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Education Highlights Connect Mentoring Program is a AMA Accelerating MSM Wins Atlanta Public Schools
partnership with the Morehouse Change Grant 2016-17 School-Based Partner of the
Kaiser Permanente Invests $3M School of Medicine, Tuskegee The American Medical Association Year
MSM was awarded a $3 million grant Airmen Global Academy, Atlanta (AMA) is working with MSM to
by Kaiser Permanente to create an Public Schools, and Atlanta CARES in expand the school’s social mission Atlanta Public Schools seek to
undergraduate program designed to which MSM employees while enhancing community-engaged graduate every student ready for
help underrepresented students enter provide one-on-one and group training. AMA awarded MSM a college and career. MSM supports
graduate-level study in the health mentoring to the 3rd through 5th $25,000 grant for three years (a total the APS mission through direct
and biomedical fields. The grade students at TAG Academy. More of $75,000) for its transformative partnership, bringing with it other
Undergraduate Health Sciences than 100 MSM faculty, students, and projects. foundations eager to support and
Academy at Morehouse School of staff signed on as mentors in FY16. advance the social mission. The MSM
Medicine will provide critical tutoring, The Academy is optimistic about the MSNS Degree Established strategic goal to repair the leaking
mentoring, hands-on research and advantages of mentoring and its Students can now attain a Master of STEM education pipeline and fuel a
highly competitive talent pool
support for current undergraduate implications on academic Science in Neuroscience (MSNS) committed to advancing health
students matriculating at Atlanta achievement. degree offered through the B.S./M.S. equity streams from collaborative
University Center Consortium Program in Neuroscience. education initiatives with APS.
(AUCC) schools, which include Clark HCOP grant Maximizing
Atlanta University, Morehouse College Social Mission at MSM - CEPH confirms Accreditation Following the honor of being named
and Spelman College. $648,000 per year The Council on Education for Public “Partner of the Year,” in 2016, MSM
The Health Careers Opportunity Health accredits schools of public received the top honor of being named
Pipeline Programs Continues to Program grant awarded to MSM will health and public health programs “School-Based Partner of the Year”
Mentor the Next Generation help expand recruitment efforts to outside schools of public health. The for its excellence in partnership with
Research indicates that mentoring attract disadvantaged students for Master of Public Health Program was Tuskegee Airmen Global Academy.
improves attendance, academic careers as physicians. Students from first accredited by CEPH in 1999. The award recognizes MSM as the
achievement, classroom behaviors, the APS system’s high schools and This year, CEPH confirmed the most committed school-based
life skills and self-efficacy. Morehouse Atlanta Metropolitan State College accreditation of MSM as a member partner within the Atlanta Public
School of Medicine, Atlanta Public are mentored and afforded access to of its esteemed network. MSM’s School District. MSM engages in
Schools (APS), and Atlanta Cares, comprehensive programs and training commitment to be a leader in partnerships to improve the education
signed a Memorandum of in hopes of igniting a passion within creating and advancing health equity deficit relevant to disadvantaged
Understanding to provide a them to provide healthcare to continues to be recognized on a communities and to advance social
comprehensive, pipeline collaboration underserved communities. Mentoring, national scale. mission. The MSM commitment to
with long-time MSM partner school support, and collaboration are vital foster excellence and shape leaders is
E.L. Connally Elementary School elements to success within the pipeline evident through the pipeline program.
now Tuskegee Airmen Global and to the MSM formula that results
(TAG) Academy. The MSM/TAG in identifying new medical students.

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