Tag: Meharry Medical College
Meharry Medical College and the University of Pennsylvania Establish Joint MD/PhD Program
Cynthia Chude has been named the inaugural Escare-Kingston Scholar at Meharry Medical College and the University of Pennsylvania. She will simultaneously pursue a medical degree at Meharry and a Ph.D. in health care management at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
Meharry Medical College Partners With Oracle Health to Advance Health Care Access and Education
"By combining our expertise with Oracle Health’s innovative technology, we will forge a path that other institutions and communities can follow," said Meharry Medical College President James E. K Hildreth.
Sanofi Grants $18 Million to Three Historically Black Medical Schools to Increase Diversity in Clinical Studies
Thanks to an $18 million investment from Sanofi, Meharry Medical College, Howard University, and Morehouse School of Medicine plan to expand their clinical research staff, pharmacy infrastructure, and training programs.
Higher Education Gifts or Grants of Interest to African Americans
Here is this week’s news of grants or gifts to historically Black colleges and universities or for programs of particular interest to African Americans in higher education.
Higher Education Gifts or Grants of Interest to African Americans
Here is this week’s news of grants or gifts to historically Black colleges and universities or for programs of particular interest to African Americans in higher education.
Michael Bloomberg Announces $600 Million Donation to the Nation’s Historically Black Medical Schools
“We have much more to do to build a country where every person, regardless of race, has equal access to quality health care – and where students from all backgrounds can pursue their dreams,” said Bloomberg.
Meharry Medical College Establishes Pathway Program With Department of Health and Human Services
"This memorandum of understanding with Health and Human Services will give our students and other Meharrians an opportunity to work with government and provide new avenues for the health equity future," said Jeannette South Paul, provost of Meharry Medical College.
Four HBCUs Receive Funding to Revitalize On-Campus Buildings Designed by Black Architects
Meharry Medical College, Howard University, Morehouse College, and Virginia State University have received grants from the National Trust for Historic Preservation to revitalize historical on-campus buildings designed by Black architects.
Xavier University of Louisiana to Launch the Country’s Fifth Historically Black Medical School
Once official accreditation approval is granted by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission, the new Xaiver University Ochsner College of Medicine will become the fifth medical school in the United States at a historically Black college or university.
Meharry Medical College Establishes Partnership With Kaohsiung Medical University
Meharry Medical College has signed a memorandum of understanding with Kaohsiung Medical University in Taiwan. The agreement aims to establish research and educational opportunities at both institutions.
Meharry Medical College in Nashville Creates the School of Global Health
Meharry Medical College has begun the process to recruit faculty, engage partners, and secure accreditation for the School of Global Health, and anticipates beginning to enroll students in the fall of 2024.
New Administrative Duties for Five African Americans in Higher Education
Taking on new administrative assignments are Joel T. Faison at North Carolina Central University, Gwendolyn Caples at Jackson State University in Mississippi, Desireé Honoré Thomas at the Southern University System, Reginald Holt at Meharry Medical College in Nashville, and Karen M. Carty at the University of the Virgin Islands.
Three HBCUs Receive Major Funding to Address Racial Health Disparities
Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science, Meharry Medical College, and Xavier University of Louisiana will receive funds to support research education for students from diverse backgrounds, particularly those from underrepresented groups, and encourage faculty members to pursue research in basic biomedical, behavioral, population, and clinical/health services fields.
Sonja Harris-Haywood Appointed Dean of the School of Medicine at Meharry Medical College
Dr. Harris-Haywood comes to Meharry from Northeast Ohio Medical University College of Medicine, where she served as associate dean of curriculum integration and one of the key leaders that drove the transformation, implementation, and assessment of a new medical school curriculum that integrated medical and clinical sciences.
Six African Americans Who Have Been Appointed to Administrative Posts in Higher Education
The African Americans in new administrative roles are John Girton Jr. at Martin University in Indianapolis, Delisle Warden at Howard Community College in Columbia, Maryland, Rhonda Owens at the University of Chicago, Juan McGruder at Meharry Medical College in Nashville, Sandra D. Yates at Fayetteville State University in North Carolina, and W. Franklin Evans at Allen University in Columbia, South Carolina.
Colleges and Universities Announce the Appointments of Five Black Administrators
Taking on new administrative roles are Jermaine Rolle at Clayton State University in Morrow, Georgia, Rita L. Walters at Montclair State University in New Jersey, Juan McGruder at Meharry Medical College in Nashville, Lucreta Tribune at Alcorn State University in Mississippi, and LaMarcus D. Howard at North Carolina Central University.
School of Dentistry at Meharry Medical College to Open New Center on Dental and Digital Technology
The center, located within the School of Dentistry’s main building, will allow Meharry to introduce the latest in dental and digital technology including innovative products to its dental school. Meharry will expand its educational areas to replicate real-life dental practices with five new examination rooms.
Higher Education Grants or Gifts of Interest to African Americans
Here is this week’s news of grants or gifts to historically Black colleges and universities or for programs of particular interest to African Americans in higher education.
