MSM on a Mission
 Morehouse School of Medicine's Drs. Kisha Holden and Jammie Hopkins receive $1 million grant from Robert Wood Johnson Foundation for leadership initiative.
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 On April 20, 2016, Dr. Hadiyah-Nicole Green discussed how she helps bring hope to cancer patients on the Tom Joyner Morning Show's
Get Well Wednesday segment. <<MORE>>
MSM Department of Medicine Associate Professor and Chief of Geriatrics Dr. Yohannes Endeshaw was recently appointed to the Quality and Performance Measurement Committee of the
American Geriatrics Society. Dr. Endeshaw's three-year term will begin May 2016 and
end May 2019.
 The Grady Primary Care Yellow Pod Clinic has received a $5,000 innovation grant from
the SHLI Integrated Care Leadership Program (ICLP Innovation Grant Award). This grant
will support the integrated care project with Dr. Claudia Fotzeu leading the team of doctors in the Yellow Pod Clinic, which serves thousands of patients
on a monthly basis, providing compassionate, excellent clinical care to the underserved
of Atlanta and the surrounding area.
MSM in the News
 MSM President Emeritus and former US Health Secretary Dr. Louis Sullivan spoke with legislators in North Dakota to advocate improved dental care and licensing
of dental therapists. <<MORE>>
 MSM alumna and HPAC Board Chair Dr. Zenobia Day teams with local Atlanta clergy to discuss solutions for common health disparities
among African Americans. <<MORE>>
 Former Georgia Pacific CEO, and winner of MSM's inaugural Louis C. Brown Vanguard
Award, A.D. "Pete"Correll to be featured in the 4th Coastal Conversations lecture series. <<MORE>>
Mandatory for ALL Employees
HR & Compliance Fiscal Year 2016 Mandatory Training Schedule:
- Workplace Harassment: Jul 15 - Aug 23
- Code of Conduct: Sept 25 - Oct 25
- HIPAA: Nov 1 - Dec 10
- Conflicts of Interest: Jan 11 - Feb 12
- Radiation Safety: Mar 7 - Apr 8
- Wage & Hour: Apr 18 - May 19 <<MORE>>
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Announcements
 Medical student Tiffany Cochran will be MSM's March of Dimes March for Babies team leader this year. The march will
be Saturday, April 30. Please lend your support (walking and donations) to this event to help fight against
prematurity and infant mortality.
Click for more information and to donate and register with Team MSM!
Navex Ethicspoint is Morehouse School of Medicine's new compliance hotline vendor. Click for direct link and more info.
Important HR Benefits Communication
Summary of Benefits & Coverage (SBC) required by the Affordable Care Act (ACA) to
be distributed by group health plans, in simple plain language, to all benefits-eligible
faculty, staff and residents.
Click here for Choice Plus High Plan
Click here for Choice Plus Basic Plan
The Satcher Health Leadership Institute (SHLI) celebrates its 10th Anniversary in 2016. Click for the full schedule of events.
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Important press release from Emory and Grady on selected brain injury patients to be enrolled in Hypothermia for Patients requiring Evacuation of Subdural Hematoma (HOPES) Trial. Click here for more information.
RCMI R-Center Needs Assessment Survey
The purpose of this survey is to gather information about the RCMI R-CENTER programs,
its resource utilization and how investigators and staff are leveraging these resources
to expand their research projects. Please complete ASAP. Click for survey and more info.
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Upcoming Events
April 21, 2016
GEBS Dissertation Defense: Placental Malaria: Assessing the effects of Heme and HO-1
on the Integrity of the Placenta - See more at: http://calendar.msm.edu/cal/main/showMain.rdo#sthash.KINXlCHs.dpuf
GEBS Dissertation Defense: Placental Malaria: Assessing the effects of Heme and HO-1
on the Integrity of the Placenta - See more at: http://calendar.msm.edu/cal/event/showEventMore.rdo#sthash.uIGznXI4.dpuf
GEBS Dissertation Defense: Placental Malaria: Assessing the effects of Heme and HO-1
on the Integrity of the Placenta - See more at: http://calendar.msm.edu/cal/event/showEventMore.rdo#sthash.uIGznXI4.dpuf
GEBS Dissertation Defense: Placental Malaria: Assessing the Effects of Heme and HO-1
on the Integrity of the Placenta
April 21, 2016
Conversations at the Carter Center: Words Matter: Talking About Mental Health Webcast
April 26, 2016
GEBS Thesis Defense: Characterization of the 661W Cone Cell Line
April 26, 2016
GEBS Thesis Defense: The role of cyclic diguanylic acid (c-di-GMP), motility and hemagglutinin/protease
secretion in vibrio cholerae surface attachment and detachment
and hemagglutinin/protease secretion in vibrio cholerae surface attachment and detachment
- See more at: http://calendar.msm.edu/cal/main/showMainEnd.rdo#sthash.L98Q4zzF.dpuf
April 27, 2016
3-Part Webinar Series Pt. 2: Challenges Facing Clinicians Treating Tobacco Use Patients
April 27, 2016
OVID Training Session
April 29, 2016
MSM Master of Public Health Program Spring 2016 Graduates' Culminating Experience
Presentations
April 30, 2016
March of Dimes March for Babies
May 2, 2016
MSM Master of Public Health Program Spring 2016 Graduates' Culminating Experience
Presentations
May 5, 2016
MSM Town Hall Meeting
May 6, 2016
MSM Lampoons 2016
May 10, 2016
Annual MSM Employee Awards and Service Recognition
May 12, 2016
CVRI Seminar Series: Emerging Roles of P311, an Intrinsically Disordered Protein in
Cardiovascular Health and Disease
May 14, 2016
APA Community Knowledge Exchange: Hope for Our Children and Communities
May 18-20, 2016
National Research Mentoring Network Southeast Training
May 19-20, 2016
Board of Trustees Meeting
June 16, 2016
123rd Annual Georgia State Medical Association Annual Meeting "Integrated Care in
Advancing Health Equity" (Roundtable Discussion and Exhibit)
June 21-22, 2016
2016 Southeastern Pediatric Research Innovation Conference
June 29, 2016
3-Part Webinar Series Pt. 3: Challenges Facing Clinicians Treating Tobacco Use Patients
Save the Date
April 21, 2016
Hugh M. Gloster Society Celebration
April 28, 2016
TCC Health Policy Research Summit 2016: Translating Science into Policy Impact
May 12, 2016
Retirement Reception Honoring Dr. James Densler
May 20, 2016
Class Day
May 21, 2016
32nd Commencement Exercises
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