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THE W ORLD NEEDS WHAT WE DO BEST
A young woman worries whether the hot water in her family's cramped For many of us, healthcare is just a phone call or a short drive away. But
apartment will turn on or if she will have to boil it to give her baby sister a what if there were no doctors in your county? What if you had no access
bath. A career in medicine seems like a pipe dream, but it is one the woman to equitable and high-quality healthcare?
keeps in her heart as she applies to college. She is accepted and graduates For far too many people these questions are not To fund all of this progress, growth, and change,
hypothetical. They are reality. Consider this: Nine counties MSM is undertaking a multi-year, multimillion-dollar
summa cum laude, then applies to medical schools. in Georgia have no doctors at all. None. This kind of inequity comprehensive campaign called IMPACT: The World
costs our economy billions of dollars in excess healthcare Needs What We Do Best.
She chooses a small, intimate, community-focused medical school that expenditures, lost productivity, emergency room visits, This is not just about raising money for a school. This is
hospital stays, and chronic illnesses. The repercussions about so much more.
was founded in 1975 with 22 students and one trailer. radiate beyond individual communities. Premiums go up
for everyone, and the healthcare system suffers. It is about creating a pathway for underserved children
to become medical professionals. It is about supporting
A young man grows up with the privilege that comes from an upper- Some medical schools may acknowledge these problems. learners who want to become doctors but cannot afford a
But Morehouse School of Medicine is leading the way toward
medical education. It is about creating leaders who will help
middle-class upbringing, attending a top university before applying to real solutions. the underserved and, in turn, transform the entire medical
For more than four decades, MSM has educated and system. It is about creating and disseminating new,
medical schools. He has his pick of healthcare institutions and considers graduated the healthcare learners and leaders our nation proven models of care. It is about connecting to and
needs most, with the majority going on to serve in primary creating healthier communities.
attending the oldest, the most well known, or perhaps the wealthiest school. care and more than half practicing in underserved It is about improving — and saving — lives by making better
communities. This commitment has not gone unnoticed; a access, quality, delivery, and equity in health care a reality
national study twice named MSM as the top medical school
He chooses that same intimate, community-focused medical school. for fulfilling the social mission of medical education. for everyone.
Today, we are expanding the number of students enrolled Join us as we make an IMPACT.
This is Morehouse School of Medicine. in our Master's, PhD, and MD programs. We are adding
new degrees to meet the evolving needs of the healthcare The World Needs What We Do Best.
workplace. We are revolutionizing care delivery. We are
making breakthroughs in research. We are pioneering
clinical innovations. And we are connecting with the
community to make a difference.