Morehouse School of Medicine News Center
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MSM Partners with Yale School of Medicine and Vanderbilt University Medical Center to increase Diversity in Clinical Trials
JULY 19, 2022 - Equitable Breakthroughs in Medicine Development initiative is a first-of-its-kind, community-based collaboration supported by grant funding from PhRMA
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MSM Releases Second Half of "Danforth Dialogues" Podcast with CommonSpirit Health CEO Lloyd Dean
JULY 19, 2022 - Dean and MSM CEO and President Dr. Valerie Montgomery Rice Continue Discussion of Their More in Common Alliance Partnership
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Dr. Chantale Branson Interviewed on WABE about "Parkinson's Disease and the African American Community" Symposium
JULY 19, 2022 - Dr. Chantale Branson's passion to educate others about Parkinson's Disease is personal. Dr. Branson is an assistant professor of neurology in the Department of Internal Medicine at Morehouse School of Medicine, a board-certified neurologist, movement disorders specialist, and sleep medicine specialist at Morehouse Healthcare, and an assistant adjunct professor of neurology at Boston University Medical Center.
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The Need for Greater Diversity in Clinical Trials: Dr. Valerie Montgomery Rice Interviewed for Washington Post Live
JULY 12, 2022 - Although individuals may experience the same disease differently, medical research has historically excluded diverse groups of populations.
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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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MSM President and CEO Valerie Montgomery Rice, MD, FACOG and Other Industry Leaders Join the Chartis Group's Newly Formed Advisory Board
JUNE 29, 2022 - Leading healthcare advisory and analytics firm says board will act as a meaningful force in the industry journey toward health equity and belonging.
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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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CommonSpirit CEO Lloyd Dean Joins "Danforth Dialogues" Podcast To Talk About Leadership Lessons From His Groundbreaking Career
JUNE 15, 2022 - Dean and MSM CEO and President Dr. Valerie Montgomery Rice Also Discuss The More In Common Alliance Partnership Between Their Organizations
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