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.
Commencement Photos are Available
for Free Download
Photos taken by our professional photographers at commencement are now available. You may view photos that were taken before, during and after the ceremony as well as photos that were taken of each graduate receiving their diploma.

Couldn’t attend in person?
Watch a recording of our ceremony.
Statement from the Office of Diversity
Our hearts are with the 10 people who lost their lives as well as the families who are grieving. Our hearts are also with all that were injured and traumatized by yet another mass shooting. Let us also keep those in the California church shooting in our thoughts. 

Do not suffer alone. If you need guidance please reach out to counseling services for help. As we grieve, let us intentionally practice respect, compassion and understanding.
Farmer Mental Well-Being Project Well-Received at the 2022 GPHA Annual Conference
The Georgia Rural Health Innovation Center partnered with students in the Mercer School of Medicine’s Rural Health Sciences PhD program and the Georgia Foundation for Agriculture to study the mental well-being, stressors, and coping mechanisms for individuals in farm occupations. The results and poster presentations were shared at the 2022 Georgia Public Health Association (GPHA) Annual Conference and will also be presented on May 19 at the 2022 Farm Stress Summit in Tifton.
Anne Montgomery, PhD
Assistant Professor
Workshop: Farmers' Mental Well-Being: Results from the Pilot Study
Ben West
PhD Student
Workshop: Differences in Stress and Coping Mechanisms between Farm Owners and Farm Workers in Georgia's Farming Industry
Stephanie Basey
PhD Student
Poster Presentation: Farmer's Mental Well-Being in Georgia: Coping Mechanisms and Stressors
Not Pictured: Dahlia Al-Haleem, PhD Student
Poster Presentation:The Relationship Between Farmers Racial/Ethnic Identity and Stressors Experienced
MSPA Movie Night
May 19 | 6 - 8 pm | Macon Auditorium
The Medical Student Pride Alliance (MSPA) interest group is hosting a showing of the 2014 film, The Normal Heart. Directed by Ryan Murphy and starring Mark Ruffalo and Jonathan Groff, the film depicts the rise of the HIV-AIDS crisis and a gay activist's attempts to raise awareness during the early 1980s. A short discussion will follow.

Pizza from Mellow Mushroom will be served to attendees.
Let's Talk Maternal Health
June 23 - 24 | Presidents Dining Room | Macon Campus
Join the Georgia Rural Health Innovation Center (GRHIC) for a two-day symposium designed to advance the dialogue on initiatives that are currently improving maternal health outcomes in Georgia.

Community Health Fair Volunteers Needed
June 25 | 10:30 am - 2 pm | Americus, Georgia
The Georgia Rural Health Innovation Center (GRHIC) is hosting a series of health fairs in rural communities across Georgia and is still recruiting medical students to lead health demonstrations for the event in Americus.
Stonewall Anniversary Block Party Volunteers Needed
June 25 | 3 - 10 pm | Savannah, Georgia
First City Pride Center in Savannah is looking for volunteers to work during the Stonewall Anniversary Block Party and assist with the first aid station. Please contact Jason Norris if you have any questions.

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