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2022 Jocelyn A. Rankin Student Excellence in Library Research Award Winner

Congratulations to Neal Patel, MS4 for being awarded this year’s Jocelyn A. Rankin Student Excellence in Library Research Award! Neal’s project submission was titled “Staphylococcus Aureus Swabbing and Decolonization Before Neuromodulation Procedures: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.”

Honorable Mentions:

  • Stephanie Basey, PhD, “Identifying the Food Environment of Rural Households”
  • Kieffer Hellmeister, MS1, “Emotional Processing and Resilience to Chronic Stress”
  • Maggie Bridges Kearney, MS4, “Effects of Extreme Weather Events on Child Mood and Behavior”
  • Sinead O’Bryant, MS3, “Characterizing the Complication Profile of Spinal Robotic Systems: A MAUDE Study”


To learn more about the Rankin Library Research Award, click here.

MUSM at the American College of Physicians Meeting

MUSM was well-represented at the American College of Physicians (ACP) Georgia chapter meeting in Savannah last weekend! Danté Zanders, MS-4, won first place in the ACP student poster competition. His project examined if using a board game could result in thoughtful discussions over privilege. View his poster


Additionally, the Atrium Health Navicent/MUSM Internal Medicine (IM) residency program won the Medical Jeopardy competition. They won over 11 other IM residency teams and will now go on to compete in the championship at the national ACP meeting this spring. 

Dante' Zanders

Class of 2025 

Mercer's Navicent Atrium IM Residents 

Left to Right: Dr. Jamis Gouge, Dr. Parastoo Mashinchi (MUSM class of 2021), Dr. Justin Farley, and Program Director Dr. David Mathis

Important Policies

While a majority of student policies and resources can be found in the Mercer University Student Handbook and the University Catalog found on our website, there are a few important policies, that we would like to highlight to make sure that you are familiar with them. These policies include

  • Reporting Abuse and Mistreatment
  • Handling a needle-stick and/or exposure to hazardous fluids
  • How to report a leave of absence
  • Local healthcare options 
  • What to do in case of an emergency
  • Title IX


You can find an overview and the full policy for each of topics hereThis attachment should be used as a quick guide for these policies, not as a replacement for the Student Handbook.

Happy Diwali

October 24 marks India’s most important festival of the year, Diwali. This five-day festival is a time to celebrate the triumph of light over darkness, knowledge over ignorance, and good over evil. This event is widely observed among over a billion people, from a variety of faiths across India and its diaspora. The five days of Diwali are marked by prayer, feasts, fireworks, family gatherings, and charitable giving. For some, Diwali also is considered the beginning of the new year.

Learn more about Diwali

Monitoring, Maintaining and Improving Your Credit Score 

October 28 | 2 PM | Virtual

Join the AAMC's FIRST program for their October webinar discussing the necessary steps you should take to monitor, maintain and improve your credit score. Anyone who registers for the webinar, regardless of ability to attend, will receive a link to the recording.

 

Register

Volunteers Needed

October 29 | 12 - 2 PM | Jeffersonville

November 19 | 12 - 6 PM | Jeffersonville

Live Well Twiggs will be hosting two upcoming fall events and are seeking student volunteers to provide blood pressure checks.


If you have any questions, contact Joan Humphrey Anderson


Sign up

Email Signature Format

To maintain consistency and protect the School’s identity, we have developed a MUSM email signature and email standards. All faculty, staff, and students are required to follow our email signature standards when using their Mercer email. If you need help updating your email signature, instructions are below.


Instructions for PC | Instructions for Mac

Medical Student Research Canvas Course

The Office of Student Research invites you to join their “Medical Student Research” course on Canvas. This course is open to all MUSM faculty, students, and staff. The goal of this course is to provide information on medical student research to all interested parties. Materials available in the course include:

  • Important upcoming dates for opportunities to present your research
  • CITI Training 
  • Links to professional development sessions 
  • Email contacts 
  • And more!


Learn more about the course and self-enroll

View the student calendar for more MUSM events

Flu Vaccine Clinics 

October 25 | 11 am - 2 pm | Columbus

Our clinical partners require that all students submit proof that you have received your flu shot this year. If you are doing rotations at Atrium Health Navicent, you must submit your records by Monday, October 31. Mercer Medicine will be sponsoring a Flu Vaccine Clinic on the Columbus campus.


Be sure to bring your insurance card and Bear card with you. You can also schedule an appointment with any Mercer Medicine clinic by calling 478-301-2696

Diversity Meet and Greet

October 25 | 12 - 1 pm  | Atrium (Columbus)

The Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion invites you to their annual meet and greet event. You will have the chance to speak to the diversity leaders on your campus and ask any questions related to URiM and diversity at MUSM. Lunch will be served.  

Master Student Seminar Series

October 28 | 2 pm | Virtual DLR (Macon)

The department of biomedical sciences invites you to join them as their senior Master of Biomedical Sciences students present their research thesis.


  • "Why are diabetics more vulnerable to cerebrovascular complications of SARS-Cov-2? An in-vivo animal study" Presented by Faith Burnett 


  • "Cellular effects of mercury exposure in proximal tubular cells" Presented by Purva Lotwala


Zoom ID: 912 0444 6581

Passcode: 678050

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