Our Story
"The Salt Wagon Story”
If our “Salt Wagon Story” were produced for a full-length film production, the miracle of Meharry Medical College’s emergence from simple vision to national esteem would strain
credibility. Hollywood studio chiefs on the prowl for revenue generating screenplays would be dazzled by, but a bit suspicious of, the sequence of events that created and sustained Meharry. Cinema fans would endlessly debate whether the plot lines read more

News and Events
Meharry Medical College Announces Administrative Changes Appoints Interim Dean, School of Medicine
Nashville, TN - (Nashville, Tenn. – May 21, 2009) -- Meharry Medical College has announced that Billy R. Ballard, D.D.S., M.D., has been appointed Interim Dean of the School of Medicine . read more

MEHARRY MEDICAL COLLEGE PRESIDENT RECEIVES HONORARY DEGREE FROM STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK BROOKLYN DOWNSTATE MEDICAL CENTER
(Nashville, Tenn.) -- Wayne J. Riley, M.D., MPH, MBA, MACP, President and CEO of Meharry Medical College received the Doctor of Humane Letters, Honoris Causa from State University of New York (SUNY) Brooklyn Downstate Medical Center during commencement exercises held on May 26, 2009 at New York City's famed Carnegie Hall. read more