Morehouse School of Medicine

Morehouse School of Medicine (MSM) is a renowned leader in community engagement, making positive change through research, community service, and educational outreach. The Office of Community Engagement (OCE) at Morehouse School of Medicine aims to promote and strengthen effective partnerships between faculty, staff, and students and those who identify as: community residents and leaders, government agencies, faith-based organizations, or health and social service agencies. 

Objectives: 

• Promotes and strengthens effective partnerships among community, academic institutions, industry and agencies
• Stimulates community-focused partnerships among Morehouse School of Medicine centers institutes, departments and programs
• Assesses community assets, concerns, and priorities towards development of responsive strategies
• Facilitates community engagement technical assistance, and capacity building skills of students, academic institutions and other constituents
• Offers access to and membership in a web and mobile application-based community engaged initiatives inventory representing MSMs outreach across Georgia and beyond.

1975
Founded as a 2-year Basic Sciences medical program at Morehouse College under the leadership of Dr. Louis Sullivan

1981
Chartered as an independent medical institution and start of the Family Medicine Residency Program

1986
Start of the Preventive Medicine Residency Program

1991
Start of Internal Medicine and Psychiatry Residency Programs

1992
Started the Ph.D. Program

1993
Start of the Surgery Residency Program

1995
Start of the Master of Public Health (MPH) Program

1997
Start of the Obstetrics and Gynecology Residency Programs

2000
Start of the Pediatrics Residency Program

2002
Started the M.S. in Clinical Research Program

2008
Started the M.S. in Biotechnology Program

2010
Ranked #1 in Social Mission for Providing Primary Care to the Underserved

2012
Started the M.S. in Medical Sciences Program

2014
Started the M.S. in Neuroscience Program

2015
New vision to lead the creation and advancement of health equity

Increased MD Class Size to 84

2016
Ranked #1 Social Mission By Josiah Macy Foundation

Increased MD Class Size to 92

2017
Increased MD Class Size to 100

At Morehouse School of Medicine we're leading the creation and advancement of health equity. We're looking for leaders like you to continue this charge.

MSM’s talented workforce embraces excellence in its efforts to reach its strategic goals and help serve the underserved. Our school is a leading educator of primary care physicians and is recognized for its teaching, research and public policy. We know those achievements are only made possible with one of our greatest assets: our people.

Opportunity, community and a sense of purpose await you at MSM.