The Thomas F. Frist Jr. College of Medicine at Belmont University has earned "Candidate Status" from accrediting body, Liaison Committee on Medical Education.
According to a release, this is the next step in the medical college's accreditation process and comes with a site visit from the LCME, to be scheduled soon.
“This announcement represents another significant milestone in the history of Belmont’s new College of Medicine,” Dr. Bill Bates, founding dean, said in the release. “I am so proud of our momentum and look forward to continuing in the process of working toward welcoming our inaugural class.”
LCME is co-sponsored by Association of American Medical Colleges and the American Medical Association, and is recognized by the United States Department of Education as the accrediting body for allopathic medical schools in the United States.
The LCME accreditation process is divided into six parts. With the upcoming site visit, Belmont’s Frist College of Medicine (read more here) is at step three of the process.
American Heart Association supports Fisk, TSU students
The American Heart Association is hosting a scholar's research program for historically black college and university students, with four of the students from Fisk University and Tennessee State University.
The event will take place Wednesday, April 6, at 5 p.m. at the Nashville Marriott at Vanderbilt University, 2555 West End Ave., (Acorn Ballroom).
The research symposium and year-end celebration offers 52 scholars, and the four locals are as follows:
Aja Jackson- Sophomore biology major, Tennessee State University and native of Tulsa.
