians, and researchers to discuss health equity, access to primary care, and policy solutions.
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Bridges to Biotechnology and Bioentrepreneurship: Improving Diversity in the Biotechnology Sector
NOVEMBER 16, 2021 - Nature Biotechnology is a monthly journal covering the science and business of biotechnology. It publishes new concepts in technology/methodology of relevance to the biological, biomedical, agricultural, and environmental sciences as well as covers the commercial, political, ethical, legal, and societal aspects of this research.
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Abbott Launches New Initiative to Drive Diversity in Medical Research and Improve Care Among Under-Represented Populations
NOVEMBER 3, 2021 - Abbott announced the launch of a new initiative designed to help create a more inclusive clinical trial ecosystem through new approaches to training, education, and improving the clinical research infrastructure within the U.S.
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