Valerie Montgomery Rice

At-a-Glance

Serves as President and Dean of Morehouse School of Medicine since 2011, becoming the first woman to hold the position in 2014.
Founded and directed The Center for Women's Health Research at Meharry Medical College, focusing on the impact of diseases for women of color.
Earned a medical degree from Harvard Medical School in 1987.
Completed a residency in obstetrics and gynecology at Emory University and a fellowship in reproductive endocrinology and infertility at Hutzel Women's Hospital.
Serves as chair of the American Medical Association's OB/GYN Section.
Her clinical and research interests include reproductive medicine, ovarian cancer, menopause, and maternal mortality rates in African American women.

Biography

Valerie Montgomery Rice is an American obstetrician, gynecologist, and college administrator, currently serving as the President and Dean of Morehouse School of Medicine. She became the first woman to hold the position of president at the institution in 2014, having joined as dean and Executive Vice President in 2011.

A native of Georgia, Montgomery Rice completed a bachelor's degree in chemistry from Georgia Institute of Technology.