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September 15 - October 15 was National Hispanic Heritage Month (NHHM). During the month, Americans celebrate the contributions of citizens from Spain, Mexico, the Caribbean, and Central and South America. In honor of this month, we sent emails explaining the history of NHHM and the Latino Medical Student Association (LMSA).
Additionally, the LMSA chapter on each campus hosted events where they taught everyone more about Hispanic/Latino culture. Thank you to everyone who contributed to these events and to all who participated in this year's Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration!
NATIONAL HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH RAFFLE WINNERS
To wrap up Hispanic Heritage Month, DEI hosted a raffle drawing for the chance to win a fantastic prize! Thank you to everyone who submitted an entry, and congratulations to our raffle winners!
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Jasmine Copeland, MFT
Atlanta
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Sandra Worman, Staff
Macon
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Maria Balderas, MS-1
Columbus
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John Ashby, MS-2
Savannah
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2022 Jocelyn A. Rankin Student Excellence in Library Research Award Winner
Congratulations to Priya Arya, MS-3 on being selected as this year's recipient for the 2023 Jocelyn A. Rankin Award. Priya’s project submission was titled “Presbyphonia: Voice Therapy vs. Augmentation – A Systematic Review.”
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Honorable Mentions:
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Nicole Steel, MS-2, “Retrospective Study of Surgical Outcomes in Patients Discharged to Court or Law Enforcement.”
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Isaiah Ware, MS-2; Maria Betzabe Diaz, MS-2; Amari Evans, MS-2, “Population and Setting Specific Implementations for Translational Cardiology”
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Samantha Johnson, MS-3, “Demographic, Environmental, and Transgenerational Factors Affecting Resilience Towards Chronic Stress”
Learn more about the Rankin Library Research Award
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School of Medicine farmworker mental health project awarded AAMC grant | An interprofessional project led by MUSM faculty aimed at researching the use of telehealth to help farmworkers access mental health services has been selected for the American Association of Medical Colleges Telehealth Equity Catalyst Award. | | |
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MUSM Student Presents at ASRM Scientific Congress and Expo | Earlier this month, Rachel Fricker, MS-4, attended the American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM) Scientific Congress & Expo in New Orleans. While at the event, she was selected to present her research on “Plasma and water fluoride concentrations in relation to levels of sex hormones among US adolescents," which was conducted with Dr. Yudan Wei, professor of community medicine. Congrats, Rachel! | | |
MUSM Student Places 2nd at MGA Abstract and Poster Competition | Ian Sellars, MS-2, was named runner-up in the public health category at the 2023 Medical Association of Georgia’s (MGA) Medical Student Abstract & Poster Competition in Savannah on October 21. His presentation, “Maternal smoking during pregnancy and blood lead levels in US children: Exploring associations and age-dependent vulnerabilities,” was conducted alongside Dr. Yudan Wei, as part of the 2023 MUSM Summer Research Program. Congrats, Ian! | |
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Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Rural Pediatric Scholarship Applications Are Now Open
Additional information and the application are located on our website.
Applications are due by 11:59 pm on Thursday, November 30, 2023.
If you have any questions, email ruraloutreach@mercer.edu.
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Special Program Informational Sessions - Virtual
Nov 8 | 5:30 pm | ACT Program
Dec 13 | 5:30 pm | Nathan Deal
Register today for our virtual Special Programs Informational Sessions!
Each session will focus on a different program, so you'll be able to ask specific questions.
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Book Sale/ Food Drive
In celebration of National Medical Librarians Month, the Skelton Medical Library in Macon is currently hosting a book sale/food drive. To participate, bring in a canned or nonperishable food item in exchange for a book. One nonperishable item = one book. All donated food items will be given to a local food pantry.
The book sale and food drive will be an ongoing initiative of the library. Therefore, the food drive will continue even if all the books run out. All books are donated materials or from the medical library's collections. For details on how to donate your old medical textbooks, contact the Skelton Medical Library staff.
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Atrium Health Floyd Residency Lunch and Learn
November 1 | 12- 1 pm | Rome, GA
The Atrium Health Floyd Residency Program invites medical students interested in learning more about their family medicine residency program to their lunch and learn. Carolyn Rusiecki, the FM residency recruiter, will briefly go over the program and answer any questions you may have. Lunch will be provided.
RSVP here
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Statement of Student Responsibilities
All students should have received an email last Friday, reminding them to sign the Statement of Student Responsibilities. Completion of this form is required in order to remove any registration hold before the start of the next semester. If you have not done so already, you can click here to sign it electronically.
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