Meharry medical degree program placed on probation

Accrediting body found issues in facilities, curriculum, clinical opportunities

Meharry Medical College’s medical degree program is under probation, after its graduate medical education program went on probation at the beginning of the year. The historically Black medical college sent out an email to students, faculty and staff on Nov. 9 about the latest probation, which was handed down from the Liaison Committee on Medical Education, an accrediting body for medical schools.

“We’re disappointed,” Dr. Jeannette South-Paul, Meharry senior vice president and chief academic officer, told the Post.

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