Meet Meharry
Meharry is
A beacon of hope for the underrepresented through educational, research and clinical activities.
Located in Nashville, Tennessee, Meharry Medical College is one of the nation’s oldest and largest historically black academic health science centers dedicated to educating physicians, dentists, researchers, and health policy experts.
Founded in 1876 as the Medical Department of Central Tennessee College, Meharry was the first medical school in the South for African Americans. It was chartered separately in 1915.
Today, Meharry includes schools for applied computational sciences, dentistry, global health, graduate studies, and medicine; and is home to the Center for Health Policy at Meharry. The degrees include Doctor of Medicine (M.D.), Doctor of Dental Surgery (D.D.S.), Master of Science in Public Health (M.S.P.H.), Master of Science (M.S.), and Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degrees.
Meharry is a United Methodist Church-affiliated institution. A 2010 study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine ranked Meharry as one of the nation’s top five producers of primary care physicians. Meharry is also a leading producer of African Americans with Ph.Ds. in biomedical sciences.
In addition to providing quality professional health care education, exemplary patient care, and compassionate community outreach, Meharry Medical College produces the Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved, a public health journal.
Mission and Vision
Guided by its mission and vision, Meharry Medical College has served diligently as a beacon of hope for the underrepresented through educational, research and clinical activities.
Leadership and Administration
Meharry’s leadership advances educational, research and clinical work to advance the College’s mission and vision.
Administrative Offices
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History
Meharry Medical College was founded in 1876 by Samuel Meharry in response to an act of kindness.
Accreditation
Meharry Medical College is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) to award masters and doctorate degree programs. The Office of Institutional Effectiveness and Accreditation (OIEA) provides oversight, guidance, education, and support for all accreditation activities Student Achievement.
Campus Tours
Meharry offers campus tours for prospective students, community groups and Meharry alumni.
Institutional Advancement
The Office of Institutional Advancement supports the mission of Meharry Medical College by cultivating relationships with alumni, donors, corporations, and the broader community. We connect passion with the purpose of funding scholarships, growing programs, and advancing the institution’s strategic goals.
Enterprise, Data and Analytics
The Enterprise Data and Analytics Division (EDA) provides the data collection, management and analytics services that are essential to Meharry’s vision for the College to be a leader in data-driven, health equity-focused research.
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The Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education Grant is the second largest award received by Meharry’s School of Applied Computational Sciences (SACS) will soon develop three short-term certificates in AI, cybersecurity and bioinformatics thanks to a $ 2 million Department of Education grant – Fund for the Improvement of […]