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HBCU medical schools to tackle organ transplant disparities

Meharry President Dr. James Hildreth speaks during an event encouraging young Black men to pursue careers in medicine, dentistry or the sciences in September 2018, in Nashville, Tenn. The Association of American Medical Colleges had cited decades of declining numbers of Black men pursuing medical careers. (Ken Morris/Meharry Medical College via AP) Meharry President Dr. James Hildreth helps two middle schoolers with dissecting a frog in October 2016 in Nashville, Tenn, during Meharry NOW, a program where Meharry faculty, students and staff "take over" two Nashville middle schools for a day and encourage young students to find out how fascinating science and biology can be. The Meharry NOW program will hopefully encourage students to look toward science or health care careers as they head to higher grades.(Emmanuel Roland/Meharry Medical College via AP) The Morehouse School of Medicine building is seen on Wednesday, May 4, 2022, in Atlanta. A new initiative aimed at increasing the number of Black Americans registered as organ donors and combating disparities among transplant recipients was announced Thursday by a coalition that includes the four medical schools at the nation's historically Black colleges and universities. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson) Meharry President Dr. James Hildreth talks with members of the media after announcing a historic $34-million gift to the College by former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Bloomberg Philanthropies in September 2020. (Lucius Patenaude/Meharry Medical College via AP) Meharry Medical College is shown May 4, 2022, in Nashville, Tenn. A new initiative aimed at increasing the number of Black Americans registered as organ donors and combating disparities among transplant recipients has been announced by a coalition of the nation's four medical schools at historically Black colleges and universities and organ donation and transplantation organizations, including Meharry Medical College. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey) The Morehouse School of Medicine building is seen on Wednesday, May 4, 2022, in Atlanta. A new initiative aimed at increasing the number of Black Americans registered as organ donors and combating disparities among transplant recipients was announced Thursday by a coalition that includes the four medical schools at the nation's historically Black colleges and universities. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)