Morehouse School of Medicine News Center
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HBCUs Imperative in Providing Health Sciences Graduates Critical to Future of Nation's Health and Wellness
JANUARY 20, 2017 - According to a report commissioned by the presidents of the nation's four HBCU medical schools - Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science, Howard University, Meharry Medical College, and Morehouse School of Medicine - the number of African-American students in U.S. medical schools who attended HBCUs has fallen from 26 percent in 2002 to just 12 percent in 2015. The HBCU Empower initiative is designed to increase the number of academically prepared HBCU graduates who apply and enroll in graduate and professional schools in health sciences fields, and diversify the workforce.
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Morehouse School of Medicine President and Dean Dr. Valerie Montgomery Rice to Receive 2017 Horatio Alger Award
DECEMBER 6, 2016 - Horatio Alger Association names Morehouse School of Medicine President and Dean Valerie Montgomery Rice, M.D., as one of 11 exceptional individuals to its Member Class of 2017.
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Morehouse School of Medicine's Dr. Glenda Wrenn Named to HHS Secretary's Advisory Committee
NOVEMBER 17, 2016 - Morehouse School of Medicine's Dr. Glenda Wrenn appointed as one of 13 nationally recognized subject matter experts to serve on the HHS Secretary's Advisory Committee on National Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Objectives for 2030.
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It's The Journey Presents More Than $32,000 for Breast Cancer Research to Morehouse School of Medicine
NOVEMBER 3, 2016 - Morehouse School of Medicine (MSM)'s Dr. Veena N. Rao was awarded $32,565 from the It's The Journey charity that will aid her pioneering research into what drives the growth of aggressive triple negative breast cancer.
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Nemours Foundation Elects MSM President and Dean Dr. Valerie Montgomery Rice to its Board of Directors
OCTOBER 31, 2016 - Dr. Valerie Montgomery Rice, president and dean of Morehouse School of Medicine, elected as one of four new members to the Nemours Foundation's Board of Directors.
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MSM President and Dean Dr. Valerie Montgomery Rice Elected to National Academy of Medicine
OCTOBER 17, 2016 - Valerie Montgomery Rice, M.D., president and dean of Morehouse School of Medicine in Atlanta, has been elected to the National Academy of Medicine.
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Morehouse School of Medicine Helps Address Lack of Minority Cardiologists
SEPTEMBER 29, 2016 - Morehouse School of Medicine (MSM) announced the creation of a Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship Training Program--an effort that helps address both an increasingly aging population suffering with heart disease and the nation's shortage of minority cardiologists.
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Kaiser Permanente's $3 Million Grant Helps Prime Georgia's Health Education Pipeline
SEPTEMBER 16, 2016 - Thanks to a $3 million grant from health care leader Kaiser Permanente, Morehouse School of Medicine (MSM) has created an undergraduate program designed to help underrepresented students enter graduate-level study in the health and biomedical fields.
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AUCC Member Institutions Receive Campus-Wide Assessment Grant To Reduce Environmental Footprint
SEPTEMBER 12, 2016 - The Atlanta University Center Consortium received a Grants to Green Assessment Award from the Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta to help its member institutions and the Robert W. Woodruff Library identify opportunities to reduce a collective $11.7 million in utility expenses.
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Morehouse School of Medicine Tackles Prevalence of Tooth Loss in African-Americans, Other Oral Health Disparities
AUGUST 23, 2016 - Morehouse School of Medicine's Community Voices receives $320K grant from Kellogg Foundation to sponsor oral health issue of American Journal of Public Health.