Morehouse School of Medicine
Atlanta, GA720 Westview Drive, S.W., Atlanta, GA 30310
404-752-1500
Morehouse School of Medicine (MSM) is a private, historically black medical school in Atlanta, Georgia. MSM is part of the Atlanta University Center consortium. It is one of the nation's leading centers of medical education for African Americans and one of the few remaining all-male medical schools in the United States. MSM offers a Doctor of Medicine (MD) degree as well as joint degree programs with Morehouse College, Rollins School of Public Health of Emory University, and the Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing of Emory University.
MSM was founded in 1975 as the Medical Education Program at Morehouse College. It became an independent institution in 1981 and was renamed the Morehouse School of Medicine. MSM is accredited by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education. It is also a member of the Association of American Medical Colleges and the Council of Teaching Hospitals.
The school enrolls approximately 500 students in its MD program and 50 in its joint degree programs. The Morehouse School of Medicine is one of only two medical schools in the United States that have an all-male student body. The other is the Meharry Medical College in Nashville, Tennessee.
The school's mission is to "provide excellent health care and to improve the health and well-being of the communities we serve." The school has a strong commitment to primary care and to the education of underrepresented minority groups in medicine.
Morehouse School of Medicine is ranked as the nation's top school for African American students by U.S. News & World Report. The school is also ranked among the top 50 medical schools in the nation overall.
Quick Facts
Enrollment: 665
Type: Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above
Main Website: https://www.msm.edu/
Financial Aid: https://www.msm.edu/FinancialAid/index.php