Valerie Montgomery Rice

Valerie Montgomery Rice is an American physician, researcher, and academic administrator. She is the sixth president and dean of the Morehouse School of Medicine, and the first woman to lead the free-standing medical institution.

Early life and education[edit | edit source]

Montgomery Rice was born and raised in Macon, Georgia. She earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry from the Georgia Institute of Technology. She then attended medical school at Harvard Medical School, where she earned her medical degree. Montgomery Rice completed her residency in obstetrics and gynecology at Emory University School of Medicine and her fellowship in reproductive endocrinology and infertility at Hutzel Women's Hospital.

Career[edit | edit source]

Montgomery Rice has had a distinguished career in the field of medicine, with a focus on reproductive health and infertility. She began her career as a faculty member at the University of Kansas School of Medicine, where she was the director of the Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility division. She then served as the chair of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Meharry Medical College before becoming the dean and executive vice president of Morehouse School of Medicine in 2011. In 2014, she was appointed as the president of the institution, making her the first woman to hold this position.

Montgomery Rice is known for her research on health disparities and her efforts to increase diversity in the medical profession. She has published numerous articles in peer-reviewed journals and has been recognized with several awards for her contributions to medicine and health care.