meharry medical college
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Morgan State University Plans a New Medical School
It's the second HBCU this year to announce plans for a med school
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NFL Partners With HBCU Med Schools To Create Sports Medicine Pipeline
Fewer than 5% of team docs is Black in a league where 70% of players are
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Black Scientists Working Towards Anti-Viral Treatment for Coronavirus
As COVID-19 continues to spread, we’ve seen its disproportionate effect on the black community. This has only further motivated a group of black doctors and scientists to work quickly on an effective treatment for the disease. NBC News reports that a group of doctors at Meharry Medical College, an HBCU in Nashville, Tenn., are working…
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We Are Meharry, Not Juul’s Marionette
When my alma mater—Meharry Medical College (one of only three historically black colleges and universities that produces physicians, dentists, and biomedical researchers)—welcomed a $7.5 million donation from Juul/Altria, the world’s leading e-cigarette company, it felt like we had accepted Kryptonite. The unpopular decision connects two diametrically opposed missions: one that seeks to improve the health…
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Getting This Smoke: Black Activists Slam Meharry Medical School Decision to Take $7.5 Million Grant From Juul
Black activists and health experts are slamming what they say is Meharry Medical College’s deal with the devil: in this case, the electronic cigarette company Juul, calling the HBCU’s recent decision to accept a $7.5 million grant from the e-cigarette firm deeply troubling. “Juul doesn’t have African Americans’ best interests in mind,” LaTroya Hester, of…