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ACADEMIC EXPANSION | GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION

Erica Sutton,MD,FACS

Dr. Sutton joined Morehouse School of Medicine in September 2019 to serve as
the inaugural Associate Dean of Academic Programs and Affiliations. In this role,
she is responsible for the growth of academic programs to regional medical
campuses as well as partnerships such as the Early Commitment Program with

Atlanta University Center Schools and expansion to CommonSpirithospitals.
She previously worked at the University of Louisville in the Department of Surgery
and as Assistant Dean of Medical Education in Clinical Skills from 2011-2019.

Dr. Sutton is a graduate of Indiana University Bloomington. She obtained her
medical degree from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. After
receiving her MD, she completed her surgical training and fellowship in
minimally invasive surgery at the University of Maryland School of Medicine
DepartmentofSurgery in Baltimore.

Dr. Sutton is also president and founder of Surgery on Sunday Louisville (SOSL), a nonprofit founded in 2013 to

provide free surgery to people who are uninsured or underinsured. With the aid of over 500 volunteers, SOSL has
provided much needed surgical care to over 800 people in its six-year history. The organization has sponsored
activities in four states - Kentucky, Indiana, Massachusetts andGeorgia.

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