Morehouse School of Medicine News Center
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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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MSM and Freenome Present Research Demonstrating High Enrollment Rates for African Americans in Clinical Trial
OCTOBER 29, 2021 - New study finds African American recruitment at a historically black college and university (HBCU) matches other patient populations. Morehouse is a leading site for enrollment for PREEMPT CRC, Freenome's large, registrational study for colorectal cancer screening.
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Dr. David Satcher to Receive 2021 Fries Prize for Improving Health
OCTOBER 22, 2021 - Satcher Honored for Championing Health Equity and Commitment to Eliminating Health Disparities.
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MSM CHOICE Neighborhoods Program Offers New Community Initiatives During October
OCTOBER 22, 2021 - Upcoming events focus on health education, wellness, and economic development.
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MSM Announces Launch of the National African American Child and Family Research Center
OCTOBER 22, 2021 - The Center, the first of its kind in the United States, will focus on community-engaged research to uplift African American children and families.