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Message from the Chairman of the Board
Arthur R. Collins Douglas Johnson, C.P.A.
Chairman of the Board Retired, Former Partner Ernst & Young Greetings Friends of Morehouse School of Medicine:
Managing Partner, theGroup
Douglas Love, Esq. The 2015-2016 academic year was highlighted by a significant number of accomplishments, milestones, and
Susan Grant CEO, Annexon Biosciences advancements in our mission that reaffirmed Morehouse School of Medicine’s position as one of America’s leading
Vice Chairman of the Board medical colleges and research enterprises.
Thomas N. Malone, M.D.
Jackie Collins, C.P.A. Practice Physician, OB/GYN Last year, we celebrated 40 years of remarkable impact on intensifying our social mission, being a top producer of diverse
Retired, Vice President physicians, public health leaders, researchers, and we made tremendous strides in community engagement and partner-
& Director Internal Auditing Sylvester McRae, M.D., FACOG ships. Our upward trajectory in all of these critical areas continued in FY16. Most importantly, MSM’s
Southern Company Services St. Francis OBGYN Physician Partners commitment to leading the drive toward health equity, particularly in underserved communities, continued to distinguish
the institution on multiple levels.
Lorenzo Creighton Woodrow W. McWilliams, lll, M.D. ‘01
President & Chief Operating Officer, Radiation Oncologist, The Board of Trustees is excited about Morehouse School of Medicine and the inroads it is making in so many areas that
MGM National Harbor John B. Amos Cancer Center will support the goal of attaining leadership in creating health equity. We are equally excited about the future of MSM and
the future outcomes that we know will emerge from the institution’s work.
Camille Davis-Williams, M.D. Rhonda Medows, M.D. Morehouse School of Medicine is a jewel that we urge the state of Georgia and the nation to continue supporting so
President, Executive Vice President, Population that health equity is achieved for men, women and children who desperately need it. There are so many people in
Greater Atlanta Women’s Healthcare Health Providence Health & Services
communities throughout Georgia and the United States that are waiting for the discoveries that will translate into healthy
outcomes and facilitate people reaching their optimum level of health.
Aaron D. Dent Valerie Montgomery Rice, M.D.
Managing Director Chief Procurement Officer Morehouse School of Medicine In FY16, the Georgia Legislature made a $35 million investment in MSM. We know that a decision to make an
Tishman Speyer investment of that size is not reached easily. We also know that the Morehouse School of Medicine brand holds
Claire Pomeroy, M.D., M.B.A. tremendous value and that the legislature not only recognized our value, but demonstrated a tremendous vote of
Christopher Edwards, M.D. ‘88 President, confidence in our leadership and the school through its investment in them.
Owner, Atlanta Neurological Albert and Mary Lasker Foundation
and Spine Institute, LLC Looking ahead to FY17, we are poised and well positioned to continue fulfilling a self-imposed responsibility to lead
The Honorable Calvin Smyre the sea change. We see change now and we see it in the future. MSM is leading the creation and advancement of health
Rita Finley, Ph.D. Georgia State Representative equity and advancement. People are counting on us and this institution is meeting their expectations by all measures of
Assistant Dean, Office for Educational excellence.
Outreach and Health Careers Joshua Spear
Director, Master of Science in Medical President,
Sciences Degree Assistant Professor, MSM Student Government Association
Department of Pathology and Anatomy Sincerely,
Henry “Hank” Thomas
Joy Fitzgerald President Victoria Hospitality Properties
President and CEO, Arthur R. Collins
Atlanta Housing Authority Howard C. Willis, M.D. Chairman of the Board of Trustees
President, Morehouse College
Leslie Holmes, M.D. ‘95 National Alumni Association
President, MSM National Alumni Association
John Silvanus Wilson, Jr., Ed.D.
Lawrence V. Jackson President, Morehouse College
Chairman, SourceMark LLC
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