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Induction Ceremony Wednesday, the Seventeenth of September Two Thousand Twenty Five Five O’clock in the Evening

Morehouse School of Medicine Calvin Smyre Education Conference Center

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Welcome Welcome to the 2025 Undergraduate Health Sciences Academy (UHSA) Invocation Ceremony at Morehouse School of Medicine (MSM).

This occasion is especially meaningful as it takes place during the 50th Anniversary of our institution—a halfcentury of unwavering commitment to academic excellence, professional preparation and service in health-related fields.

Today, we celebrate the beginning of your journey as UHSA scholars. You join a legacy of students who embody focus, dedication and the pursuit of knowledge, laying the foundation for future success in healthcare and science.

We extend heartfelt gratitude to our faculty, staff, mentors, families and supporters who will walk alongside you, offering guidance and encouragement. We are also deeply grateful to our funders for their continued belief in UHSA’s mission.

Thank you for being part of this community of learning and service. We look forward to the impact you will make as you embark on this transformative path at MSM.

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Program Invocation Dinner Welcome Rahmelle Thompson, DVM Assistant Dean of Pipeline Initiatives and Executive Director, UHSA

Keynote Speaker Introduction Kevin Smith, MD, FACOG Associate Dean for Academic Programs and Affiliations | Associate Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Keynote Address Ngozi F. Anachebe, PharmD, MD, FACOG Executive Vice Dean of Education and Faculty Affairs

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Keynote Speaker Ngozi Anachebe, PharmD, MD, FACOG Executive Vice Dean of Education and Faculty Affairs Dr. Ngozi Anachebe is a board-certified Obstetrician Gynecologist and holds the faculty rank of Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology. She serves as the Inaugural Executive Vice Dean for Education and Faculty Affairs, providing oversight of Morehouse School of Medicine’s (MSM) academic programs and faculty affairs and development.

Prior to her return to MSM, she served as the Academic Administrator at Florida International University Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine. Before that she was the Inaugural Vice Dean for Educational Affairs at Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine (BSOM).

Dr. Anachebe came to BSOM from MSM where she served as the Senior Associate Dean for Admissions and Student Affairs. She received her medical education and completed internship, and residency training in Obstetrics and Gynecology all at Morehouse School of Medicine. She holds a Pharm.D. degree (cum laude) from Mercer University, College of Pharmacy in Atlanta, GA. Dr. Anachebe is a practicing OBGYN and her areas of expertise include normal and high-risk pregnancy and delivery, and routine gynecologic care. Her clinical and research interests include pharmacotherapeutics, disparities in reproductive 4

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Keynote Speaker health outcomes, menopausal management, and predictors of medical student success. She takes care of women throughout their life cycle from adolescence and beyond.

She prides herself in partnering with her patients to provide them individualized, comprehensive obstetric and gynecologic care. Her patients love her warm, down to earth, honest and straight forward demeanor.

Nationally, she has encouraged the adoption of approaches to ensure an equitable and fair admissions process for medical training and the support of medical students. She has published and presented nationally on this subject, educating and encouraging medical schools on the importance and ways to diversify their classes and successfully train students who come from backgrounds underrepresented in medicine.

Dr. Anachebe loves to motivate her students and residents and to help them succeed. She serves as their advisor, coach, mentor, sponsor, and role model. She is the recipient of numerous awards from MSM MD and graduate students. She is also the recipient of the Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine 2024 Faculty Mentor Award, 2019 Leadership Award from the National Medical Association, Region III, 2018 Mentor of the Year Award from the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, District IV, and 2012 Morehouse School of Medicine Distinguished Alumnus Award.

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