HOME ABOUT US EDUCATION ADMISSIONS RESEARCH PATIENT CARE SUPPORT MSM STRATEGIC PLAN Home » About Us President & Dean Board of Trustees Administration Faculty Directory Facilities & Affiliations Accreditation Quick Facts Past Presidents Visiting MSM Public Safety Contact CONNECT WITH MSM CAMPUS PORTAL Overview Morehouse School of Medicine (MSM), located in Atlanta, Ga., was founded in 1975 as the Medical Education Program at Morehouse College. In 1981, MSM became an independently chartered institution. MSM is among the nation’s leading educators of primary care physicians and was recently recognized as the top institution among U.S. medical schools for our social mission. Our faculty and alumni are noted in their fields for excellence in teaching, research and public policy. MSM is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education, Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education, Council on Education for Public Health, Liaison Committee on Medical Education and Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Mission MSM is dedicated to improving the health and well-being of individuals and communities; increasing the diversity of the health professional and scientific workforce; and addressing primary healthcare needs through programs in education, research, and service, with emphasis on people of color and the underserved urban and rural populations in Georgia and the nation. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Academic Programs MSM awards the Doctor of Medicine, Doctor of Philosophy in Biomedical Sciences (Ph.D.), Master of Public Health (M.P.H.), Master of Science in Medical Sciences (MSMS), Master of Science in Biomedical Research (MSBR), Master of Science in Clinical Research (MSCR), and the Master of Science in Biomedical Technology (MSBT) degrees. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Residency Programs MSM has seven residency programs: Family Medicine (1981), Preventive Medicine (1986), Internal Medicine (1991), Psychiatry (1991), Surgery (1993), Obstetrics and Gynecology (1997) and Pediatrics (2000). The majority of MSM patient care and clinical training occurs at Grady Memorial Hospital, one of the largest public hospitals in the Southeast. Over the past five years, 67 percent of our resident graduates have elected to stay and practice in Georgia. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Faculty MSM employs more than 250 full- and part-time faculty members, many of whom are internationally recognized in their field. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Research MSM is home to world-renowned centers and institutes: The Cardiovascular Research Institute; The Center of Excellence on Health Disparities; The National Center for Primary Care; The Neuroscience Institute (NI); Prevention Research Center (PRC); Research Core Facility and The Satcher Health Leadership Institute (SHLI). MSM’s research stature and reputation have grown exponentially over the last decade, fueled in large part by significant investments in our research infrastructure with funding from the National Institute of Health (NIH), Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), the Georgia Cancer Coalition and others. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Alumni The majority of MSM’s more than 1,400 alumni choose to honor the MSM mission by serving communities located in rural areas and inner cities. Our alumni have distinguished themselves in leadership roles locally, nationally and internationally. ©2014 MOREHOUSE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE - ALL RIGHTS RESERVED|720 WESTVIEW DRIVE ATLANTA, GA 30310|404-752-1500 CONTACTS|PUBLIC SAFETY| CAREERS| PRIVACY POLICY| NEWSROOM