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Our West Side Story PRIMARILY FALL 2020 CaringA PUBLICATION OF THE MOREHOUSE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE OUR WEST SIDE STORY How Morehouse School of Medicine is building health equity in Atlanta COVID-19 ISSUE 12 16 18 20 CLINICAL MSM physicians share HEALTH INNOVATION The rapid RESEARCH Studying the racial COMMUNITY The AUCC and the experiences from the front lines scaling up of MHC Telehealth impact of COVID-19 future of the historic West End 48397 MSM Magazine_r1.indd 1 12/23/20 2:33 PM Leading From the Center ince its establishment in 1835, the West End has stood as a Scultural and business epicenter in Atlanta. Adjacent to the Atlanta University Center (AUC), the world’s oldest and largest association of historically Black colleges and universities, the streets, homes, parks and businesses of the West End sing a tale of growth, hope and resilience. Like many historic neighborhoods throughout this country, the West End has witnessed its fair share of vitality, but not without a great deal of challenging and uncertain times. One of the capital city’s oldest neighborhoods, the West End is inextricably linked to the history of Atlanta. From the Civil War to the civil rights movement, the neighborhood is connected to it for economic growth remains a delicate balance to achieve. Our local, state and national leaders, playing a vital role in the devel- role at Morehouse School of Medicine is to ensure that health opment and advancement of both Atlanta and Georgia. Despite equity remains at the forefront as we increase opportunities for being listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the individuals and families in the community. neighborhood is not exempt from the impact of suburbanization One challenge to that role is the novel coronavirus, referred to and urban decline of inner cities witnessed across the country. as COVID-19. For the Morehouse School of Medicine, like many Morehouse School of Medicine, as one of the preeminent insti- institutions across the country, COVID-19 has presented a new tutions in the Atlanta University Center Consortium, has been on dynamic to the story. Amid the development and growth, our the front lines of revitalizing the West End. Founded to improve communities and families are grappling with a global pandemic the health and well-being of individuals and communities, we that is devastating vulnerable and minority populations. remain committed to educational and economic advancement The continuing impact of COVID-19 requires us to seek solu- as a means to improved health outcomes. The environment in tions that will not only address the virus and global pandemic which a person lives, works and plays—what we refer to as the but also address the disparities and inequities in outcomes expe- social determinants of health—directly impacts his or her ability rienced by people of color. As a leading force in the advancement to attain optimal health. of health equity, Morehouse School of Medicine is on the front Our programs in research, education, patient care and service lines of COVID-19 research, patient care and public health policy. are tailored to remove barriers to health and bridge the gaps in Through strategic and groundbreaking partnerships, as well as our health care system that are often the underlying cause of innovations in care delivery, our faculty and staff are working to disparities for minority populations. We believe this compels us safeguard the lives and livelihoods of not just Georgians but of to transcend the traditional role of a medical school and act as individuals and families across the globe. a partner and conduit for economic growth and empowerment. We hope you enjoy reading this issue about our “west side The most recent and tangible evidence of this philosophy is what story” and the groundbreaking work we our doing to advance we refer to as our “west side story,” a $52 million development of health equity. our Lee Street property. With construction of the Mercedes-Benz Stadium and Atlanta BeltLine, the historic West End once again Sincerely, serves as a bustling epicenter for growth and development. Pre- Valerie Montgomery Rice, M.D. serving the rich history of this historic district while positioning President and Dean, Morehouse School of Medicine 48397 MSM Magazine_r1.indd 2 12/23/20 2:06 PM FALL 2020 FEATURES COVID-19 ISSUE PRIMARILY CARING Fall 2020 Issue 2, Volume 2 PRESIDENT AND DEAN Valerie Montgomery Rice, M.D. EDITOR David Hefner, Ed.D. ASSOCIATE EDITOR Angela Wimes COMMUNITY Our West Side Story 6 CONTRIBUTING EDITOR Christine Van Dusen PUBLICATION/DESIGN CONSULTANT Green Gate Marketing WRITERS HEALTH INNOVATION Christine Van Dusen CLINICAL The Rapid Angela Wimes Boots on Scaling Up of Green Gate Marketing the Ground 12 MHC Telehelath 16 PHOTOGRAPHERS Julius Grimes Richard Scott Primarily Caring magazine is published by Morehouse School of Medicine, 720 Westview Drive S.W., Atlanta, GA 30310. RESEARCH COMMUNITY ISSN 2690-098X. All submissions, letters