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Dr. Taylor-Moragne, a graduate of Fisk and Meharry, will share how being a doctor prepared her to be a patient and how her medical training became an asset when requesting tests while in the hospital. As she is recovering and adjusting to the new norms in her life, we will hear how her attack has affected her emotional, physically, and spiritually. She will also share a few moments from the ER that will leave you with a smile about the ironies in life.
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More about Mechelle Taylor-Moragne, M.D., Ph.D., FAAFP
Dr. Mechelle Taylor-Moragne is a
family practice physician and Medical Director of the East Jackson Family
Medical Center in Jackson, TN. She has
been practicing at East Jackson Family Medical Center for 13 years. She takes care of women, men, babies,
children and elderly patients. She is particularly interested in women’s
health because of the disparities that women especially African American women
face in health care.
Dr. Taylor-Moragne was born in
Memphis, TN and attended the historic Memphis Central High school. After high school, she earned a BA at the
historic Fisk University. During her
time at Fisk, she participated in the Summer Research Program at Meharry
Medical College sparking her interest in the field of Science and
Medicine. Dr. Taylor-Moragne later
earned her Ph.D and M.D. at Meharry Medical College. Dr. Taylor-Moragne became the first female to
earn both degrees of M.D. and Ph. D. from Meharry when she graduated from the
School of Medicine in 1998.
During her tenure at Meharry
Medical College, Dr. Taylor had been active in several activities involving the
underserved and underrepresented community of Nashville, TN. She served as a lab coordinator and designed
research activities for high school and college students participating in the
NSF Summer Research Program and Science Motivation Program (a STEM
Project). She served several years in
the Pre Alumni Association’s Community Day Activities which provided
stimulating activities and physicals to the children from the local
neighborhood and housing projects in Nashville, TN. She organized Career Day Programs for high
school students during her graduate school tenure at Meharry Medical College.
Dr. Taylor Moragne had many role
models at Meharry Medical College, especially Dr. David Satcher who served as
the President of Meharry Medical College from 1982 to 1993 while she was a
student. Dr. Stcher went on to hold post
as Director of the CDC and appointed as 16th Surgeon General of the
United States and 10th Assistant Secretary for Health. Dr. Taylor-Moragne has admired Dr. Satcher’s
stance for eliminating health
disparities for minorities, poor and disadvantage groups.
Dr. Taylor-Moragne went on to
complete a Family Practice Residency Program at Rush/ Illinois Masonic Family
Medical Residency in Chicago, Illinois.
Her desire to serve an underrepresented population did not stop in Chicago. She participated in a Community Health
Program to provide medical care to a population of homeless patients at the
Pilsen Homeless Center.
After completion of her Residency
Program, Dr. Taylor-Moragne came to Jackson, Tennessee to continue her mission
of serving an underserved population in Jackson, Tennessee at the East Jackson
Family Medical Center which is a designated Rural Health Center and safety net
clinic for a population who would otherwise not have access to medical
care. Her work has been fulfilling to
her.
Dr. Taylor-Moragne has two sons,
Reuben Moragne (17 years old) and Dallas Moragne (15 years old) who are great
students at Madison High School.
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