As we create technologies that impact Americans, it’s critical that policies and legislation reflect the ability for the population as a whole to benefit.” This guiding belief is what fuels Meharry SACS Ph.D. student LaChiara Landrum, recently selected to serve as a Senior Congressional Innovation Fellow, one of the nation’s...
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...
Nashville, Tenn. (Jan. 12, 2026) Meharry Medical College hosted its 2nd Annual Corporate Partners Breakfast, bringing together corporate leaders, foundation partners and community stakeholders to celebrate the institution’s 150-year legacy and the vital role corporate support plays in advancing its mission. The program kicked off with a panel discussion featuring...
Dr. Julie Gray, associate dean of community affairs at Meharry Medical College and a 1999 graduate of the School of Dentistry, joins Dr. James E.K. Hildreth to explore how her leadership is reshaping access to oral health care across Tennessee. Across Tennessee, thousands of residents struggle to access the dental...
Meharry Students to plant 85 trees across campus beginning in front of the School of Dentistry Nashville, Tenn. (Dec. 2, 2025) – Meharry Medical College Physician Assistant Sciences Program in partnership with Cumberland River Compact, held its groundbreaking tree planting ceremony today announcing its plans to plant 85 trees across...
This World AIDS day we sat down with School of Global Health student, Princess Jauan Durbin, a dedicated global health equity scholar and nationally recognized HIV prevention leader. From shaping youth-centered systems change to advancing person-centered sexual health strategies across the South, Princess brings a powerful commitment to ending the...
Nashville, TN — On Monday, December 1, 2025, Meharry Medical College and its Clinical and Translational Research Center (CTRC) will commemorate World AIDS Day with a campus-wide event in the Cal Turner Family Center from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. This year’s World AIDS Day theme, “Overcoming Disruption, Transforming the...
Meharry Medical College alumna Dr. Sharica Brookins (Class of 2012) joins Dr. James E.K. Hildreth to share her groundbreaking model redefining access for kidney patients in both rural and urban communities. Kidney disease disproportionately impacts rural and underserved populations, but Dr. Sharica Brookins is changing the future of nephrology through...
Nashville, TN — Meharry Medical College announced today that the School of Applied Computational Sciences has received a $1 million grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) to strengthen medical education and the nation’s health care system. This investment is part of RWJF’s $7.5 million commitment to Historically Black...
Meharry’s Pediatrics Clinic, in partnership with Nashville General Hospital, hosted its first Rubber Duckie Kickoff: Celebrate & Remember Babies on Monday, Nov. 17, 2025, in the Busby Garden. Held on World Prematurity Day, the event brought together families, clinical teams and community partners to honor the babies delivered at Nashville...
The Meharry Medical College Center for Women’s Health Research is mobilizing African American women with a mother, daughter or sister who has been diagnosed with breast cancer to participate discussion groups. Did you know Black women have a 31% mortality – the highest among any U.S. racial or ethnic group?...
