Meharry Medical College is one of the nation's top producers of primary care physicians, according to a new study from the Annals of Internal Medicine. The study ranked the country's 141 allopathic and osteopathic medical schools based on 1999-2001 medical school graduates who practice in primary care, the number of medical school graduates who work in health professional shortage areas, and the number of graduates who are in underrepresented minorities in medicine.

From Meharry: Morehouse School of Medicine ranked first in social mission while Meharry came in at number two. The other Tennessee medical school ranked in the top twenty using this new methodology was the twelfth ranked East Tennessee State University's Quillen School of Medicine. Howard University, Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine and the University of Kansas round out the top five.