In Georgia, many rural communities face a critical shortage of health care providers. To help address this challenge, Mercer University School of Medicine (MUSM) is shaping the next generation of physicians to return to these areas and make a...
Raquibul Hasan, Ph.D., associate professor at Mercer University’s College of Pharmacy, has received a $2.98 million research grant from the NIH to support his work on how statins — commonly prescribed to lower cholesterol — may also provide a new and immediate way to reduce blood pressure.
Editor's Note: The following Q&A appears in the Spring 2020 edition of the Global Health in Action Newsletter, produced by Mercer University's Department of International and Global Studies. The Prejudice and Health edition features pieces that shed light on...
Since Loraine Sumner, M.D., graduated from Mercer University School of Medicine in 2003, she has been dedicated to living out the mission of improving access to health care in Georgia’s rural and medically underserved areas. Today, this commitment comes...
SAVANNAH — Raghavan Chinnadurai, Ph.D., assistant professor in the biomedical sciences department at Mercer University School of Medicine (MUSM), received a grant from Mallinckrodt Pharmaceutical Industry through its External Collaborative Research Program. This funding will support research to help...
Vaccines are one of the safest medicines a person can put into their body and are a key tool in preventing deaths from COVID-19, a Mercer University College of Pharmacy vaccine researcher says.
“I would say to anyone and everyone:...
Mercer University School of Medicine reached over 160 middle and high school students through three innovative medical camps over the summer.
The camps, which were made possible with support from the Ivan R. Chanin Fund of the Community Foundation of...
Editor's Note: This story was written by Kedrick Williams, D.H.A., M.P.H., a senior rural health project manager for the Georgia Rural Health Innovation Center at Mercer University School of Medicine.
Georgia Rural Health Innovation Center Maternal Health Observership Program graduates...
The Coffee Regional Medical Center Emergency Department was recognized for its commitment to strengthening pediatric emergency care in Coffee County during a Dec. 10 ribbon-cutting ceremony.
Mercer University College of Pharmacy alumna Dr. Nikki Adams Bryant recognized a need for health care services in her hometown and has dedicated her career to filling those gaps. Bryant owns pharmacies in Preston and Cuthbert, as well as...
