This Week @ MUSM is the official student newsletter of Mercer University School of Medicine designed to keep students up to date on key information and events. |
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Black History in Medicine
The Legacy of James McCune Smith, MD
The First US Black Physician
Dr. James McCune Smith was the first Black person from the US to earn a medical degree. He was fluent in French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Italian, Latin, and Spanish and the author of more than 100 articles in ethnology, geography, and medicine.
Smith was born a slave on April 18, 1813 in New York City to Lavinia Smith, an enslaved Black woman from South Carolina, and Samuel Smith, a White merchant slave-owner. Despite his academic aptitude, Smith was denied admission to medical school at Geneva Medical College and Columbia University because he was Black. Smith ultimately graduated from the University of Glasgow with a B.A. (1835), M.A. (1836), and M.D. (1837), either at or near the top of his class. He excelled in astronomy, math, anatomy, botany, chemistry, medicine, midwifery, and surgery. Learn more about Dr. James McCune Smith
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Black History Month Trivia
Week Three of our Black History Month weekly trivia quiz is now up! If this is your first week or your third, you can still participate for a chance to win a prize.
Check your inbox to see the answers, and winners for last week's quiz.
The third quiz closes Thursday, February 17 at 5 pm. Correctly answer this week's quiz to be entered into the prize drawing.
Answers, winners, and next week's trivia quiz will be released Monday, February 21. To learn how to win the weekly prizes and the grand prize, click here.
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Primary Care ACT Program Application
Deadline Extended | February 15 TOMORROW
There has been a peaked interest in the Primary Care Accelerated Track Program. To allow those interested students the opportunity to make a final decision, we are extending the application deadline to Tuesday, February 15, 2022 at 5:00 pm. This will be the final deadline extension.
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St. Francis Internal Medicine Residency Program Applications Now Open
Deadline | February 20
The new Internal Medicine Residency Program at St. Francis in Columbus is now open for applications for this year in ERAS. There is a short window for applying and they are giving preference to MUSM students.
Interested students can send their information and CV to Dr. Anupa Rai, the program director, to preview. Please note your board scores and copy Dr. Alice House. Students must also officially apply through ERAS.
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Apply for the Nathan Deal Scholarship Today
Deadline | March 4
This scholarship is awarded to students committed to practicing medicine in rural and medically underserved areas of Georgia. After completing residency, four years of continuous, full-time, medical practice in a medically underserved rural area of Georgia is required and the practice must accept Medicaid.
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Service Leadership Conference
April 7 | 4 PM | Savannah Auditorium
All students involved in DISC projects are invited to present their work at the Savannah Service Leadership Conference. Local service organizations will also be present to share opportunities to get involved. The conference will be held in-person on the Savannah campus or virtually via Zoom. Year II and Year III students on all campuses with approved DISC projects are welcomed to attend. Presentations will be done using PowerPoint to allow students on the Columbus and Macon campuses to easily participate virtually. Savannah students will be expected to present in person. If you would like to participate, please notify your DISC representative by March 18.
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2022 Gold Student Summer Fellowship Applications Now Open
The Gold Student Summer Fellowship program allows medical students to complete a research or service project related to community health, helping students develop skills to become compassionate, relationship-centered physicians. The award includes a stipend for a single project of up to $4,000 for a 10-week period.
Deadline: March 20
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The Necessity of Health Professionals in the African American Community
February 17 | 12 pm | Virtual
MUSM's Office of Diversity and Inclusion invites you to join them to hear Dr. Jeffrey K. Coleman, the Deputy Chief Diversity Officer of Kennesaw State University, speak on the importance of having health professionals in African American communities.
Meeting ID: 979 038 9963
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MUSM Gardening Club
February 18 | 1 - 5 pm | Macon
February 19 | 10:30 am - 3 pm | Macon
Help the MUSM Gardening Club get their raised beds ready for planting! No experience necessary. Equipment, water, snacks, and shade will be provided. The garden is located behind Orange Field (intramural soccer field). Open to all Mercer students, faculty and staff.
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Simplicity in Self-Care
February 18 | 6 pm | Virtual
Join MFT's Graduate Student Organization as they welcome guest speaker, KeVonya D. Webb-Riley, a recent graduate from MUSM's Marriage and Family Therapy program. She will be hosting a virtual educational workshop on forming healthy relationships with yourself. Webb-Riley's areas of interest include self-care, eating disorders, and family therapy.
Meeting ID: 805 846 5336
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American Medical Association (AMA) Speaker Event
February 24 | 12 pm | Virtual
Join us in welcoming Jacqueline Fincher, MD, Former President of the American College of Physicians, in learning more about her experiences advocating for the Affordable Care Act and how medical students can get involved.
Meeting ID: 925 868 0472
Password: 074420
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Hands-on Telehealth: The Business of Medicine Series
February 24 | 6:15 - 7:15 pm | Virtual
Georgia Partnership for Telehealth will provide an interactive demonstration of how rural physicians meet the needs of their patients with a practical demonstration of Sickle Cell Disease management and a discussion of how telehealth is used for school-based care.
Meeting ID: 445 761 9071
Please edit your profile to show your name before entering the Zoom meeting.
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Healthy Heart, Healthy Brain, Healthy You
February 26 | 12 - 1:30 pm | Virtual
Join Emory University Goizueta Alzheimer's Disease Research Center and the Women's Heart Health Coalition for a virtual education program. Experts will discuss brain health, Alzheimer's disease, heart health, and access to resources within the community and surrounding areas of middle Georgia.
When asked "How did you hear about this event," please type "Macon (GA) Chapter of the Links, Incorporated"
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Please be sure that your calendars are marked for the following dates.
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MACON
Match Day
Friday, March 18 | 11:15 am
Cruz Plaza
Hooding Ceremony
Friday, April 29 | 2 pm
Campus Auditorium
AΩA/ GHHS Induction
Monday, May 2 | 5 pm
Virtual
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SAVANNAH
Match Day
Friday, March 18 | 11:15 am
Hoskins Building Parking Lot
Hooding Ceremony
Friday, April 29 | 2 pm
Campus Auditorium
AΩA/ GHHS Induction
Monday, May 2 | 5 pm
Virtual
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COLUMBUS
Match Day
Friday, March 18 | 11:15 am
Chattahoochee Plaza
Hooding Ceremony
Friday, April 29 | 2 pm
Large Classroom
AΩA/ GHHS Induction
Monday, May 2 | 5 pm
Virtual
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COMMENCEMENT
ALL CAMPUSES
Saturday, May 7 | 2 pm | Hawkins Arena
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MUSM Professor Featured for Women and Girls in Science Day
Today is the United Nations Day of Women and Girls in Science. We asked the inspirational Dr. Ibolja Cernak about her career in science to celebrate the day and to encourage other women and girls who are interested in science to follow their passion.
www.connectivity.org.au
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This Week@MUSM is the official student newsletter of the Mercer University School of Medicine. Visit our website to learn more or view past issues.
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