Sharing in AUCC: Stronger to the editor and other editorial content should be emailed to PrimarilyCaring@ the Fight 18 Together 20 msm.edu. This publication was funded in part by Title III. NEWS & NOTES SPOTLIGHTS News Briefs 2 Billye Suber Aaron 26 Brenton Powers 27 Keri Harp 28 Morehouse School of Medicine 1 48397 MSM Magazine_r1.indd 1 12/23/20 2:06 PM NEWS & NOTES News Briefs OCTOBER 2020 and up to 10 participating HBCU medical, Center for Primary Care, was recently award- MSM Shares in $15M Gates veterinary, pharmacy and agriculture schools ed a five-year, $3.5 million grant from the Foundation Investment to Expand in this effort. The other initial institutions are Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services COVID-19 Testing at HBCUs Florida A&M University, Hampton University, Administration to develop a center of excel- School is one of six institutions serving as Howard University, Meharry Medical College lence focused on behavioral health disparities diagnostic centers in The Just Project. and Xavier University of Louisiana. among Black people. Building on the expertise of MSM and its Morehouse School of Medicine is one of six large, diverse community of Black stakehold- historically Black colleges and universities to ers, scientists and educators, the Center of share in a three-year, $15 million investment Excellence for Behavioral Health Disparities by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation as seeks to increase the capacity of behavioral part of its COVID-19 response, made in part- health systems to provide outreach, engage, nership with The Just Project, which aims to retain and effectively care for Black people; increase access to COVID-19 diagnostic testing provide current information and culturally for HBCU campuses and their communities. appropriate, evidenced-based practices in- The Just Project is ThermoFisher Scientific’s crease workforce development opportunities ambitious and historic partnership with HB- focused on implicit bias, social determinants CUs involving a multipronged effort to help of health, structural racism and other factors address the coronavirus, which has dispro- that impede high-quality care for Blacks. portionately impacted communities of color. The SATTC works to accelerate the adoption The project is establishing diagnostic testing Dawn Tyus, LPC and implementation of evidence-based and hubs at colleges and universities, including OCTOBER 2020 promising addiction treatment and recov- equipment, additional test kits and analytical SATTC Director Awarded $3.5M ery-oriented practices. The center strives to labs to rapidly deploy and process COVID-19 Grant to Focus on Behavioral be the premiere expert on faith-based com- tests. MSM is serving as one of those regional Health Disparities munities and tailoring needs to special popu- hub diagnostic centers, processing tests ad- lations, such as people of color. In addition to ministered at multiple HBCUs. Dawn Tyus, LPC, director and principal inves- Georgia, the SATTC includes Alabama, Florida, The Gates Foundation investment, its largest tigator of the Southeast Addiction Technology Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South donation to HBCUs to date, will support MSM Transfer Center (SATTC) at MSM’s National Carolina and Tennessee. 2 Primarily Caring Fall 2020 48397 MSM Magazine_r1.indd 2 12/23/20 2:06 PM den of student debt and empower our gradu- the Century” alongside such luminaries as ates to take on the systemic racial inequities Rosa Parks, Harper Lee, Coretta Scott King and injustice that have been exacerbated by and Condoleezza Rice. the coronavirus pandemic,” said Morehouse In honor of August’s 100th anniversary of School of Medicine President and Dean Valerie the 19th Amendment granting women the right Montgomery Rice, M.D. “These dollars will to vote, the digital and print news outlet is help free up future doctors to immediately naming 10 American women from all 50 states, head to the front lines and save Black lives plus the District of Columbia. Dr. Green was while also improving health care access, equity one of the first Black women in the country and quality for everyone. We appreciate Mayor to earn a doctorate in physics. She created a Bloomberg’s investment in health equity.” cancer foundation in honor of her aunt and The country is becoming more and more has received a $1.1 million grant from the diverse, but the diversity of its health care Department of Veteran Affairs to continue workforce still lags, with African Americans her research. SEPTEMBER 2020 comprising just 5 percent of the physician Bloomberg Philanthropies Commits workforce. This is due, in large part, to the $26.3M Gift to Morehouse School of high cost of completing a medical degree. Medicine The impact is significant, given that studies Nation’s four historically Black medical schools show that Black patients tend to have better are to receive $100 million to fund medical student outcomes when treated by Black physicians.
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