AmeriChoice and Meharry partner for telehealth
Posted on October 27, 2009 at 7:51 amMembers of AmeriChoice by UnitedHealthcare of Tennessee who live in rural or underserved areas will have access to the physicians of Meharry Medical Group via a telehealth network announced Monday. The agreement with Meharry Medical College is an expansion of AmeriChoice’s telehealth program with Community Health Network.
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Meharry received $5.7M in stimulus funds
Posted on October 22, 2009 at 11:45 amMeharry Medical College has received $5.7 million in funding from the $4.35 billion made available by the National Institutes of Health through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. The money will expand the school’s research on health disparities, including research on women’s health, cancer and HIV/AIDS.
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Meharry program accredited
Posted on July 15, 2009 at 1:51 pmMeharry Medical College announced today that its Master of Science in Public Health Program has received full accreditation from the Council on Education for Public Health.
(Nashville, Tenn.) - Meharry Medical College announced today that it has received official notification that its Master of Science in Public Health Program has been fully accredited for a five year term by the Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH).
“This is outstanding news! CEPH is considered the ‘gold standard’ accreditation of public health programs because of its rigorous standards,” said Wayne J. Riley, M.D., MBA, MPH, MACP, President and CEO of Meharry.
The Public Health program began in 1974 and has produced more than 250 public health alumni who serve throughout the world. Today, there are a total of 53 students currently enrolled in the program. It is the only CEPH accredited program in Middle Tennessee.
Meharry’s program is the only in Middle Tennessee to receive the accreditation.
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An RCC for the new VA at an HBCU
Posted on April 1, 2009 at 10:28 amIn case you missed that, that’s a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new U.S. Veterans Administration clinic at Meharry Medical College. This clinic is the first of its kind on the campus of a historically black college or university.
The ceremony for the brand new 6,000-square-foot facility located next door to Nashville General Hospital is set for Thursday afternoon at 3 p.m.
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Meharry, Opera snag foundation grants
Posted on February 12, 2009 at 12:08 amThe Michigan-based Kresge Foundation is giving a combined $450,000 to Meharry Medical College and the Nashville Opera Association.
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Almost heaven…
Posted on November 21, 2008 at 9:58 amRahul Gupta, an assistant professor at Meharry and Vanderbilt, has been offered the executive director job by the Charleston-Kanawha Board of Health in West Virginia.
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