Morehouse School of Medicine News Center
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SHLI at MSM Announces Collaboration with Gilead Sciences and XULA College of Pharmacy to Address Inequities in HIV Care
AUGUST 18, 2022 - Gilead to Provide $4.5 Million in Funding to Help Improve Health Outcomes for Black Americans in the Southern United States
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Dr. Rick Kittles Interviewed on WABE About Combatting Health Equity Gaps in Clinical Trial Participation Among Those of African Descent
AUGUST 15, 2022 - For many diseases that disproportionally affect Black Americans and those of African descent, participation in clinical trials and research is notably low. Health equity expert and newly appointed Morehouse School of Medicine Senior Vice President for Research Dr. Rick Kittles spoke with Rose Scott, host of the WABE news program "Closer Look with Rose Scott," about how MSM is working to close the gaps.
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MSM Wants Increased Diversity in Clinical Trials
AUGUST 1, 2022 - MSM doctors explain that when Black and Brown people are not included in medical trials, it causes a huge disparity in research.
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Dr. Rick Kittles Joins MSM as Senior Vice President for Research
JULY 27, 2022 - Noted researcher and health disparities expert comes to MSM from City of Hope, where he is founding director of the Division of Health Equities.
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New Guidelines Released on Eliminating Racism, Bias in Medical School
JULY 26, 2022 - MSM Student Government Association President Jamil Joyner Talks with Atlanta Journal-Constitution About Need for Direct Action
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MSM Works to Increase Diversity in Clinical Trials
JULY 21, 2022 - The goal after an 18-month pilot phase is to have a framework in place to change medical trials nationwide.
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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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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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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.