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PILLAR 1: Education By investing in MSM students through Offering 15+ degree

the Education pillar of our IMPACT programs and 6 dual
campaign, you are supporting our academic degree tracks in:
A healthcare workforce shortage is looming in Georgia, commitment to high-quality learning, medicine, biomedical
across the United States, and around the world. A study from hands-on advanced clinical training, and sciences, public health,
the Association of American Medical Colleges projects a shortfall of the graduation of highly qualified and physician assistant
up to 139,000 physicians by 2033. In primary care specialties (including committed healthcare professionals. studies, and more.
family medicine, general pediatrics, and geriatric medicine) a shortage
of 17,800 to 48,00 physicians is expected. In non-primary specialties IMPACT Campaign Education Outcomes
— which include general surgery, OB/GYN, orthopedics, cardiology, Pillar Goals 97% pass rate in
oncology, infectious diseases, and others — the shortage is projected • Expand and new degree programs, student medical
to be between 21,000 and 77,100 physicians. including nursing board exams Melissa Issa-Boube
• Increase class sizes MSM Doctor of Medicine Student
At the same time, the American Association of Colleges of Nursing • Student scholarships (direct & endowed) 98% match rate for “There’s just this familial feel at Morehouse
(AACN) projects that the Advanced Practice Registered Nurse • Additional pipeline and pathway programs to MD residency School of Medicine that I didn’t get when
(APRN) workforce, including Nurse Practitioners, Nurse Anesthetists, inspire and recruit I interviewed at other schools. It felt very genuine,
and Nurse Midwives is expected to grow by 40% by 2031. future generations of clinicians and scientists 94% in MD residency
• Enhance student support and student wellness match receive authentic, and that’s something that I really
• Grow our world-class faculty their first choice admire and something I like to embody in
We Envision a Healthier Future National Reach • Endow professorships and chairs of specialty myself. It just made sense for me to go here.”
Through (MiCA) in partnership with Through MiCA, MSM and CSH have established
CommonSpirit Health (CSH), we are working undergraduate medical rotations and graduate residencies 94% placement of A Georgia native, Issa-Boube worked with
toward a future where: in urban and rural communities across the US Master of Public Teach for American and founded her own
• Medical education and training Health graduates clothing business before pursuing a Doctor of
is accessible Medicine degree at MSM with an interest in
• Representation is a reality plastic surgery.
• Health equity is realized at the
scope and scale necessary to Issa-Boube cofounded MSM’s first Global Health
transform health for all Interest Group for students to find ways to study
and work abroad in medicine and also was
president of the Plastic Surgery Interest Group.
She is committed to serving both locally and
Morehouse School of Medicine
globally, as a future doctor and in the community.
RMC-Regional Medical Campus H H
(Undergraduate Medical Education
clinical training) “Morehouse School of Medicine gives me
GMC-Graduate Medical Campus the mental space to breathe, to think forward
(residency and fellowship training) Albany, GA Columbus, GA Oxnard, CA
Atlanta, GA Hot Springs, AR Santa Cruz, CA about what I want to do.”
Bakersfield, CA Lexington, KY Seattle, WA
Chattanooga, TN Los Angeles, CA
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