"This Meharrian Life" highlights members of the Meharry Medical College family through personal interviews about their lives, motivations and the impact of the institution. Founded in 1876, Meharry Medical College is the nation's largest private, independent historically black academic health sciences center dedicated to educating minority and other health professionals. The college is particularly well known for its uniquely nurturing, highly effective educational programs; emerging preeminence in health disparities research; culturally sensitive, evidence-based health services and significant contribution to the diversity of the nation's health professions workforce. Meharry is a leading national educator of African Americans with M.D. and D.D.S. degrees and Ph.D. degrees in the biomedical sciences—44 percent of all black dentists in the U.S. were trained at Meharry.
In this season finale, Bassam looks back over his many conversations with Meharrians and reflects on their collective wisdom and thoughts.
Bassam speaks with the 12th President and CEO of Meharry Medical College, James E.K. Hildreth, Ph.D., M.D., about the influence of his mother on his success, the impact of his research on HIV/AIDS and his strategies to ensure that Meharry stays on the cutting edge of medical education and research.
In a fascinating conversation, Stephanie Bailey, M.D., M.S., speaks with Bassam about her role as Senior Associate Dean of Public Health Practice, her upcoming documentary and her work at the CDC in Atlanta.
In this episode, Veronica Mallett, M.D., MMM, speaks to Bassam about the challenges she overcame to get into medical school, her mission at Meharry Medical College and her philosophy on leadership.
Dr. Billy Ballard chats with Bassam about growing up in the segregated South, why he decided to get both a dental degree AND a medical degree and what keeps driving him after all these years.
With a diverse career spanning from government, to academia, to health care administration, Dexter Samuels, Ph.D. M.H.A., speaks with Bassam Zahid and Folami Duncan about helping the people around you succeed, overcoming introversion and establishing the health policy initiatives to take Meharry Medical College to the next level.
Cherae M. Farmer-Dixon, D.D.S. ’90, MSPH ’94, speaks with Bassam about choosing dentistry as a career, being the country’s only African American female dental school dean and managing work-life balance raising two kids while running a dental school.
Bassam Zahid and Michael Bermudez speak with William Bates, M.D., M.B.A., about his time in the Air Force, deanship of the Medical College of South Carolina, starting a health technology company, joining Meharry faculty and his thoughts on leadership.
This week Bassam Zahid and Theodor Uzamere talk with Monique Forskin-Bennerman, M.D. ‘01 about growing up in the Caribbean, her education at Meharry, training students of color for a life in medicine and the challenges of raising two black sons in America today.
Bassam Zahid and Jessica Wilkerson speak with Edward Hills, M.D. ‘66 about OB/GYN as a fulfilling specialty, helping launch the Student National Medical Association and the high school students he has inspired toward health care careers through the OB/GYN Summer Mentorship Program.
This week, Gerald Davis II, D.D.S., M.A. speaks with Bassam about graduating college at 18, his love of teaching, bringing Microsoft Hololens technology to Meharry, and his moonshot goals.
In a colorful and lively interview prepared just for Match Weekend, former Ms. Meharry and current Mayo Clinic resident, Dr. Jay-Sheree Allen, speaks with Bassam Zahid from inside ABC Headquarters in NYC about working in the media, founding a non-profit to mentor young girls, starting a fire in Royal Towers, the issues surrounding race and gender in medicine, and meeting her fiancee on a medical service trip to Ghana.
Dr. Maria F. Lima speaks with Bassam Zahid about her journey from researcher to dean, what it is like to work professionally with a spouse, the #MeToo movement and her love for teaching at Meharry.
Bassam Zahid speaks with Henry Moses, Ph.D., executive director of the Meharry National Alumni Association, Inc., and professor emeritus in biochemistry about life in the Jim Crow South, the Freedom Riders and 50 years of service to the Meharry family.
This week, Bassam Zahid and Michael Bermudez chat with Susanne Tropez-Sims, M.D., as she discusses the challenges of race in medical school, life in residency with children and her work advocating for abused children.
In a wide-ranging conversation, Lemuel Dent, M.D., talks about the drive he inherited from his mother, how he bounced back from failure, the future of American health care, and his love of learning.
In episode 2, Bassam chats with Millard Collins, M.D., about the influence of his parents on the man he is today, his love for math and science, his mentors and experiences at Meharry Medical College and his reflections on leadership.
This week we talk to Dr. Andrew Marshall and Dr. Italo Brown about life in residency, how Meharry prepared them for a life in medicine, the importance of medical activism, and the how to achieve a work life balance in medical school and beyond. Part 2 of 2
This week we talk to Dr. Andrew Marshall and Dr. Italo Brown about life in residency, how Meharry prepared them for a life in medicine, the importance of medical activism, and the how to achieve a work life balance in medical school and beyond. Part 1 of 2
Fourth-year medical student, Bassam Zahid, introduces Meharry's new podcast and discusses the history and environment which motivated the show's creation.
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