2012 Conference Speakers

Valerie Montgomery Rice, M.D.

Dean, Executive Vice President,
Morehouse School of Medicine

Valerie Montgomery Rice, M.D., a renowned infertility specialist and researcher, serves as the dean and executive vice president at Morehouse School of Medicine (MSM). Her primary responsibilities include overseeing the academic enterprise and guiding the continued advancement of MSM’s patient care, research, community health and education and training programs.

Prior to joining MSM, Dr. Montgomery Rice was the director of the Center for Women’s Health Research and professor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, at Meharry Medical College in Nashville, Tenn.  During her tenure at Meharry, Dr. Montgomery Rice held several positions, most notably, dean of the School of Medicine and senior vice president of Health Affairs. Dr. Montgomery Rice is credited with founding the Center for Women’s Health Research, one of the nation’s first research centers devoted to studying diseases that disproportionately impact women of color.

Dr. Montgomery Rice currently serves on the FDA Advisory Panel for Reproductive and Urological Drugs. She is the recipient of the 2011 American Medical Women’s Association Elizabeth Blackwell Award, one of the highest honors for contributions to women’s health. She received her bachelor’s degree in chemistry from Georgia Institute of Technology and medical degree from Harvard University Medical School.