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09 Feb Tech giant Oracle establishes scholarship for Meharry School of Applied Computational Sciences
Posted at 10:39 pm in News by Ken Morris
BY MATT ANDERSON • While Black workers account for just 5 percent of engineers and architects and 7 percent in computer occupations today, Oracle is looking to help close this disparity gap. Recently, the tech leader granted the Meharry Medical College School of Applied Computational Sciences (SACS) $500,000 in scholarship funds as a part of its Diversity and Inclusion “Inspire Your Future (IYF)”…
08 Feb Meharry and Heritage Group partner to encourage more minority-owned businesses and entrepreneurs
Posted at 3:47 am in News by Ken Morris
Meharry Medical College has announced a new partnership with Heritage Group, a Nashville-based private equity firm focused on investments in the health care industry. The partnership seeks to diversify the entrepreneurial landscape and pave the way for the next generation of minority business owners by providing Meharry students the opportunity to learn more about health care finance….
03 Feb A Q&A with library Executive Director Sandra Parham on Meharry history timeline project
Posted at 3:38 am in News by Ken Morris
ELLEN CLARE KIMBRO, Reference and Embedded Librarian • February 2023—Last summer, Meharry Library Executive Director Sandra Martin Parham launched an initiative in the hope of permanently displaying Meharry’s extraordinary story in the S.S. Kresge Learning Resource Center, which houses the College’s library and archive. That vision is now materializing just in time for Black History Month in a dyn…
02 Feb Black History Month
Posted at 8:24 pm in Uncategorized by lucius
Meharry Medical College celebrates Black History Month by remembering its health caring legacy and honoring the individuals involved in Meharry’s rich history. Beginning with our founding in 1876 through the generosity of the Meharry brothers and the legacy of the Salt Wagon Story, Meharry—along with the Howard University College of Medicine—survived the 1910 Flexner Report that closed othe…
27 Jan CVS Health Launches Community Equity Alliance to improve health outcomes in underserved communities
Posted at 2:11 am in News by Ken Morris
Collaborations with Meharry Medical College, Sinai Chicago and Wayne State University will expand access to community health workers and care WOONSOCKET, R.I.—CVS Health® (NYSE: CVS) has announced a new initiative that will address barriers to care in underserved communities across the country. The CVS Health Community Equity Alliance is being established to expand the community heal…
20 Jan Meharry to launch new global health equity institute led by health policy expert Daniel E. Dawes
Posted at 3:58 am in News by Ken Morris
Meharry’s Global Health Institute will serve as the foundation for the first School of Global Public Health at a historical Black college or university, furthering the College’s commitment to advancing health equity for minoritized and marginalized communities worldwide Meharry Medical College has announced the launch of the College’s new Global Health Equity Institute, establishing the fir…
16 Nov Horizon Therapeutics adds Meharry Medical School as a Horizon Scholars Partner
Posted at 4:00 pm in Uncategorized by lucius
Black medical students are more likely to graduate with a heavier debt load compared to their peers. The Horizon Therapeutics scholarship aims to significantly reduce medical school debt and equip students with internship and job opportunities. NASHVILLE, Tenn.— Meharry Medical College student Glynn Chatmon is the newest scholar in Horizon Therapeutics’ “Horizon Scholars” program. The Horiz…
16 Aug MMC welcomes Dr. Michelle Nichols as senior vice president of clinical affairs
Posted at 6:16 pm in Uncategorized by lucius
Meharry Medical College has announced that Michelle Nichols, M.D., M.S., MBA, FAAFP, has been named as senior vice president of clinical affairs. Nichols will lead Meharry’s clinical enterprise, collaborating with the College’s clinicians and overseeing its Graduate Medical Education programs. She will spearhead efforts to advance health equity and reduce disparities among those in underserved com…
16 Aug Meharry receives provisional accreditation to launch Physician Assistant Sciences Program
Posted at 4:11 pm in Uncategorized by lucius
Meharry Medical College has received provisional accreditation status from the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA) to launch the Physician Assistant Sciences Program in the School of Graduate Studies and Research. The program, which will begin enrolling students in January 2023, will build on Meharry’s legacy of training health care professionals dedic…
13 Aug Generous gift allows Turner ballroom to be named for father/daughter alumni
Posted at 1:21 pm in News by Ken Morris
Meharry Medical College recently received a $750,000 gift from the family of two alumni—the late Alexander C. Wells, Ph.D. ’78 and his daughter, Sabrina Wells-Holloway, D.D.S. ’97. The gift, from Dr. Dorothy McKinney-Wells, Alexander’s wife and Sabrina’s mother, will allow a ballroom in The Cal Turner Family Center for Student Education to bear the name “The Wells Ballroom A.” …