MSM on a Mission
 Atlanta University Center Consortium presidents Drs. Mary Schmidt Campbell, Ronald
A. Johnson and Valerie Montgomery Rice will be featured in the opening plenary of the Association for Collaborative Leadership Conference. <<MORE>>
 MSM SGA President and fourth-year MD student Wali Johnson, Drs. Omar Danner, L. Ray Matthews, Kenneth L. Wilson, and Ed. W. Childs's study, "Enteral feeding via percutaneous endoscopic gastrojejunostomy tubes decreases
risk of aspiration and tube dislodgement related complications compared to PEGs,"
was accepted for publication in the October 2015 issue of the International Journal
for New Technologies in Science and Engineering. <<MORE>>
MSM in the News
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>>
Announcements
Flu vaccine for all MSM employees and students available Oct. 13 - Nov. 15, 2015 at the CRC (Tues. & Thurs. 12:30 - 4 pm); Student Employee Health Services - IC/Buggyworks (Mon. & Wed. 9 am - 5 pm); and Howell Mill (Oct. 19, 21, 23, 26, 28 and 30 at 9 am - 12 pm & 2 pm - 4 pm).
In an effort to increase the overall efficiencies at MSM, the Operations Department
has launched its Operational Excellence initiative and provided a webpage and email link to the MSM community as a new communication tool to provide suggestions for process
improvements.
MSM Travel & Expense has implemented its new premier travel and expense system, Concur, which is available to all MSM employees who travel on official business.
MSM has purchased a year-long membership to AI Pro, a service from Academic Impressions (AI) offering access to a variety of professional
development tools for higher education faculty and administrators. Please click here to register.
The UCSF Postdoc Fellowships in Tobacco Control Research online applications will be accepted until January 20, 2016. Click here to apply.
The Student Employee Health Services-IC announces its updated hours, locations, contact information, and self-triage procedures.
Click here for more information.
Want to see what is happening for the MSM 40th Anniversary? Here's the calendar.
President and Dean Valerie Montgomery Rice's new open door hours. Call 404-752-1740 or email sdrobertson@msm.edu to schedule your appointment with the president.
Support the MD class of 2018 by ordering your exclusive Lampoons 2015 T-shirt and DVD. Email Dyanna Fountain dfountain@msm.edu for your ordering needs.
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Grand Rounds
November 3, 2015
Management of the HIV infected mother: The goal of zero transmission
November 4, 2015
Management of Gastrointestinal Malignancies Pt. II
November 11, 2015
The Adnexal Mass: Where Gynecology and Surgery Intersect
November 13, 2015
HIV Pre-Exposure and Nonoccupational Postexposure Prophylaxis
November 18, 2015
Investigations in Sleep and Sleep Health
Upcoming Events
November 2, 2015
National Medical Fellowships Atlanta Champions of Health Awards
November 2, 2015
Georgia Bio Innovation Summit
November 4, 2015
Mobile Photography: Perfect Photos in Your Pocket
November 4, 2015
Instructor-Led Training: Time Management
November 4 - 6, 2015
Association for Collaborative Leadership Conference
November 7, 2015
Neighborhood Planning Unit V - State of NPU-V Address
November 11, 2015
Zumba to End Diabetes
November 11, 2015
SHLI Health Policy Leadership Fellowship Journal Club: Is the right to health compatible
with sustainability?
November 12, 2015
R-CENTER: An Interactive SAS Basics Workshop
November 12, 2015
REDCap Overview and Intro Training
November 14, 2015
Hike It Out!
November 18, 2015
HR Lunch & Learn: Preparing for the Performance Evaluation Process
November 19, 2015
Clinical and Translational Research Seminar Series: Online and Experiential Training
in Patient-Centered Outcomes Research
December 5, 2015
MSM Alumni Annual Holiday Breakfast
December 16, 2015
HR Lunch & Learn: What is YOUR Capacity? Owning Your Development at MSM
Save the Date
February 19, 2016
MSM NBA Game Night: Miami Heat vs. Atlanta Hawks
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Watch the full video of Liberian Vice President Joseph N. Boakai's visit to MSM where he spoke about battling the Ebola virus and forging relationships
with other countries to improve health care delivery. 
MSM President and Dean 
November is National Diabetes Month and MSM is joining Publix in providing healthcare
professionals for its free, in-store "Diabetes, Food & You" workshops. 
