Nashville, TN – The Tennessee Medical Student Radiology Symposium held in November 2025 brought together medical students from across the region for a full day of learning, collaboration, and hands-on exploration of radiology. Meharry’s Interventional Radiology Interest Group (IRIG), Radiology Interest Group (RIG), and Vanderbilt University collaborated on the symposium....
Nashville, TN – Meharry Medical College proudly welcomes José E. Rodríguez, MD, FAAFP, as the new Chair and tenured full professor of the Department of Family and Community Medicine. Previously, he served as Associate Vice President for Health Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion at the University of Utah Health and was...
Kafayat Kareem, a fourth-year medical student (MS4) at Meharry Medical College, is passionate about dermatology, technology, and global health. She recently presented her research at the 2025 IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society International Conference on Body Sensor Networks in Los Angeles. The global conference brought together researchers and...
As a recipient, Dr. Borza will receive $250,000 over two years towards his research project, which looks to develop new blood tests that can identify specific antibodies involved in this kidney disease. “I am both happy and proud that my NephCure Grant application has been selected for funding this year....
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’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...
November is National Diabetes Awareness Month, and Meharry Medical College doctors are helping to spread awareness about prevention, symptoms, and the importance of regular screenings. Dr. Tiwa Awosanya, an endocrinologist and internal medicine physician at Meharry Medical Group, and Dr. Lawrence Burns, a podiatrist and associate professor, joined Nick Beres...
There is ongoing uncertainty about our country’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), which provides critical food assistance to 41 million Americans – 700,000 of these Americans live in Tennessee. Many in our community may be at risk of experiencing food insecurity as the government shutdown lingers. HOW TO HELP We...
Efemena Diejomaoh, MD, DTMH, MPH, a PGY 4 Psychiatry Resident, has been featured in the October Issue of Pain Medicine News for his analysis on the growing dangers of polypharmacy, the concurrent use of multiple medications, among patients treated for chronic pain, particularly when sedating drugs are combined. Dr. Diejomaoh,...
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?...
