Morehouse School of Medicine News Center
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Global Leaders Discuss How to Achieve Change in Health and Health Equity at the PAHO Commission Meeting
MARCH 6, 2018 - Leaders in healthcare from across the globe converged upon Morehouse School of Medicine (MSM) Sunday, March 4, through Tuesday, March 6, to discuss how to achieve health equity during the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) Commission on Equity and Health Inequalities in the Americas meeting.
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A Learning Opportunity for Africa and Atlanta
FEBRUARY 27, 2018 - This past summer, Morehouse School of Medicine's Dr. Omar Danner was selected to take part in the Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders and had the opportunity to mentor future African leader Keboye Motseosi, M.D.
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Renovations of First Floor in Hugh Gloster Building Now Complete
FEBRUARY 6, 2018 - After nearly eight months of construction, the new office spaces in the Morehouse School of Medicine Hugh Gloster Building were revealed for the first time Feb. 5. The area will be a one-stop shop for Morehouse School of Medicine students as it will house offices for admissions, financial aid, the registrar and more.
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MSM's Dr. Montgomery Rice & Color Genomics's Laraki Pen Op-Ed on Medicine's Failure to Adequately Reach Underserved Communities
FEBRUARY 5, 2018 - Morehouse School of Medicine (MSM) President and Dean Dr. Valerie Montgomery Rice and Color Genomics co-founder Othman Laraki recently wrote an op-ed that highlights the failure of medicine and healthcare to reach underserved communities for cancer prevention.
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Morehouse School of Medicine Launches New Online Programs
FEBRUARY 1, 2018 - For the first time, Morehouse School of Medicine students can earn degrees or a certificate remotely, choosing from among an Executive Master of Public Health, Hybrid Master of Science in Biomedical Technology and a certificate in the Process of Drug Development, all now available online.
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Senior Citizens Thankful to MSM Students for Help in Getting a Safer Crosswalk
JANUARY 29, 2018 - As a part of the curriculum in their Community Health class, Morehouse School of Medicine work with the residents at the Adamsville Green Senior Living. Over the last few years, while taking care of residents' bodies, students learned that the seniors were concerned about the unsafe crosswalk in front of their building.
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MSM Remembers Veteran Journalist Amanda Davis at Annual Women With Heart Luncheon
JANUARY 29, 2018 - Morehouse School of Medicine will remember longtime Atlanta journalist Amanda Davis at this year's Women With Heart Luncheon. Davis, who was a member of WWH, passed away on December 27, 2017 after suffering a massive stroke.
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MSM Lead Sponsor of Beyond Flexner Conference in April, Registration Now Open
JANUARY 12, 2018 - As the main sponsor of the 2018 Beyond Flexner Conference, Morehouse School of Medicine (MSM) will welcome medical professionals and educators from across the nation for the conference Monday, April 9, through Wednesday, April 11. The conference will take place at the Atlanta Marriott Marquis in downtown Atlanta.
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MSM's Kpodzo Performs Life-Changing Reconstructive Surgery on Woman Badly Burned as a Baby
JANUARY 8, 2018 - Fox 5 Atlanta documents how Morehouse School of Medicine Surgery professor and Morehouse Healthcare surgeon Dzifa Kpodzo, M.D., M.P.H., was able to change Gladys White's life -- who has lived with burns for more than 50 years following a childhood accident -- through reconstructive surgery.
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Dr. Martha Elks Speaks With NPR About Gender Matriculation in Medical School
DECEMBER 29, 2017 - Morehouse School of Medicine (MSM) Senior Associate Dean for Educational Affairs Dr. Martha Elks speaks with NPR about the historical first of more women than men being enrolled in U.S. medical schools. Dr. Elks discusses the need for balance and how MSM is working to address the lack of African-American men enrolling in medical schools.
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