Dr. Wayne Riley M.D. M.P.H., M.B.A., F.A.C.P.
President and CEO of Meharry Medical College |
OUR MISSION
Founded in 1876, Meharry Medical College, a United Methodist Church affiliated school, 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. Diverse Issues in Higher Education’s ranking of institutions annually lists Meharry as a leading national educator of African Americans with M.D. and D.D.S. degrees, and Ph.D. degrees in the biomedical sciences.
OUR SCHOOLS
School of Dentistry (SOD) - Dr. William B. Butler, Dean
The School of Dentistry continues to be a national resource by educating a significant percentage of the nation’s African-American dentists. The school admits approximately fifty-five (55) students annually in the Doctor of Dental Surgery program. There are two (2) graduate residency training programs in the School of Dentistry. The Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Residency Program is a four-year program that accepts one resident per year. There are six (6) positions available each year in the one-year General Practice Residency Program. The school has an extensive community based education program and conducts many events annually to assist in the improvement of healthcare and the quality of life in our surrounding communities. Our graduates are noted locally, nationally, and internationally for their achievements, performance, vigor, vitality, and dedication to providing care for the underserved.
School of Medicine (SOM) - Dr. Valerie Montgomery Rice, Dean
The School of Medicine is the oldest and largest of the three schools at Meharry. It admits 96 medical students and some 30 residents annually. Its residents train in Family Practice, Internal Medicine, Occupational Medicine, Preventive Medicine, Obstetrics and Gynecology or Psychiatry. The School is nationally recognized for its community-based and academic programs. National centers and programs have been established to address sickle cell anemia, hypertension, HIV/AIDS, environmental health, teen pregnancy, cancer, kidney failure, aging and more, all directed at the elimination of health disparities. The School’s faculty, staff and students actively serve the community in many ways: mentoring for high school and college students; Health Careers Opportunity Programs for elementary, high school and college students; speakers on health topics and more. Graduates of Meharry Medical College continue the commitment of the founding fathers by practicing in underserved urban and rural communities. Meharry continues to be proud of its leadership role in helping to ensure diversity in the nation’s health professions work force.
 School of Graduate Studies and Research (SOGSR) - Dr. Maria de Fatima Lima, Dean
The School of Graduate Studies and Research (SOGSR) is a national resource for educating biomedical scientists offering PhD degrees; the school also offers the Master of Science in Public Health (MSPH) and more recently, Master of Science in Clinical Investigation (MSCI). Since 1970, Meharry has conferred more than 15 percent of the PhD degrees awarded nationally to African Americans in biomedical sciences. Graduates of the School serve on the faculties of some of America’s best universities as well as in leadership roles of many of the nation’s health, pharmaceutical and biomedical technology companies. Students who select the Meharry Medical College’s School of Graduate Studies for their education, participate in innovative and cutting-edge research programs with a special emphasis in diseases and conditions the disproportionately affect underserved populations.
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