Family & Community Medicine Residency
About the Program
The Meharry Family Medicine Residency offers a dynamic training experience that allows resident physicians to work with highly diverse populations and equally diverse colleagues. The primary benefit of this approach is the versatility of the graduate practice spectrum. Likewise, the benefits of an opposed program include excellent consulting and teaching from a broad talent pool of specialists and generalists alike.
Residents serve their own panel of patients in several Family Medicine Centers and during various rotations at Nashville General Hospital, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Veterans Affairs Clinics, and other affiliates, under the supervision of family medicine physicians and specialists.
Training in the Patient Centered Medical Home model supports the development of the resident’s skills, providing cutting-edge practice guidelines and preparing them for careers on the forefront of Family and Community Medicine. Meharry also offers a unique opportunity for residents to gain experience and create an impact while treating several types of populations, including designated underserved and vulnerable patients. The rotation curriculum, outlined in each respective area of study, illustrates the range of learning experiences available to every resident.
Each of our postgraduate training programs set goals that:
- Train family physicians to respond competently to the needs of their patients and families
- Develop qualified community and national leaders
- Provide services to all communities with special attention to the poor and underserved
Complementary programming overlaps with the curricula of the Preventive Medicine Residency, Occupational Medicine Residency, and the Sports Medicine Fellowship.
Eligibility & Requirements
Applicants with one of the following qualifications are eligible for appointment to Meharry Medical College residency programs:
- Graduates of medical schools in the U.S. and Canada accredited by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME).
- Graduates of medical schools in the U.S. and Canada accredited by the American Osteopathic Association (AOA).
- Graduates of medical schools outside the U.S. and Canada who meet both of the following qualifications:
1) Have received a currently valid certificate from the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG) and;
2) Approval upon application for a full and unrestricted license or a Graduate Education Temporary Permit (GETP) to practice medicine in the State of Tennessee.
Applicants must also have passed the USMLE step I, USMLE Step II Clinical Knowledge, and USMLE Step II Clinical Skills.
We do not sponsor any visas; you must be a U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident.
To apply, submit:
- ERAS Application
- Dean’s Letter
- Three Letters of Recommendation
- Transcripts
- Curriculum Vitae
- Copy of M.D. Diploma
- USLME Step 1 and Step 2 Scores
Application Deadline: December 30
Applications are accepted only through the Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS).
Interviews are conducted October through early February.
If you have further questions regarding our program, we would be happy to send a brochure further detailing the program.
Contact Family Medicine
Meharry Medical College
1005 Dr. D. B. Todd, Jr., Boulevard
Nashville, Tennessee 37208-3599
Telephone: 615.327.6168
Fax: 615.327.5634
Stephani Glenn
Residency Coordinator
Department of Family & Community Medicine
sglenn@mmc.edu
Rotation Curriculum
PGY1 Curriculum
Neurology
Hospital Service
Emergency Medicine
Radiology
Obstetrics
Pediatrics/Nursery
IP Pediatrics
Surgery Inpatient
Surgery Outpatient
1 month
3 months
1 month
1 month
2 months
1 month
1 month
1 month
1 month
PGY2 Curriculum
FP Hospital Service
Gynecology
Pediatrics
Practice Management
Community Medicine
Intensive Care
Behavioral Medicine
Cardiology
Geriatrics
3 months
1 month
3 months
1 month
1 month
1 month
1 month
1 month
1 month
PGY3 Curriculum
FP Hospital Service
Dermatology
Uro/Ortho/Ent
Ortho
Community Medicine
Electives
Sports Medicine
Emergency Medicine
2 months
1 month
1 month
1 month
1 month
4 months
1 month
1 month
Family Medicine Residents
PGY1 Residents
Renda Yekabong, MD
ryekabong@mmc.edu
Beshoui Labib, MD
blabib@mmc.edu
Shefiulai Akande, MD
sakande@mmc.edu
Alyscia Cheema, MD
acheema@mmc.edu
Olayinka Otukpe, MD
ootukpe@mmc.edu
Adaku Onyekwere, MD
aonyekwere@mmc.edu
PGY2 Residents
Jeffrey Taylor, DO
jetaylor@mmc.edu
Stacy Smith, MD
sdsmith@mmc.edu
Shaun Ramani, MD
sramani@mmc.edu
Thomas Pennington, DO
tpennington@mmc.edu
Morgan Leider, MD
mleider@mmc.edu
Hoi Leng Ip, MB
hip@mmc.edu
PGY3 Residents
Eno Eyo, MD (Chief Resident)
eeyo@mmc.edu
Andrew Basaly, MD (Chief Resident)
abasaly@mmc.edu
Kerry-Gay Johnson, MD
kgjohnson@mmc.edu
Marie Hanna, MD
mshanna@mmc.edu
Nigel Barner, MD
nbarner@mmc.edu
George Louka, MD
glouka@mmc.edu
About the Program
Occupational Medicine is the medical specialty devoted to the prevention and management of occupational and environmental injury, illness and disability, and promotion of the health and productivity of workers, their families, and communities.
