Historically Black medical college grows Memphis presence
A group of nine Shelby County high school students who have an internship with Meharry Medical College and will work with Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare this summer were introduced at a press conference June 9. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
Meharry Medical College has been ramping up its presence in Memphis, where leaders say it plans to train more diverse health care professionals and focus on underserved people.
Last month, the Nashville-based college announced it had bought local Sanitas Medical Centers in Crosstown, Whitehaven and Cordova, which will join the Meharry Health Network.
The deal was facilitated by MMCV Inc., a subsidiary of Meharry charged with nonacademic business development and investment strategies.
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Aisling Mäki
Aisling Mäki covers health care, banking and finance, technology and professions. After launching her career in news two decades ago, she worked in public relations for almost a decade before returning to journalism in 2022.
As a health care reporter, she’s collaborated with The Carter Center, earned awards from the Associated Press and Society of Professional Journalists and won a 2024 Tennessee Press Association first-place prize for her series on discrepancies in Shelby County life expectancy by ZIP code.
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