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NASHVILLE, Tenn. Curiosity drove Carleigh Frazier to healthcare, but passion is what kept her there.   Curiosity  “I had a very curious young mind,” she recalled. During her time in Washburn Rural High School in Topeka, KS, she had a keen interest in science. The interest stayed with her beyond graduation, and she went on to earn a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Biology from Fisk University.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. The Meharry-Vanderbilt Alliance (MVA) hosted the third session of the Summer Research Lunch & Learn Series on July 17, 2019, with Nan Kennedy, BA and Becky Jerome, MLIS, MPH discussing “Needles in the PubMed Haystack.”   PubMed “PubMed,” Jerome explained, “is the core source for identifying peer-reviewed biomedical literature.”

NASHVILLE, Tenn. Danielle Epps wanted to help people. From an early age, she was interested in caring for the community and ensuring that everyone was able to live a healthy life. Specifically, she was most attracted to dentistry. “I always wanted to be a dentist,” she recalled. “I’ll be the first in my family.”  

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. The ultimate goal of health equity is to eliminate inequities and health disparities altogether. It’s a mission supported by the Faith and Health Collaborative, a group of stakeholders partnering to advance health equity in congregations and communities.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. The Meharry-Vanderbilt Alliance continued its celebration of 20 years of community partnership in research on June 19, 2019, with the second session of the Summer Research Lunch & Learn Series, this time with Vanderbilt University School of Medicine Assistant Professor Mario Davidson, PhD.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. Phillip Morris’ father was a minister. So, too, was his grandfather. As such, they strove to nurture and protect the spiritual health of all people. Through compassion, diligence, hard work and sacrifice, they served and worked alongside congregations for the betterment of their communities. Morris always wanted to be a part of that family business. He just wanted to do it a different way.   Becoming a healer “I wanted to be in medical healing, which can be linked to spiritual healing,” he said.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. The Precision Medicine and Health Disparities Collaborative (PMHDC) is pleased to announce the Pilot Research Awards for Year 4. This year, the PMHDC will sponsor these research projects:

NASHVILLE, Tenn. The Meharry-Vanderbilt Alliance (MVA) is celebrating 20 years of community partnership in research with a series of workshops led by Meharry Medical College (MMC) and Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) staff involved in community engaged research.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. Raven Alade began her path to healthcare studying psychology. After graduating from North County Technical High School in St. Louis, she earned a Bachelors of Science Degree majoring in the subject, with a minor in Africana Studies. When she entered the Vanderbilt University Peabody College of Education, however, her goals shifted.