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Career Counseling
Career education begins in the first year with
presentations of different career opportunities
in medicine and the impact of changing trends
on the practice of medicine. Students will have
the opportunity for personal identification of
professional goals. Career counseling continues
throughout your medical education finalizing with
residency selection and the transition to graduate
medical education.
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Multi-Media
Center
The Multi-Media Center (MMC), located on the first
floor of the Medical
Education Building (MEB), contains the most current
information available in the health sciences.
In addition to open stacks of books and journals,
the MMC houses an audio-visual collection of videotapes,
slides, recorded lectures and computer instructional
disks. Beginning July, 2000, MMC will move to
a new automated integrated library system, Voyager
by Endeavor. This system is web based, desktop
and MMC accessible. It is the key to locating
materials within the collection. There are a number
of work stations located throughout the reading
room. Inquiries regarding use of the On-Line Public
Access Catalog (OPAC) in general, may be addressed
to the Information Services Librarian or other
MMC staff members.
All faculty, staff and students of the Morehouse
School of Medicine (MSM) with an updated and barcoded
MSM I.D. may borrow and use the Center’s
collection. Books located in the general collection
circulate for two weeks. Bound journals circulate
for three days. The daily fine for overdue materials
is $0.50 per day.
Certain books may be placed on strict reserve
and therefore must stay in the library. Books
on overnight reserve may be checked out one hour
befor closing and must be returned one hour after
opening. A fine of $0.50 per item is levied for
every hour overdue for reserves.
Charges for unpaid fines or missing books will
be added to the student's account in the Business
Office and if not paid, will result in the inability
to register or graduate. A $5.00 processing charge
must be paid, in addition to fines, once a bill
has been sent to the Business Office.
The MMC also provides an Extended Study Area
located on the second floor of the MEB, Room 1209.
This room is open for use twenty-four hours daily.
Chairs, tables, rooms and carrels for individual
and group study are available as well as the
student computer laboratory with access to the
Institutional Computer Network (ICN).
Multi-Media Center
Hours:
Monday-Thursday 7:30 a.m.- 1:00 a.m.
Friday 7:30 a.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Saturday 10:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Sunday 12:00 p.m.- 1:00 a.m.
Special hours, intersessions and holidays are
posted.
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Research
Information Technology Center Electronic Laboratory
(E-lab)
This Center is located on the first floor of the
Medical Education
Building within the Library. It is specifically
intended to strengthen the institution's research
capabilities and provide faculty and students
with
improved access to, and proficiency in the use
of information technology in research. This Center
provides support for both research and research
training. The facility will be used by faculty
and students learning to use information technology
and INTERNET resources in biomedical research.
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Educational
Computer Laboratory
(located on the 2nd floor MEB 1209)
Included in the library space is a student computer
laboratory in
which students have easy access to Macintosh and
IBM computers at
ten workstations. Two of the working stations
have dual screen video disk players and one has
an info window touch screen with video disk player.
All are networked with access to a laser printer.
Whether it is working on a microbiology project,
or viewing and listening to the heart beat, software
and courseware are available to enhance your educational
experience. This room is open for use twenty-four
hours daily. Chairs, tables, rooms and carrels
for individual and group study are available as
well as the student educational computer laboratory
with access to the Institutional Computer Network
(ICN).
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Mail
Service
The school maintains mailboxes where students
can receive mail from campus and via the U.S.
Post Office. As a student, you are responsible
for checking your box DAILY for important announcements
and other information. The address to be used
for mail sent to the student at school is:
The Morehouse School of Medicine
720 Westview Drive, S.W.,
P.O. Box ______________
Atlanta, GA 30310-1495
Mailroom Telephone: 404-752-1553
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Public
Safety Services
The Morehouse School of Medicine Public Safety
Department has one of the most concerned and best
security forces in the AU Center. Officers patrol
our campus, answer emergency calls 24 hours a
day and are available upon request, to escort
you to your cars when leaving the buildings after
dark.
