MSM on a Mission
 Dr. Reinetta Waldrop has been appointed to serve as Co-Chair for the Health Administration Section (HAS) 2016 Program Planning Committee for the American Public Health Administration (APHA).
She will also serve in the role as Chair for the Section's 2017 conference to be held
in Atlanta. Both roles will require her to be involved in planning the Section's annual
educational program for the point of abstract submissions through the daily activities
for each day of the conference itself.
 MSM and Publix partnered on Saturday, November 7th in recognition of Diabetes Awareness
Month. MSM alumni, residents and providers joined the Publix pharmacy team at nine
metro Atlanta Publix Stores for a day of "Diabetes, Food & You." Participants included Drs. David Blake, Brittnie Fowler, Harold Moore Jr., Michelle Nichols, Fasuyi Omofolarin, Emmanuel Osinuga, and Anna Sikod.
 SHLI Health Policy Fellows were well represented among conference presenters at the
143rd APHA Annual Meeting in Chicago Oct. 31-Nov. 4. Fellows presenting on topics related to the conference
theme of "Health in All Policies" included current fellow, Angelica Geter, as well as former fellows LeConte Dill, Shanell McGoy, Jammie Hopkins, and Natalie Hernandez. <<MORE>>
 M. Delmar Library staff members Tara Douglas-Williams, Jerrold Mobley, Joe Swanson Jr., Dr. Roland Welmaker and Mary White had papers accepted and were invited to present at the 65th Annual Meeting of the
Southern Chapter of the Medical Library Association in San Juan, PR from Oct. 21-25, 2015. Additionally, Mrs. Douglas-Williams and Mr.
Swanson were elected to key leadership positions. <<MORE>>
 MSM Graduate Medical Education Committee hosts its annual retreat and a community
engagement day at E.L. Connally Elementary School. <<MORE>>
 Morehouse School of Medicine's Dr. Kyra Clark was on News One Now with Roland Martin on Nov. 5th discussing how racism could play a major part in the sleep gap between whites and blacks in America.
MSM in the News
 MSM President and Dean, and March of Dimes Chapter Board Member, Dr. Valerie Montgomery Rice, addresses the organization recently giving the state of Georgia a "D" on its Premature
Birth Report Card. <<MORE>>
 MSM among 20 new medical schools to join the AMA's Accelerating Change in Medical Education Consortium. <<MORE>>
 At the American Society of Nephrology's Kidney Week 2015, Drs. Chamberlain Obialo and Alexander Quarshie reported on their recent study showing that sodium thiosulfate may confer a survival
advantage to hemodialysis patients with calciphylaxis. <<MORE>>
 Morehouse School of Medicine Associate Professor of Neurobiology Dr. Ketema Paul featured on LabTV where he discusses his path to researching sleep disorders. <<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>>
Announcements
Flu vaccine for all MSM employees and students available Oct. 13 - Nov. 15, 2015 at Student Employee Health Services - Tuesdays & Thursdays 12:30 - 4 pm
Benefits Open Enrollment - annual opportunity for all benefits-eligible faculty, staff and residents to make
changes to their benefits, including RE-ENROLLING in their Flexible Spending Accounts
for calendar year 2016. Click for more info.
SHLI Recruiting Health Policy Leadership Fellows for 2016-2017. The application process is open until January 15, 2016 for fellows applying to begin the program on September 1, 2016. Click for more info.
Department Furniture Swap! Instead of using your departmental budget to purchase new furniture, you can now
select items in the Blue Room and have those items delivered directly to your department. Please
contact treeves@msm.edu to schedule an appointment to view the surplus items.
The UCSF Postdoc Fellowships in Tobacco Control Research online applications will be accepted until January 20, 2016. Click here to apply.
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 11, 2015
The Adnexal Mass: Where Gynecology and Surgery Intersect
November 13, 2015
HIV Pre-Exposure and Nonoccupational Postexposure Prophylaxis
November 18, 2015
Innovation is Never Evidence-Based
November 18, 2015
Investigations in Sleep and Sleep Health
Upcoming Events
November 10, 2015
It's On Us Morehouse Week of Action: Vice President Joe Biden
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
CVRI Seminar Series: Biomedical Big Data Analytics for Outcome-Driven Precision Health
November 12, 2015
R-CENTER: An Interactive SAS Basics Workshop
November 12, 2015
REDCap Overview and Intro Training
November 14, 2015
I-AAM Women's Health & Empowerment Conference
November 14, 2015
Hike It Out!
November 17, 2015
Faculty Development Seminar Series: Writing USMLE Test Questions
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
November 20, 2015
2015 MSM Research Retreat
December 10, 2015
MSM MPH Alumni Mixer
December 10-12, 2015
2015 World Stem Cell Summit & RegMed Capital Conference
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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