Morehouse School of Medicine News 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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HBCU Medical Schools to Tackle Organ Transplant Disparities
MAY 6, 2022 - A coalition including the four medical schools at the nation's historically Black colleges and universities has announced a new initiative aimed at increasing the number of Black Americans registered as organ donors and combating disparities among transplant recipients.
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Through Partnership with MSM, City of East Point, Georgia Selected to Join the City Health Dashboard
APRIL 27, 2022 - City of East Point is One of 29 US Cities with 4,000 to 50,000 Residents Chosen for Nationwide Data Project's Inaugural "Put Us on the Map Challenge"
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MSM hosts HBCU Mental Health Roundtable with Federal Health Officials
APRIL 27, 2022 - The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) partnered with the African American Behavioral Health-Center of Excellence (AABH-COE) at Morehouse School of Medicine in Atlanta, Georgia to host a roundtable event on the mental health of students at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) on April 20, 2022 at Morehouse School of Medicine.
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