Since 1978, the Occupational Medicine Residency Program at Meharry Medical College has been accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME), and has maintained full continued accreditation since. It is the only such program offered by an HBCU and the only such program in the state of Tennessee. In addition to board eligibility in occupational medicine, residents earn a Master of Science in Public Health degree from the Meharry School of Graduate Studies, Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH)-accredited program. This residency training program is partially-funded by a NIOSH Training Program Grant.
The mission of the Program is to recruit and train qualified physicians who demonstrate:
- commitment to a career in the prevention of occupational and environmental diseases
- skill in diagnosis and treatment
- ability to develop and administer occupational and environmental health programs for unions, industry, government, and academic institutions; and proactive enthusiasm in the development of scientific, legal, political, and ethical questions in the discipline.
Eligibility & Requirements
Applicants for PGY2 position should have completed at least one year of clinical training from an ACGME-accredited residency-training program. Applicants must either be U.S. citizens or lawful permanent USA residents with a resident alien permit or green card.
To apply, submit:
- ERAS Application
- Personal statement expressing your interest and goals
- Copy of CVUSMLE scores
- MPH or equivalent degree transcript if completed
- Medical School Transcript
- Licensure, if applicable
- Dean’s Letter
- Three (3) recent recommendation letters
- ECFMG certificate, if applicable
Application Process:
Interviews are required and are by invitation only from the Residency Selection Committee.
Detailed eligibility criteria are available in the Graduate Medical Education Manual.
Contact Occupational Medicine
Department of Family & Community Medicine
Meharry Medical College
1005 Dr. D. B. Todd, Jr., Boulevard
Nashville, Tennessee 37208-3599
Telephone: 615.327.6782
Fax: 615.327.6131
Mary D. Martin-Cohen
Program Coordinator
mcohen@mmc.edu
Program Curriculum
The Occupational Medicine Residency Program is a two-year program offering academic and practicum years of training.
The academic year consists of a course of study leading to a Master’s Degree that includes certified training in the four areas required by the American Board of Preventive Medicine: epidemiology, biostatistics, environmental health, and health administration.
Other courses required by the program include behavioral health, occupational health I and II, industrial hygiene, and toxicology. Completion of a master thesis is a required element of this program and residents are provided research opportunities and supervision appropriate to their interests. Training is conducted at Meharry Medical College, through the CEPH-accredited MSPH degree program.
Residents must meet requirements set by the Meharry School of Graduate Studies for satisfactory performance.
The practicum year includes both didactic and applied components. The overall goal of the practicum year is to train the resident in the practice of occupational medicine; to this end, the scope of the experience is designed to be broad enough to ensure an ability to address a range of occupational health issues in different settings, with both sick and well individuals and populations.
The resident gains experience in:
- planning and implementation of workplace-hazard recognition, evaluation, and control;
- disability and work fitness;
- organizational and healthcare management;
- environmental health and risk assessment; and
- population-based occupational medicine.
Specific rotations during the practicum year include comprehensive occupational medicine, OSHA, employee health, environmental medicine, toxicology, and health administration/quality management. Residents also experience various types of organizations and infrastructures, from industry to clinical occupational medicine practice in the private setting, public health agencies, community programs, and medical schools. Didactic sessions in the mornings and continuity clinics in the afternoons continue once weekly throughout the two years of training.
