Morehouse School of Medicine News Center
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MSM Works to Increase Diversity in Clinical Trials
JULY 21, 2022 - The goal after an 18-month pilot phase is to have a framework in place to change medical trials nationwide.
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MSM Partners with Yale School of Medicine and Vanderbilt University Medical Center to increase Diversity in Clinical Trials
JULY 19, 2022 - Equitable Breakthroughs in Medicine Development initiative is a first-of-its-kind, community-based collaboration supported by grant funding from PhRMA
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Dr. Chantale Branson Interviewed on WABE about "Parkinson's Disease and the African American Community" Symposium
JULY 19, 2022 - Dr. Chantale Branson's passion to educate others about Parkinson's Disease is personal. Dr. Branson is an assistant professor of neurology in the Department of Internal Medicine at Morehouse School of Medicine, a board-certified neurologist, movement disorders specialist, and sleep medicine specialist at Morehouse Healthcare, and an assistant adjunct professor of neurology at Boston University Medical Center.
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American College of Cardiology Names MSM Faculty Member Dr. Melvin Echols As Chief Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Officer
JULY 7, 2022 - Echols is currently program director of the MSM Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship Program and an associate professor
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Why Are There Still So Few Black Doctors in the US? MSM President and CEO Dr. Valerie Montgomery Rice Speaks with NPR's "Here & Now" About the Issue
JUNE 24, 2022 - The percentage of Black doctors in the United States hasn't changed in 40 years. New reporting finds Black residents get more harshly disciplined and thrown out of their programs at a much higher rate than their white counterparts. Morehouse School of Medicine President and CEO Valerie Montgomery Rice, MD, FACOG, speaks with Celeste Headlee on the National Public Radio program Here & Now about the issue and the many ways MSM is working to increase diversity, inclusion, and equity across the healthcare field.
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Novartis Expands Beacon of Hope through Alliances with Historically Black Medical Schools to Address Systemic Health Disparities
JUNE 23, 2022 - Novartis and the Novartis US Foundation are proud to announce significant progress on Beacon of Hope, our 10-year collaboration with 26 Historically Black Colleges, Universities (HBCUs) and Medical Schools, Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF), Coursera and the National Medical Association, to co-create programs that address the root causes of disparities in health and education, and create greater diversity, equity, inclusion and trust across the research and development ecosystem.
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FOX 5 Atlanta: FDA Set to Decide on Novavax COVID-19 Vaccine
JUNE 10, 2022 - Morehouse School of Medicine Vaccine Trial Unit Co-Director Dr. Lilly Immergluck speaks with FOX 5 Atlanta about MSM's clinical trial of Novavax vaccine.
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MSM, HBCU Medical Schools, and NFL Launch Initiative to Increase Diversity in Sports Medicine
MAY 25, 2022 - Students from MSM and Three Other HBCU Medical Schools Will Complete Clinical Rotations with NFL Team Medical Staffs This Fall.
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Recognized Leader in Health Disparities Veronica Mallett, MD to Join The More in Common Alliance
MAY 17, 2022 - Morehouse School of Medicine and CommonSpirit Health today announced that Veronica Mallett, M.D., a healthcare industry veteran whose career has focused on eliminating healthcare disparities, was selected as Chief Administrative Officer for the More in Common Alliance.
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Dr. Barney Graham Joins Morehouse School of Medicine Faculty
MAY 12, 2022 - Clinical Trials Physician, Immunologist, and Virologist will Also Serve as Senior Advisor for Global Health Equity in the Office of the President and CEO.
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