About Meharry Medical College
Meharry Medical College is the nation’s largest private, independent historically black academic health center dedicated solely to educating minority and other health professionals. The College is particularly well known for its uniquely nurturing, highly effective educational programs; emerging preeminence in health disparities research; culturally sensitive, evidence-based health services; and significant contribution to the diversity of the nation’s health professions workforce. To date, more than 76% of our graduates practice in underserved communities and more than 60% of our graduates from the School of Medicine enter primary care. read more
News and Events
This year Meharry was awarded a $21.4 million grant from the National Center for Research Resources to establish Meharry Clinical and Translational Research Center (MeTRC) which will help accelerate the process of turning laboratory test into actual cures and treatments used by patients. MeTRC is a “center without walls” comprised of the Center for AIDS Health Disparities Research, the Center for Women’s Health Research and the Participant and Clinical Interactions Resource. read more
Giving to Meharry
Learn more about giving opportunities click here
Meharry Medical College One of the Nation's Top Producers of Primary Care Physicians
Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved (JHCPU)
Volume 21, Number 3, August 2010
Click here for the Table of Contents read more

