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		Morehouse School of Medicine named “Healthcare Hero” in Community Outreach

		Morehouse School of Medicine receives 2002 National Award from Community-Campus Partnerships for Health

		Morehouse School of Medicine receives Outstanding Community Service Award from the Association of American Medical Colleges

		Recognition For Highest Percent Increase In Total Citations In The Field Of Social Sciences

		GEORGIA HIV/AIDS COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD In a ceremony conducted at the Carter Presidential Center on July 21, 2004, Morehouse School of Medicine's Imani Project received the Georgia HIV/AIDS Community Service Award. This award is presented to people and organizations in Georgia that have made an outstanding contribution to confronting the challenge of HIV/AIDS in our community. The recognition was accorded in conjunction with the XII Annual NIMH Conference on the Role of Families in Preventing and Adapting to HIV/AIDS. The Imani Project is a project of the MSM Department of Pediatrics. It is directed by Dr. James Griffin, Clinical Assistant Professor of Community Health and Preventive Medicine and Pediatrics.

		A+ AWARD The Atlanta Public Schools and the Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce presented Morehouse School of Medicine with an “A+” Award at the 2004 A+ Awards Luncheon, April 23, 2004, at the Georgia World Congress Center. The award recognized the partnership between MSM and the Martin Luther King, Jr., Middle School. The A+ Awards are coordinated by the Atlanta Partners for Education (APFE), a joint program of the Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce and the Atlanta Public Schools . Awards are given in seven categories; the MSM award was in the “tutoring” category. The award recognized the efforts of a group of nine first-year medical students in the MSM Community Health Course, under the supervision of Dr. Beverly Taylor. In addition to providing tutoring, the medical students developed a drug abuse prevention program. The students in Dr. Taylor's group are: Anastasia Brown, Kirk Carruthers, Monyette Childs, Marcelyn Coley, Derrick Leon, Marianne Vandromme, Maria Victoria, Candice Watters, and Erica Whittingham. More on the A+ Awards at http://www.metroatlantachamber.com/macoc/initiatives/apfe_2004awards.shtml

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