MSM on a Mission

Morehouse School of Medicine GEBS students Raedeen Russell and Cynthia Tchio have been selected to participate in the 2016 Scientist Mentoring & Diversity Program for Medical Technology (SMDP MedTech). The SMDP MedTech one-year career mentoring program pairs diverse graduate students with industry mentors who work at medical device and diagnostic companies. With their mentors, MedTech Scholars attend a 5-day training session to learn about career opportunities in industry and receive career development coaching. They also attend AdvaMed 2016: The MedTech Conference.

Atlanta Public Schools (APS) has selected Morehouse School of Medicine as its 2016 Washington Cluster School-Based Partner of the Year. MSM is now one of nine finalists eligible to win the overall school-based Partner of the Year award, which will be announced October 26, 2016, during the APS's Employee Recognition Celebration at the Woodruff Arts Center.

Dr Camara Jones APHA President Dr. Camara Jones will be a speaker at the AAMC Annual Meeting: Learn Serve Lead 2016 on November 14, 2016 in Seattle. Dr. Jones will present "Achieving Health Equity: Tools for a National Campaign Against Racism." <<MORE>>

Dr. Elizabeth Ofili was recently announced as a Women in Technology (WIT) 2016 Women of the Year Awards finalist. The WIT awards official judging will take place on Oct. 13, 2016.

MSM in the News

Dr. Derrick Beech speaks with the Albany Herald regarding a recent study showing the largest disparity in breast cancer death rates for black women exists in Atlanta. <<MORE>>

CVB Morehouse School of Medicine's new Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship Training Program announcement mentioned in Cardiovascular Business article citing low percentage of registered African-American cardiologists. <<MORE>>

MSM Executive Director of Government Relations, Policy and External Affairs Daniel Dawes to be featured speaker at the NAACP-Lincoln (Nebraska) branch's 35th annual Freedom Fund Banquet on Oct. 29, 2016. <<MORE>>

Dr. Glenda Wrenn to moderate a community conversation for the new play PROOF, which is about the mental health stigma in the African American community, on Oct. 15, 2016 at the Southwest Arts Center. <<MORE>>

Dr. David Satcher to be a featured guest at Planned Parenthood of Southern New England's 100th Anniversary celebration on Oct. 24, 2016. <<MORE>>

Announcements

National Primary Care Week

Join the American Medical Student Association and the Morehouse School of Medicine Family Medicine Interest Group for National Primary Care Week Oct 3-7, 2016.

The events for this week are displayed in the link below. We hope you will join us to learn more about the benefits of primary care!

Click here for a list of all the week's events!

2016-17 Annual Free Flu Vaccine Drive

Oct. 4th & 6th, 2016 from 10 am - 4 pm at the CRC room F-114. The MSM, MHC and Buggyworks sites will offer the flu vaccine starting on Oct. 10. Click here for more information and to see all vaccination times.

Baton Rouge Disaster Relief

From October 3 - 14, 2016, the Class of 2020 Care Committee is hosting a disaster relief drive for the victims of "The Great Flood" that occurred in Baton Rouge, La. on August 13, 2016. They are requesting money donations, toiletries, cleaning supplies and more. Please contact Dominique Grasty at dgrasty@msm.edu or Tyesha Coleman at tcoleman@msm.edu for more info.

The MSM-Tuskegee Airmen Global Academy Connect Mentoring Program students, staff, faculty and residents. Will you accept the call and become a mentor? Please view the mentoring training schedule and email Jacqueline Thrash at jthrash@msm.edu with dates you can attend.

MSM's Modular Faculty Development Program

Learn many skills, including publishing in medical journals, PowerPoint and Prezi, using secondary data for research, and more.

Takes place each Tuesday, ends May 2, 2017. Click here for registration link and more info.

Statistics Friday A free weekly walk-in statistical consulting clinic for faculty, staff, and students providing 20 minutes of immediate assistance from 10 am - noon for basic statistics questions. Click for more info.

Community Health Worker (CHW) Chronic Disease Self-Management and Prevention Train-the-Trainer Program.

Contact the iADAPT 2.0 program at iadapt2.0@msm.edu or (844) 423-2782 for more information.

The Satcher Health Leadership Institute (SHLI) celebrates its 10th Anniversary in 2016. Click here for the full schedule of SHLI events.

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Strategic Plan Updates

Visit the MSM Strategic Plan webpage to view our FY16 Quarter 3 Scorecard. The scorecard reflects our current progress toward reaching our five-year goals as described in the MSM Strategic Plan.