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THE WORLD NEEDS

INSPIRATION FOR MAKING

TOMORROW BETTER The word “audacity” is not one we take lightly at Morehouse School

of Medicine. We take to heart its meaning: bold, daring, intrepid,

brave, unflinching. These words describe our founders who, in

“ Having more people of 1975, started MSM as a primarily African-American school with

color and diverse commu-
just one trailer and 24 students.
nities included in medical

research will have a major
impact on how I can help ese words also describe how we have gone on to build from college there and going on to great success in
improve patient outcomes.” MSM into a world-class health-sciences institution with commercial banking and hospitality.
100 MD students on a multi-acre, multi-site campus with
– Dr. Jane Smith education programs, research, clinical innovations, and Together, they are conscientious, intentional, mission-
community service that rival those of any other school. focused philanthropists who have done great things for
Morehouse School of Medicine and for the community
MSM has become a destination, a place known for con- at large. Now it is time that we recognize their boldness,

vening critical conversations about healthcare, serving as host daring, and unflinching bravery with a facility worthy of
for Nobel Laureates, Fortune 50 executives, and some of the their name.
most important voices in medicine from around the world.
To that end, we are creating the Hank and Yvonne omas
So we need a conference center worthy of these events, a
building that can accommodate our bold plan to matriculate Center for Advancing Health Equity and Collaborative
700 students annually by 2020. Learning at Morehouse School of Medicine.

With such an audacious goal in mind, it makes sense that Please join us in helping Morehouse School of Medicine to
we would look to Henry “Hank” omas and Yvonne continue its growth trajectory, celebrate its evolution, and
omas for inspiration. honor the omases’ audacity, generosity, and impact by
giving today.
As you likely know, Hank is one of the original Freedom
Riders who, in 1961, was attacked by a violent mob. He Sincerely,
would go on to be arrested 22 times for civil rights activism
and create opportunities for people of color in his successful
hospitality business. Yvonne did not let searing racism in Valerie Montgomery Rice, MD
her small South Carolina town stop her from graduating President and Dean

MOREHOUSE COMPREHENSIVE CAMPAIGN—THE HANK & YVONNE THOMAS CENTER