James Hildreth

Center for AIDS Research lands NIH grant renewal

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has renewed its support of the Tennessee Center for AIDS Research (CFAR), a four-way partnership between Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Meharry Medical College, the Tennessee Department of Health and Nashville CARES.

Among those at the Meharry-Vanderbilt Alliance anniversary celebration were, from left, James E.K. Hildreth, MD, PhD, John Maupin Jr., DDS, George Hill, PhD, Susan Wente, PhD, Consuelo Wilkins, MD, MSCI, Jeff Balser, MD, PhD, André Churchwell, MD, and Donald Brady, MD.

Meharry-Vanderbilt Alliance celebrates 20 years of collaboration

In 1999 Meharry Medical College and Vanderbilt University Medical Center announced the establishment of a formal alliance to enhance the educational, scientific and clinical programs at and between both institutions.

MVA summit seeks to bring more black men into health professions

Encouragement, resilience and passion were the key messages at the recent Meharry-Vanderbilt Alliance (MVA) summit for black men interested in health professions titled “Navigating the Pre-Health Path.”

Honoring Hildreth

Vanderbilt University Medical Center recently hosted a special reception honoring James Hildreth, M.D., center, who was named president and chief executive officer of Meharry Medical College last year.