Beginning March 15, TriHealth will welcome up to six third-year students from Meharry Medical College, a historically black college and university (HBCU) located in Nashville, Tennessee. Over the next two years, the Meharry students will complete three- and four-week rotations through the Graduate Medical Education program at Good Samaritan Hospital and Bethesda North Hospital.  

 

The residents will participate in welcome events planned by the Diversity and Inclusion team, representatives of the Graduate Medical Education program and Good Samaritan Hospital Diversity Advisory Council. 

 

They will tour Cincinnati and meet other Meharry Alumni from TriHealth and other partnering health care organizations and engage with their TriHealth mentors to gain insight into their journey through medical practices.

 

Residency programs benefit the community by teaching the next generation of physicians. The programs benefit our patients, too, because the teaching environment enhances the overall quality of care. TriHealth residency programs teach medical students and resident physicians in a nurturing environment that fosters development and success.

 

The Graduate Medical Education office at TriHealth provides a stimulating learning environment where residents and fellows encounter a diverse population in both inpatient and outpatient settings that offer a full range of patient care activities. Additionally, we advocate for residents and fellows, ensure compliance with the guidelines of the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME), and attend to the needs of our residents and fellows with efficiency, reliability, and compassion.

 

Residents and fellows participate in all aspects of clinical care, care plan development, consultations and procedures. Appropriate faculty supervision maintains excellent patient care while permitting trainees to develop the skills necessary for independent practice after graduation.  

 

Meharry Medical College was founded in 1876 by Samuel Meharry and his four brothers in response to an Act of Kindness he had received on a Kentucky road one rainy night—a chance meeting known as The Salt Wagon Story. 

 

In 1886, Dr. George Whipple Hubbard founded a department that would “provide the Colored People of the South with an opportunity for thoroughly preparing themselves for the practice of dentistry,” and Meharry’s dental program opened its doors to nine students, three of whom were physicians. 

 

The School of Graduate Studies and Research at Meharry Medical College began in 1938 as a series of short courses in basic and clinical science. In 1947, a Master of Science Degree program was implemented as the first graduate degree, a Ph.D. program was established in 1972, and an M.D./Ph.D. program in 1982. 

 

Today, Meharry receives over 5,000 applications for admission to the MD, DDS, MSPH, and Ph.D. programs, providing opportunities for people of color, individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds and others, regardless of race or ethnicity, to receive excellent education and training in the health sciences and conduct research that fosters the elimination of health disparities.