To contact Public Safety call (404)
752-1795
Location: Ground Floor Entrance of Parking Deck
Chief of Public Safety: Hassan Bashir
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Student
Health Services
Morehouse Medical Associates offers comprehensive
medical care with the goal of helping students
maintain good health. Our staff is available not
only to provide medical care when you are ill,
but also to provide preventive maintenance services
and answer any questions you have regarding your
health. We encourage you to take advantage of
the many services available to you.
Eligibility: Regular enrolled MSM students with
ID cards validated for the current semester are
eligible for health care at Morehouse Medical
Associates.
Location: Morehouse Medical Associates,
75 Piedmont Road in the Citizen's
Trust Bank Building.
Hours: Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m. (except
official MSM holidays) After Hour Care: For medical
care after 5:00 p.m. weekdays and weekends please
call 756-1200 and ask to speak with the Morehouse
Family Practice Resident on call.
Immunizations: Immunizations required as an MSM
medical student will be provided on campus. You
will be notified of dates and times through the
Student Affairs office. You are charged with the
responsibility of obtaining your immunization
on the date and time specified when you are notified.
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Immunization
Services
The Morehouse School of Medicine (MSM) gives the
highest priority to the health and well-being
of its students, including matters related to
preventing infections in the workplace.
The Office of Student Affairs, in collaboration
with the Infection Control office at MSM, has
set up an Immunization Service as part of a comprehensive
Student
Health Service for all students. The Infection
Control office is located at the Medical Education
Building, Suite 1215 on the MSM campus. In addition,
when followup medical services are needed, students
are seen at Morehouse Medical Associates (MMA),
the faculty practice plan of MSM. Immunizations
are offered free of cost to all students through
specially arranged sessions, the dates of which
will be announced well in advance via the Students
Affairs office. Since all participating institutions,
laboratories, hospitals and clinics require documentation
of immunizations and/or immunity, MSM will make
every effort to help the students in this regard.
However, it is incumbent on every student to get
the required paper work expedited in a timely
manner. Attendance at the immunization sessions
is therefore mandatory.
Following is the list of required immunizations
to be completed before or during the early stages
of the student’s medical school career at
MSM. For further information or specific questions,
please contact the Office of Student Affairs.
1. If not up-to-date
a. Tetanus-Diptheria (Td)
b. Measles-Mumps-Rubella (MMR) 30 days apart
(2 injections if born in or after 1957) If born
before Jan. 1, 1957,
proof of rubella only is required.
c. Polio booster
2. Hepatitis-B Virus (HBV) immunization series:
a. A three-shot series at 0, 1, and 6 months (or)
b. Documentation of immunity via blood test
3. If susceptible to chicken pox:
a. Seriological documentation of susceptibility
if needed and
b. A two-shot series Varicella vaccine 4-8 weeks
apart
4. Tuberculin (PPD) skin testing:
a. For pre-clinical students, initial two-step
testing and annual
screening is required.
b. For students in clinical settings, screenings
arerequired
every 6 months.
c. As per current CDC guidelines, a positive reaction
(>10mm of induration) even with history of
BCG in early
childhood, does not change the recommendations
for work-up
and treatment.
Janice P. Winston,
RN, Ph.D., (Fellow) Infection Control Officer,
is an available resource for matters relating
to immunizations, health care standards, regulations
and guidelines from OSHA and CDC. In addition,
referrals can be made to the following members
of the full-time MSM Infectious Disease faculty
at Morehouse Medical Associates (MMA) relating
to physical examinations and follow-up:
Jalal Zuberi, MD
Gene Stringer, MD
Mesfin Fransua, MD
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Reception
Desk
The Reception desk, located just inside the first
floor door of the Basic Medical Sciences Building,
can refer you to the appropriate office and help
you find a phone number for a student. Lost and
found, vending machine refunds, and messages
are located here.
General Number: 404-752-1500
Switch Board Operator/Receptionist: Theresa Strother
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