Morehouse School of Medicine News Center
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CommonSpirit Health And MSM Announce First Phase Of Education Sites Designed To Diversify The Clinician Workforce
NOVEMBER 30, 2021 - "More in Common Alliance" to address critical gaps in care by educating and training more BIPOC clinicians at sites across the U.S.
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Mitigating Inequities Caused or Exacerbated by the COVID-19 Pandemic
NOVEMBER 30, 2021 - As we have seen during the COVID-19 pandemic, health and social disparities exist that result in disproportionately higher rates of exposure, illness, hospitalization and death from COVID-19 for marginalized communities. In January, the White House established a Presidential COVID-19 Health Equity Task Force, which last week released a comprehensive report with recommendations for mitigating inequities caused or exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic and for preventing such inequities in the future.
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Bridges to Biotechnology and Bioentrepreneurship: Improving Diversity in the Biotechnology Sector
NOVEMBER 16, 2021 - Nature Biotechnology is a monthly journal covering the science and business of biotechnology. It publishes new concepts in technology/methodology of relevance to the biological, biomedical, agricultural, and environmental sciences as well as covers the commercial, political, ethical, legal, and societal aspects of this research.
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MSM Students Kick Off New Partnership with the Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research
NOVEMBER 5, 2021 - Mutual exchange of training and research expertise designed to build solutions for cancer patient care and health equity efforts.
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Abbott Launches New Initiative to Drive Diversity in Medical Research and Improve Care Among Under-Represented Populations
NOVEMBER 3, 2021 - Abbott announced the launch of a new initiative designed to help create a more inclusive clinical trial ecosystem through new approaches to training, education, and improving the clinical research infrastructure within the U.S.
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MSM and Freenome Present Research Demonstrating High Enrollment Rates for African Americans in Clinical Trial
OCTOBER 29, 2021 - New study finds African American recruitment at a historically black college and university (HBCU) matches other patient populations. Morehouse is a leading site for enrollment for PREEMPT CRC, Freenome's large, registrational study for colorectal cancer screening.
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MSM CHOICE Neighborhoods Program Offers New Community Initiatives During October
OCTOBER 22, 2021 - Upcoming events focus on health education, wellness, and economic development.
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MSM Announces Launch of the National African American Child and Family Research Center
OCTOBER 22, 2021 - The Center, the first of its kind in the United States, will focus on community-engaged research to uplift African American children and families.
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OCHIN Joins NIH Funded AI/ML Consortium to Advance Health Equity and Researcher Diversity
OCTOBER 8, 2021 - OCHIN, a national nonprofit learning network for health equity research and innovation, has been selected to lead the data and research component of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) AIM-AHEAD program, a new artificial intelligence and machine learning consortium to advance health equity and researcher diversity.
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American Cancer Society and Four HBCUs Announce Groundbreaking Cancer Research Program to Improve Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
OCTOBER 4, 2021 - Unique Program Will Create A More Inclusive Cancer Research Environment, Help Address Health Disparities.
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