Herman Taylor Jr. Receives the 2024 ACC Pamela S. Douglas Award for Diversity and Inclusion
Director of the MSM Cardiovascular Research Institute honored by the American College of Cardiology. Herman Taylor Jr., MD, FACC, Director of the Morehouse School of… Continue Reading
Group peer mentoring is effective for different demographic groups of biomedical research faculty: A controlled trial
Linda H Pololi 1, Arthur T Evans 2, Janet T Civian 1, Tay McNamara 1, Robert T Brennan 1 Abstract Introduction: Improved mentoring of midcareer researchers in medical schools has been identified as an important… Continue Reading
Dr. Brian M. Rivers: Working to Achieve Cancer Health Equity
Director of the MSM Cancer Health Equity Institute is interviewed about innovative interventions to reduce cancer disparities. Dr. Brian Rivers In an episode of the… Continue Reading
Black Health Matters Winter 2024 Summit Rewind Heart to Heart: Breaking Down Barriers to Clinical Research
MSM’s Dr. Elizabeth Ofili spoke with Black Health Matters about a study to evaluate the association between lipoprotein(a) and cardiovascular risk in African Americans. Dr…. Continue Reading
Homelessness Soars After Pandemic-Era Safety Net Programs End
“Rates of people experiencing homelessness plummeted in big U.S. cities when pandemic-era housing safety net programs and policies were in effect. Now that these programs… Continue Reading
Climate Change Linked to Rise in Mental Distress Among Teens, according to Drexel Study
“Worsening human-induced climate change may also extend to influencing mental distress among high schoolers in the United States, according to findings published in the journal Preventive… Continue Reading
USC FIRST FIIRRE – Health Disparities and Health Equity Research Consortium Meet and Greet!
USC FIRST FIIRRE – Health Disparities and Health Equity Research Consortium Meet and Greet on Friday April 5, 2024 from 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM… Continue Reading
Health Disparities and Health Equity Research Consortium
Join us for the launching of the FIRST FIIRRE Health Disparities and Health Equity Research Consortium! The Research Consortium invites faculty scholars with experience in… Continue Reading
UTEP Receives NIH Grant to Build Institutional Culture and Address Health Disparities
The University of Texas at El Paso has begun implementation of a new institutional- level effort to address Hispanic health disparities and create a pipeline… Continue Reading
Vanderbilt launches $17 million program to advance diversity of research faculty
Vanderbilt University Medical Center and Vanderbilt University are launching a $17 million multiyear transformative program with support from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to… Continue Reading
