Morehouse School of Medicine News Center
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MSM Appoints Dr. Walter Conwell as Inaugural Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer
JULY 22, 2021 - Experienced Equity, Inclusion and Diversity Leader Assumed Role July 19
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Novartis Pledges 10-year Commitment with MSM, 26 HBCUs, Medical Schools, and Leading Orgs to Create Solutions for Health Equity
JULY 20, 2021 - Novartis and the Novartis US Foundation to join forces with Thurgood Marshall College Fund, Morehouse School of Medicine, 26 other Historically Black Colleges, Universities and Medical Schools and others to address root causes of disparities in health and education
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Metro Atlanta Chamber to Present its Heroes of Global Health Award to Dr. Valerie Montgomery Rice
JULY 14, 2021 - Dr. Anthony Fauci, Dr. Carlos del Rio, Dr. Katalin Karikó, and frontline healthcare workers to be honored at the awards
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Lasker Foundation Announces Winners of Annual Essay Contest, Recognizing Next Generation of Science Communicators
JULY 13, 2021 - Morehouse School of Medicine student, Banafsheh Nazari, pins winning essay on the role of technology in healthcare.
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MSM's Center for Maternal Health Equity Studies Causes of Health Inequity Among Pregnant Black Women
JULY 1, 2021 - Research explores Maternal Near Misses, a condition that occurs when a woman nearly dies but survives from a complication occurring during pregnancy, childbirth or within 42 days of termination of pregnancy
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Satcher Health Leadership Institute at MSM Launches Groundbreaking Health Equity Tracker
JUNE 30, 2021 - The Health Equity Tracker aims to give a detailed view of health outcomes by race, ethnicity, sex, socioeconomic status, and other critical factors.
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Baxter Announces $1.2 Million in New Scholarships and Grant Funding to Students Pursuing Health and Sciences at HBCUs in the US
JUNE 29, 2021 - Funding to reach students at Meharry Medical College, Morehouse School of Medicine and Tennessee State University. New scholarships are part of Baxter's Activating Change Today initiative to advance inclusion and racial justice.
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MSM PA Program Recognized for Diversity and Community Outreach Initiatives by American Academy of Physician Assistants
JUNE 15, 2021 - Social justice, health equity, industry education integral to the programs initiatives.
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MSM and HIMSS Global Health Equity Network Partner to Innovate Health Informatics Program
JUNE 15, 2021 - Bridge to Health Informatics Pipeline and Master of Science in Health Informatics Programs offer unique and exciting healthcare industry career opportunities.
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Goldman Sachs' One Million Black Women Initiative Awards Grant to MSM's Center for Maternal Health Equity
JUNE 1, 2021 - The funds will help underwrite work to reduce maternal morbidity and mortality.