MSM on a Mission
 On October 20, 2015, Drs. Virginia Floyd, Brian McGregor and Gilberte Bastien were invited to participate in the welcoming of Liberian Vice President H.E. Joseph N. Boakai Sr. and his delegation during the MSM-hosted "Conversations and Coffee." While at MSM,
VP Boakai spoke about the effects of the Ebola virus on his country, the strides made to combat it and the country's health care delivery system needs.
 Several MSM faculty members attended the AAMC Minority Faculty Career Development
Seminar, the AAMC Mid-Career Minority Faculty Development Seminar, and the AAMC Grant
Writers Coaching Group for NIH Awards from September 17-21, 2015. Dr. Valerie Montgomery Rice gave the opening keynote address with Dean of Emory University School of Medicine
Dr. Christian Larsen. <<MORE>>
 Dr. Rachel Harris has been invited as panelist on Women in Cardiology at the scientific meeting of the Georgia chapter of the American College of Cardiology
in November 2015. Additionally, Dr. Harris is currently at the 2015 National CHEST Conference in Montreal, Canada speaking on the following two topics: “Does the Racial Disparity
in Sleep Disorders Explain the Variability in Cardiovascular Disease?” and “The Increased
Prevalence of Cardiovascular Disease in Minority Populations.”
 Fourth-year students Mr. Wali Johnson, Mr. Edward Missinne, and Ms. Adaka Uso-Okereke have been elected 2015-2016 Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society co-presidents and 2015-2016 Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society vice president
at MSM, respectively.
 Read the full list of faculty awards, grants and publications for the Department of Microbiology, Biochemistry
and Immunology (MBI) in August and September 2015.
MSM in the News
 Dr. Glenda Wrenn emphasized the importance of incorporating mental health into health research at
the National Alliance on Mental Illness Conference in Montana. <<MORE>>
 Dr. David Satcher warns not to take either our physical or mental health for granted while speaking
at Health Equity Summit at Yale Medical School in New Haven, CT. <<MORE>>
 MSM Program Coordinator Alice Jackson highlights top issues in her run for Douglasville City Council's Ward 5 seat. <<MORE>>
 Senior SHLI fellow and president-elect of the APHA, Dr. Camara Jones, was a keynote speaker at the third annual Oral Health 2020 National Network Gathering
in New Orleans. <<MORE>>
 Vanessa Mason, who serves on the health IT advisory board for the Transdisciplinary Collaborative
Center for Health Disparities Research at MSM, speaks about how online health portals
and tools can increase health disparities. <<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 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).
On September 1, MSM Travel & Expense implemented the travel phase of its new premier travel and expense system, Concur. Concur is available to all MSM employees who travel on official business and implemented
its expense phase on October 1.
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 just 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 Student Employee Health Services-IC announces its updated hours, locations, contact information, and self-triage procedures.
Click here for more information.
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
October 28, 2015
Grand Rounds: Motivational Interviewing
Upcoming Events
October 27, 2015
CVRI T-32 Lecture Series: Preoperative Management of Hyperglycemia in Patients with
Diabetes Undergoing Elective Surgery
October 28, 2015
4th Annual FDHA Health Summit: Violence: America's Challenge
October 28, 2015
OFAD Seminar Series: Communicating with the Media
October 29-30, 2015
Board of Trustees Meeting
November 2, 2015
National Medical Fellowships Atlanta Champions of Health Awards
November 4, 2015
Mobile Photography: Perfect Photos in Your Pocket
November 4-6, 2015
Association for Collaborative Leadership Conference
November 7, 2015
Neighborhood Planning Unit V - State of NPU-V Address
November 18, 2015
HR Lunch & Learn: Preparing for the Performance Evaluation Process
December 5, 2015
MSM Alumni Annual Holiday Breakfast
December 16, 2015
HR Lunch & Learn: What is YOUR Capacity? Owning Your Development at MSM
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