[2] In 1975, the School of Medicine at Morehouse College opened its doors and Louis W. Sullivan served as the inaugural dean.

The first students were admitted in 1978, to a two-year program in the basic sciences, and transferred to other medical schools for the clinical years of their training.

[4] Former US Surgeon General David Satcher served as director of the National Center for Primary Care at the Morehouse School of Medicine.

Valerie Montgomery Rice was named the sixth president of the school and the first woman to lead the free-standing medical institution in July 2014.

On July 13, 2009, President Barack Obama nominated Morehouse School of Medicine alumna and Trustee Regina Benjamin as U.S.

The social mission score used in the study evaluated schools on percentage of graduates who practice primary care, work in health professional shortage areas, and are underrepresented minorities.

The expansion will include its first-ever student housing, an ambulatory care center, additional parking, and a retail component.

[7] In July 2020, MSM received a $40 million grant from the United States Department of Health and Human Services to help redress the alarming COVID-19 pandemic impact on African-Americans and other more vulnerable communities.

[8] In September 2020, MSM received $26.3 million from philanthropist Michael Bloomberg to help lower debt for the medical students enrolled.