Annual Maternal Health Symposium Highlights Disaster Preparedness for Mothers and Infants

June 29, 2026

Mercer University School of Medicine’s Georgia Rural Health Innovation Center hosted the 2026 Maternal Health Symposium on June 25. The annual event focused on disaster preparedness and the unique challenges emergencies pose for pregnant and postpartum women and their babies.

2025 Maternal Health Observership Group Photo

GRHIC Hosts Fifth Cohort of Maternal Health Observership Summer Scholars

August 29, 2025

During summer 2025, the Georgia Rural Health Innovation Center hosted the Maternal Health Observership Summer Program. This six-week intensive program showcased how passion, education and action can align to enhance maternal health care across rural Georgia.

Student Spotlight: Maternal Health Observership Graduate Sydnee Burke Wins Award at Mercer University School of Medicine Joint Research Conference

November 21, 2024

Sydnee Burke, a graduate of the Georgia Rural Health Innovation Center’s Maternal Health Observership and second-year medical student, receives recognition for her research poster, “Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders: Risk Factors and Potential Management Strategies.”

Maternal Health Observership Program Graduates Exhibit Research at Federal Maternal Health Summit

October 31, 2024

Georgia Rural Health Innovation Center (GRHIC) Maternal Health Observership Program graduates presented their research projects at the Georgia Maternal Health Summit held on September 24 at the Sam Nunn Atlanta Federal Center.

GRHIC Hosts Summer Programs in Maternal Health and Pediatrics

September 20, 2024

The Georgia Rural Health Innovation Center hosted two summer experience programs for medical students with a focus on maternal health and pediatrics.

Maternal Health Symposium Focuses on the Maternal Health Care Team

June 27, 2024

The 2024 Maternal Health Symposium held June 20, 2024 welcomed more than 100 of Georgia’s maternal health providers, educators, advocates and students.