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About Meharry Medical College
Meharry Medical College is the nation's largest private,
independent historically black institution dedicated solely to educating
health science professionals. Since its founding in 1876, it has been
a leading educator of African-American physicians, dentists and biomedical
scientists. Black Issues in Higher Education's ranking of institutions
annually lists Meharry as the top educator of African Americans with
M.D. and D.D.S. degrees and Ph.D. degrees in the biomedical sciences.
The College is particularly well known for its uniquely nurturing,
highly effective educational programs; preeminence in health disparities
research; culturally sensitive, evidence-based health services; and
significant contribution to the diversity of the nation's health professions
workforce. More information about Meharry is available at www.mmc.edu.
About the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education
The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education
is responsible for the accreditation of post-M.D. medical training
programs within the United States. Accreditation is accomplished through
a peer review process and is based upon established standards and
guidelines. Headquartered in Chicago, the ACGME is a private, non-profit
council that accredits 7,800 residency programs in 27 specialties
affecting 100,000 residents. Its mission is to improve the quality
of health care in the United States by ensuring and improving the
quality of graduate medical education for physicians in training.
More information can be obtained at www.acgme.org.
About the National Residency Matching Program
The National Resident Matching Program (NRMP) is a private,
not-for-profit corporation established in 1952 to provide a uniform
date of appointment to positions in graduate medical education in
the United States. Five organizations sponsor the NRMP: American
Board of Medical Specialties, American Medical Association, Association
of American Medical Colleges, American Hospital Association and
Council of Medical Specialty Societies. Located Washington, the
NRMP's sole mission is to provide an orderly and fair mechanism
to match the preferences of applicants for U.S. residency positions
with their residency program choices. In 2003, more than 21,000
people were matched to residencies in the "Main Match"
and over 2,000 to subspecialty positions. In 2004, "Match Day"
- when prospective medical school graduates learn where they will
receive residency training - will be held March 18. The NRMP's Web
site is www.nrmp.org.
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