Daniel Dawes to Lead the New Global Health Equity Institute at Meharry Medical College in Nashville
The Global Health Equity Institute is the first step in achieving the goal of creating a School of Global Public Health at Meharry, which will be the first school of its kind at a historically Black college or university. Meharry hopes to enroll its first cohort of students in the School of Global Public Health in 2026.
A Major New Initiative Will Boost Genetics Research at Black Medical Schools
The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative recently announced a partnership with the nation’s four historically Black medical colleges to further support the cutting-edge scientific research they are leading to address significant gaps in genomics research, create new tools and methods to prevent and treat disease.
Six African Americans Who Have Been Appointed to Higher Education Administrative Posts
Taking on new administrative duties are Gerald Lewis Jr. at Columbia University in New York City, Kristie L. Kenney at Talladega College in Alabama, Karen Wright at Fort Valley State University in Georgia, Michelle Nichols at Meharry Medical College in Nashville, Ariel Aponte at Elizabeth City State University in North Carolina, and Monique Carroll at Chicago State University.
Meharry Medical College to Launch a Physician Assistant Sciences Program
The medical ollege is actively recruiting for the first cohort of 25 students, who will enter into one of the nation’s fastest growing professions that is projected to grow 31 percent by 2030. These students will receive training onsite at Meharry’s campus in Nashville, as well as with partnered clinical sites across the nation
NFL Partners With Black Medical Schools in an Effort to Diversify the Sports Medicine Pipeline
HBCU medical students interested in primary care sports medicine and/or orthopedic surgery will be selected by their respective schools to complete one-month clinical rotations with NFL clubs during the 2022 NFL season. Eight NFL teams each will host two medical students.
HBCU Medical Schools Team Up to Increase Organ Donorship Rates Among African Americans
The Consortium of HBCU Medical Schools has announced a new initiative to increase the number of African Americans who register to be organ donors. The initiative will also seek to find ways to eliminate racial disparities among recipients of donated organs.
How COVID-19 Took a Disparate Impact on Black America
The study was produced by the Black Coalition Against COVID, a group that consists of several organizations and businesses including the four historically Black health science centers: Meharry Medical College; Howard University College of Medicine; Morehouse School of Medicine, and Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science.
Meharry Medical College to Add a New Ph.D. Program in Biomedical Data Science
Students in the new program, scheduled to begin in August, will take courses in mathematics, computational science, biostatistics, biomedical informatics, biomedical image processing and analysis, artificial intelligence and deep learning, and computer programming.
Three HBCU Medical Schools Participate in Effort to Boost Diversity in Artificial Intelligence Research
Historically Black Meharry Medical College, the Morehouse School of Medicine, and Howard University have joined the Coordinating Center for the Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning Consortium to Advance Health Equity and Researcher Diversity (AIM-AHEAD) program.
Three Black Scholars Appointed to New Faculty Roles
Angela Williams is moving from an administrative position to a faculty appointment at the University of Arkansas. Retired Lt. Gen. Leslie C. Smith was appointed to an endowed chair at Georgia Southern University and Rosemary Nabaweesi was named to an endowed chair at Meharry Medical College in Nashville.
Cancer Research Funding Renewed at Meharry Medical College and Tennessee State University
The partnership was formed in 1999 between Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center and historically Black Meharry Medical College. The partnership has been continually funded by the National Institutes of Health since 2000. Historically Black Tennessee State University joined the partnership in 2011.
The Four HBCU Medical Schools Look to Increase Diversity in Cancer Research
The American Cancer Society has committed to a $12 million investment to support four HBCU medical schools with institutional development grants to fund a four-year program that aims to increase the pool of minority cancer researchers by identifying talented students and faculty from HBCUs.
Six Black Medical Students Join the Inaugural Meharry-Yale Summer Research Program
The students are working alongside Yale faculty members and residents, to begin building networks, and deepening their understanding of career paths in psychiatry, neurosurgery, and neuroscience, which is the inaugural program’s focus.
Higher Education Grants or Gifts of Interest to African Americans
Here is this week’s news of grants or gifts to historically Black colleges and universities or for programs of particular interest to African Americans in higher education.
Higher Education Grants or Gifts of Interest to African Americans
Here is this week’s news of grants or gifts to historically Black colleges and universities or for programs of particular interest to African Americans in higher education.
Higher Education Grants or Gifts of Interest to African Americans in Higher Education
Here is this week’s news of grants or gifts to historically Black colleges and universities or for programs of particular interest to African Americans in higher education.
A Trio of Black Scholars Who Have Been Appointed to Dean Positions
Fortune Mhlanga was named the founding dean of the School of Applied Computational Sciences at Meharry Medical College in Nashville. Debra J. Barksdale will be the next dean of the School of Nursing at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and Roger A. Fairfax, Jr. has been named dean of the College of Law at American University in Washington, D.C.
Meharry Medical College Launches Its School of Applied Computational Sciences
The School of Applied Computational Sciences will be focused on creating impactful academic research programming that will enhance health care and technology communities and solve complex problems in health care — especially those that impact underserved populations. The first students are expected to enroll this fall.
