Administration
Throughout our history Meharry Medical College has served diligently as a beacon of hope for the underrepresented in many ways. First, by providing education in the healing arts to those who otherwise would not be allowed to pursue a health professions degree; second, by tirelessly providing health care services with compassion and understanding to the most vulnerable patients, often without compensation; and third, by delving into scientific and community-based research to discover solutions to health disparities that affect the populations we serve.
Title III
The office for equalizing educational opportunities for disadvantaged students.
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Office of the President
James E.K. Hildreth, Ph.D., M.D.
President and Chief Executive Officer
Phone: 615.327.6904
Email: officeofthepresident@mmc.edu
Office of the President
Meharry Medical College
1005 Dr. D.B. Todd, Jr. Blvd.
Nashville, Tennessee 37208
Telephone: 615.327.6904
FAX: 615.327.6540
Sandra Williams
Chief of Staff / Director, Title III Administration
615.327.6683
Kimberly Stevenson
Executive Assistant
615.327.6759
Linda Williams
Administrative Assistant
615.327.6904
LaCoya Odem
Director, Fiscal Affairs
Danita Stewart
Project Coordinator
Executive Leadership Council
James E.K. Hildreth, Ph.D., M.D.
President and Chief Executive Officer
Phone: 615.327.6904
Email: officeofthepresident@mmc.edu
Jeannette E. South-Paul, M.D., DHL(Hon), FAAFP
Senior Vice President and Chief Academic Officer
Email: jsouthpaul@mmc.edu
LaMel Bandy-Neal, M.B.A.
Senior Vice President for Finance and Chief Financial Officer
Phone: 615.327.6767
Email: lbneal@mmc.edu
Cherae M. Farmer-Dixon, D.D.S., M.S.P.H.
Dean, School of Dentistry
Phone: 615.327.6207
Email: cdixon@mmc.edu
Fortune Mhlanga, Ph.D.
Founding Dean, School of Applied Computational Sciences
Email: fmhlanga@mmc.edu
Duane T. Smoot, M.D., F.A.C.P., F.A.C.G., A.G.A.F.
Interim Senior Vice President, Health Affairs
Phone: 615.327.6204
Email: dsmoot@mmc.edu
Ivanetta Davis Samuels, J.D.
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
Phone: 615.327.6102
Email: isamuels@mmc.edu
Anil Shanker, Ph.D.
Sandra A. Williams, MPS
Phone: 615.327.6683
Email: williamss@mmc.edu
Michelle L. Nichols, MD, MS, MBA, FAAFP
Senior Vice President for Clinical Affairs
Phone: 615.327.6914
Email: mlnichols@mmc.edu