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ABOUT MEHARRY MEDICAL COLLEGE
Established 11 years after the Civil War to teach formerly enslaved individuals in the healing arts, we proudly stand as the nation’s premier historically Black health science center. In all we do, we bring a focus on primary care , a history of leadership in scientific innovations and initiatives, and a commitment to serving the underserved. As a comprehensive academic health science center — with schools of medicine, dentistry, graduate studies and research, applied computational sciences, and global health — we are uniquely positioned to address health policy and health inequities from a holistic social perspective. And our record of impact speaks for itself. We educate more than 40% of Black dentists, 1 in 10 Black physicians, and we are a top-10 educator of Black biomedical Ph.D.s. More than 39% of our medical graduates and 82% of our dental graduates practice primary care, and four out of five graduates serve in underserved communities. Now is the time for Meharry to soar to a higher level of outreach and impact — and bring our strengths to the work of a more equitable healthcare system for all. No mission is more urgent. No students are more deserving. No impact is more expansive. No potential is more exciting.
ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT
Dr. James E. K. Hildreth President and CEO Dr. Juan A. McGruder Senior Vice President of Institutional Advancement Dr. Courtney Blakemore Director of Corporate and Foundation Relations
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