Located on 26 acres in Nashville, Tennessee, Meharry Medical College (mmc.edu) was founded as the Medical Department of Central Tennessee College of Nashville in 1876 to educate freed slaves. In 1915 Meharry separated from Central Tennessee College which by then had become Walden University. The college, which is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, had 20 buildings, 786 students and 218 full-time faculty members at the time of writing. "The largest private, comprehensive historically black institution for educating health professionals and scientists in the United States", according to its website, the college has a School of Medicine, School of Dentistry and a School of Graduate Studies and Research.
Howard University College of Medicine (medicine.howard.edu) is located in Washington, D.C. and is part of Howard University. Founded in 1868 as a training ground for physicians who would be compassionate to the burgeoning communities of newly-freed slaves, the college is part of the Howard University Health Sciences Center and is situated next to the Howard University Hospital. The college offers a Doctor of Medicine degree in addition to dual degree programs that allow students to attain a Bachelor of Science and a Doctor of Medicine degree in six years. A joint M.D./Ph.D. program is also offered. The Howard University College of Medicine is accredited by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education, the Association of American Medical Colleges and the American Medical Association.
Located in Atlanta, Georgia, and founded in 1975, Morehouse School of Medicine (msm.edu), employed over 200 full- and part-time faculty members and had 330 students at the time of writing. The school offers programs in Community Health and Preventive Medicine; Family Medicine; Pathology and Anatomy; Pediatrics; Pharmacology and Toxicology; Physiology; Internal Medicine; Microbiology, Biochemistry and Immunology; Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences; Surgery; Neurobiology; and Medical Education. The school also offers seven residency programs and is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.
Named after African-American physician and medical pioneer Charles Richard Drew, the Charles Drew University of Medicine and Science (cdrewu.edu) is located in the South Los Angeles section of Watts-Willowbrook. It was founded in 1966 after the 1965 Watts Rebellion to serve the mainly African-American population of the area who lacked access to the most basic medical facilities. The private, non-profit educational institution, located on 11 acres, is designated as a Historically Black College and University (HBCU) and is accredited by Western Association of Schools and Colleges.