Educational sessions are from 9:00–11:00 a.m., and cover several topics:
- epidemiology
- health systems
- environmental health
- public health
- clinical preventive medicine
- occupational medicine
Educational sessions also serve as a forum for discussion of evidence-based guidelines and recent occupational medicine articles in leading peer-reviewed journals.
Grand rounds are held each week and include lectures by experts in the field. Work site visits are conducted twice per year.
Occupational Medicine Residents
PGY2 Residents
PGY3 Residents
About the Program
Meharry Medical College General Preventive Medicine and Public Health residency training program is located in the heart of Nashville, TN.
It’s fully accredited by the ACGME and provides 24 months of training at Meharry Medical College, the Alvin C. York campus of the VA Tennessee Valley Healthcare System, and multiple public health sites.
Our mission is to identify and recruit young physicians with the potential to become leaders in research, education, and intervention in the area of General Preventive Medicine. Provide the opportunities to acquire the competencies necessary for certification by the American Board of Preventive Medicine in Public Health and General Preventive Medicine. Encourage and assist the development of promising individuals who will pursue careers in Preventive Medicine, with particular emphasis on the health of the poor and underserved, consistent with the heritage and mission of Meharry Medical College.
Residents in our program participate in a broad range of training experiences to gain the skills necessary to impact the communities they serve. They will have the capacity to practice in Preventive Medicine unhindered by population, whether rural, urban, and/or underserved settings.
Eligibility & Requirements
Residency training in Preventive Medicine has undergone significant nationwide changes the in last few years. As a result, the Meharry program now offers a 24-month training program to qualified applicants who meet the following criteria:
Applicants must have successfully completed an ACGME-accredited PGY 1 clinical year of training prior to being accepted. The program is also encouraging applications from those that have completed a residency in primary care for the maternal and child health track.
Completed applications will be accepted through the Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS) between September 1 and December 31 of the year prior to entry, with interviews planned to start in November. This program participates in the SAP, dates are subject to change.
Applicants must be US citizens or lawful permanent residents (Green Card).
Interested applicants may submit their complete application package with the following documents:
- ERAS application
- Curriculum Vitae, including a valid e-mail address
- Copy of undergraduate transcript
- Official graduate degree transcript (if applicable)
- Official Medical School Transcript
- Copy of Medical School Diploma
- Certificate from the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (if applicable)
- Dean’s Letter
- Official United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) transcript or score reports from all attempts—passing scores on Steps 1, 2, and 3 required; also Step 2 CS (if required)
- Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) Global Resident Competency Rating Form—must be submitted directly from Program Director under which clinical training was completed
- Three current recommendation letters supporting your interest in Preventive Medicine.
Applications are NOT accepted by email
Application Process:
Applications are accepted via Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS), fax, and/or US Postal Service.
Interviews are by invitation only.
If you have further questions regarding our program, we would be happy to send a brochure further detailing the program.
Contact Preventive Medicine
Department of Family & Community Medicine
Meharry Medical College
1005 Dr. D. B. Todd, Jr., Boulevard
Nashville, Tennessee 37208-3599
Telephone: 615.327.6782
Fax: 615.327.6131
Mary D. Martin-Cohen
Program Coordinator
mcohen@mmc.edu
Rotation Curriculum
Select rotations during the combined 24-month clinical, academic, and practicum training include:
- Integrated Preventive Medicine– Primary Care
- MPH coursework
- Research
- Policy Evaluation and Advocacy
- Health Administration/Public Health
- Clinical Preventive Medicine
- Integrative HealthCare
- Infectious Diseases and Infection Control
- Occupational Safety and Employee Health
- Maternal and Child Health
Preventive Medicine Interest Group (PMIG)
The Preventive Medicine Interest Group (Project Prevention) is composed of second, third, and fourth-year medical students who are interested in pursuing careers in preventive medicine and public health. They are often student members in the American College of Preventive Medicine, a national organization focused on health promotion, preventive medicine advocacy and training of preventive medicine physicians. PMIG has taken part in successful preventive medicine educational activities and initiatives within the North Nashville community including work with the local Girl Scout troops, local community health centers, local library programs, and weight loss centers.