Morehouse School of Medicine

Morehouse School of Medicine is a medical school in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. Founded originally as a part of Morehouse College in 1975 during the tenure of college president Hugh M. Gloster, with Louis W. Sullivan, M.D. as dean, The School of Medicine at Morehouse College began as a two year program in the basic sciences. The first students were admitted in 1978 and transferred to other medical schools for the clinical years of their training. The institution became independent from Morehouse College in 1981, with Dr. Sullivan as President, and was fully accredited to award M.D. degrees in 1985. Initially, third year clinical courses were taught by faculty from Emory University School of Medicine, but since 1990 the school has taught them...