Morehouse School of Medicine News Center
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MSM Appoints Dr. Sarah Vinson to Chair of Psychiatry and Dr. Lynn Gardner to Chair of Pediatrics
JULY 14, 2023 - MSM faculty members promoted to permanent roles after serving as interim department chairs.
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Ending Racial Health Disparities Hinges on Penalties, Political Will, Experts Say
JULY 14, 2023 - MSM's Dr. Camara Jones is among the health equity leaders quoted in a STAT article about new efforts to tackle the root causes of health disparities and how to address them.
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Opinion: High Court's Ruling Compounds Health Disparities
JULY 13, 2023 - MSM President and CEO Dr. Valerie Montgomery Rice and the leaders of other Historically Black Medical Schools write about the impact of the US Supreme Court's ruling that struck down affirmative action in college and university admissions.
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MSM's "Danforth Dialogues" Features Southern Company CEO Chris Womack
JULY 13, 2023 - MSM President and CEO Dr. Valerie Montgomery Rice speaks with Southern Company CEO Chris Womack about equity and diversity in modern leadership.
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MSM Appoints Dr. John H. Stewart, IV, as Chair of Surgery
JULY 11, 2023 - Nationally recognized surgical oncologist will also serve as Associate Dean for oncological programs and Chief of Surgery for MSM at Grady Health System.
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Morehouse Healthcare's Casey Flowers Wants to Lower Obesity Rate for People of Color
JULY 11, 2023 - Casey Flowers is one of two winners of the Rising Star honor in Atlanta Business Chronicle's 2023 Health Care Heroes awards program.
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MSM and Good Days to Host National Chronic Disease Day Symposium on July 10
JULY 7, 2023 - Patient Advocates, Healthcare Stakeholders, Academic Leaders and Policymakers Join to Discuss Access to Care and Building Healthy Communities.
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Suddenly, It Looks Like We're in a Golden Age for Medicine
JUNE 26, 2023 - MSM Professor and Barney Dr. Barney Graham was interviewed by the New York Times about recent significant medical breakthroughs -- and the need to promote health equity as new treatments are deployed.
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MSM Receives $140K Community Investment from Aetna to Advance Health Equity in Georgia
JUNE 23, 2023 - Grant will support Morehouse School of Medicine's student-run Health Equity for All Lives (H.E.A.L.) Clinic.
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MSM's "Danforth Dialogues" Features CMS Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure
MAY 31, 2023 - MSM President and CEO Dr. Valerie Montgomery Rice discusses CMS health equity, maternal mortality initiatives, with Administrator Brooks-LaSure.