Morehouse School of Medicine News Center
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Dr. Sarah Vinson Discusses Black Women, Mental Health, and Criminal Justice with Capital B News
SEPTEMBER 2, 2022 - This year has been marked by tragic moments of public violence, from a grocery store massacre in New York to a small-town school shooting in Texas. But three incidents this summer have stood out for an unusual similarity. Read more.
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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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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 Wants Increased Diversity in Clinical Trials
AUGUST 1, 2022 - MSM doctors explain that when Black and Brown people are not included in medical trials, it causes a huge disparity in research.
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Dr. Rick Kittles Joins MSM as Senior Vice President for Research
JULY 27, 2022 - Noted researcher and health disparities expert comes to MSM from City of Hope, where he is founding director of the Division of Health Equities.
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New Guidelines Released on Eliminating Racism, Bias in Medical School
JULY 26, 2022 - MSM Student Government Association President Jamil Joyner Talks with Atlanta Journal-Constitution About Need for Direct Action
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MSM Works to Increase Diversity in Clinical Trials
JULY 21, 2022 - The goal after an 18-month pilot phase is to have a framework in place to change medical trials nationwide.
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