Morehouse School of Medicine News June 2017 39 Residents Complete Morehouse School of Medicine Program, Half to Stay and Serve in Georgia Another milestone in their medical education was achieved on Friday, June 2, as residents completed their Graduate Medical Education (GME) at Morehouse School of Medicine (MSM). They will now be able to practice medicine without seeking an advisor to sign off on their work and advice to patients, and some students will continue on to fellowships and focus on a particular field. A total of 39 doctors completed the residency program. Nearly half of them, 19, will remain in the state of Georgia to practice in a variety of fields. Since MSM first granted the certificates, nearly two-thirds of the residents stayed and practiced in the state of Georgia. Here is a breakdown of the graduates and their chosen field of practice: * Family Medicine - 6 * General Internal Medicine - 17 * General Pediatrics - 6 * General Psychiatry - 3 * OB/GYN - 4 * Psychiatry - 3 * Surgery - 2 At the ceremony, the graduates also recognized those who helped them on their paths. Associate Professor Dr. Deirdre Evans-Cosby<http://www.msm.edu/about_us/FacultyDirectory/Psychiatry/DeirdreEvansCosby/index.php> was named Faculty Member of the Year, while Donna Florence of MSM and Renata Demons of Grady Health System were both honored with the Friend of GME Award. Colleen Stevens, of the Family Medicine Residency Program was named 2017 Program Manager of the Year. Dr. Shanna Stephen received the Reginald and Ryan Wimberly Humanism in Medicine Award. Stephen served as the community service chair for the Morehouse School of Medicine pediatric program and also was previously honored with the Arnold P. Gold Foundation Humanism in Medicine Award and the Resident Teaching Award. She plans to return to her home state of Florida and serve underserved communities through medical missions. The Resident of the Year Award went to Dr. Jordan Howard. Howard served as one of the chief residents for the Department of Psychiatry at MSM. He has also had several articles published in academic publications. Howard plans to stay and practice in Atlanta and continue to work with MSM. Howard was also selected as one of the first five recipients of the Operation Keepsake scholarship<http://www.msm.edu/RSSFeedArticles/June2017/operationkeepsakeannouncement.php>. Operation Keepsake was created to reduce student loan debt and encourage residents to practice in the state of Georgia. SANDRA M. PHOENIX HBCU Library Alliance Executive Director Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library 111 James P. Brawley Drive SW Atlanta, GA 30314 404-978-2118 (office) 404-702-5854 (cell) http://www.hbculibraries.org/ sphoenix@hbculibraries.org<mailto:sphoenix@hbculibraries.org<mailto:sphoenix@hbculibraries.org%3cmailto:sphoenix@hbculibraries.org>> Honor the ancestors, honor the children. Follow us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hbculibraryalliance1/ and Twitter https://twitter.com/HBCULibAlliance Check out "PULSE!" The HBCU Library Alliance's News Source! - https://hbculibraryalliance.wordpress.com/