Valerie Montgomery Rice is the president and dean of the Morehouse School of Medicine. Rice is the first African-American woman to lead a freestanding medical school. She is a Harvard-trained obstetrician and gynecologist and renowned specialist in women’s and minority health issues.
Montgomery Rice’s medical expertise spans a wide range of health topics. She is an infertility specialist and researcher whose current work focuses on planning initiatives for patient care, research and community engagement. Her research includes a partnership with the University of Zambia, which focuses on the development of a vaginal microbicide to prevent HIV.
Montgomery Rice’s work in women’s health and research has been recognized by a number of organizations, and she has been featured on TheGrio.com, MadameNoire.com and on CNN.
Dean and Incoming President of the Morehouse School of Medicine at Spelman College
Areas of Expertise: Women’s Health, Medicine, Public Health, Patient Care, HIV Prevention, Minority Health, Health Disparities, Obstetrics & Gynecology, Endocrinology, Infertility
Location: Atlanta, GA
Contact Info:
Please contact Rashida Cloud, Executive Administrative Manager
Phone: (404) 752-1130
Email: rcloud@msm.edu
Or Necole Merritt, Office of Marketing and Communications
Phone: (404) 752-1761
Email: nmerritt@msm.edu
Speaking for Spelman College