Academics at Meharry
We teach health caring.
Our Programs
Offering graduate and professional education programs, available online and in-person.
5 Schools, One Mission
Preparing leaders in medicine, dentistry, global health, computational sciences and biomedical science who are dedicated to the elimination of health disparities.
In order to know where you’re headed, you need to know where you’ve been. For Meharrians, our journey began nearly 200 years ago.
Samuel Meharry and his four brothers officially founded Meharry Medical College in 1876, but the College’s story actually began in response to an Act of Kindness received on a Kentucky road one rainy night during the 1820s—a chance meeting now known as The Salt Wagon Story. This act of reaching out, reaching back, and propelling others forward illustrates the model for the entire Meharry Experience, including our approach to a professional medical education.
Today, Meharry includes five schools, providing opportunities for people of color, individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds, and others, regardless of race or ethnicity.
We help others in gratitude for those who helped us, and in gratitude for those who came before us—by reaching out, reaching back, and propelling our students and communities forward. It is our mission, it is our goal—it is Who We Are.
Majors and Programs
Explore the graduate and professional programs, offered online and on-campus, at Meharry.
Our Schools
Meharry is comprised of five schools: School of Applied Computational Sciences, School of Dentistry, School of Global Health, School of Graduate Studies, and School of Medicine. Each provides an excellent education that prepares leaders in medicine, dentistry, global health, computational sciences and biomedical science who are dedicated to the elimination of health disparities.
Residency
Our medical and dental residency programs prepare residents to become skilled, fully licensed providers. Residents and fellows also have opportunities to improve healthcare in underserved communities by through clinical care and by conducting research that pursues the elimination of health disparities.
Continuing Education
Continuing education takes places through regularly scheduled series, workshops, lectures, conferences, symposia, workshops, enduring materials, and similar activities.
Library
The Meharry library is an essential educational partner for students, faculty, researchers and clinicians. The library provides study space, physical resources and a robust collection of electronic resources to maximize the utility and accessibility of information across the campus and from home.
Important Dates
Discover your road to achievement
Explore the many avenues for your graduate or professional education at Meharry.
News Feed
Medical researchers work in the smallest units of life — cells, molecules, data. Yet every discovery carries a bigger question: How could this actually help patients? At Meharry Medical College, where researchers are pushing ahead in precision medicine, that question doesn’t end with publication. Between the labs and the lives waiting for results lies […]
Dean Encourages Next Generation of Physician Leaders March 20, 2026 – The 2026 Residency Match Results ceremony took place on Friday, March 20 at The Cal Turner Family Center at Meharry Medical College. For medical students who matched, the Class of 2026 saw a 92% match rate. “Match Day represents […]
LOMA LINDA, Calif. — March 25, 2026 — Today, the School of Global Health at Meharry Medical College, in partnership with Loma Linda University Health, launched the Health Assessments and Rapid Transformation (HEART) Initiative in San Bernardino County, California. The five-year initiative aims to reduce cardiovascular disease by building community-based […]