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Sept. 17, 2014

MSU Rx

MSU Rx is a thought provoking and inspirational series of short talks meant to inspire the audience both personally and professionally. This new program designed after TEDx will be broadcast live from 9 a.m. to noon on Sept. 9 from the Wharton Center’s Cobb Great Hall.

In honor of Michigan State University College of Human Medicine’s 50th Anniversary, MSU Rx features notable faculty, alumni and other inspiring people in energizing conversations about health care, medical education, research and more.

Join the conversation on Twitter using #MSURx and follow the College of Human Medicine at @MSUMD.

The MSU Rx lineup is as follows:

What do you want to be when you grow up?
Mona Hanna-Attisha, MD, MPH (CHM ’02)
Assistant professor, pediatrics and human development and program director, pediatric residency at Hurley Medical Center

Relationships over transactions
Jenee Velasquez
Executive director of the Dow Foundation

Rural health program and power of community
Richard Bates, MD, FACOG
Clinical professor, obstetrics, gynecology and reproductive biology

Fundraising and power of team
Robert Schultz
General Motors (retired)

Power of one
Scott Westerman
Associate vice president, MSU Alumni Association

College expansion and the human element in medicine
Sarah Mattson, MD (CHM ’11)
Pediatric resident, Spectrum Health

Childhood cancer and research making a difference
Giselle Sholler, MD, MSC
Pediatric hematology-oncology, Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital

Rural regional sports medicine: A pioneering response to rural health disparities
Bryan Dixon, MD (CHM ’04)
Clinical associate professor, family medicine

A vision for the future
Marsha D. Rappley, MD (CHM ’84)
Dean, College of Human Medicine

MSU Rx is hosted by Jeffrey Dwyer, PhD, senior associate dean for research and community engagement, College of Human Medicine.