Howard University is a primarily African American-dominated university. It has more than 4,000 active alumni. The university’s training focuses on the needs of minority patients and communities in conjunction with majority care, unlike many American university communities which concern themselves with serving predominantly the majority and their communities. In addition to the medical school, the university also has the Howard University Hospital, the College of Dentistry, the College of Pharmacy, Nursing and Allied Health Sciences, the Louis Stokes Health Sciences Library and the Student Health Center. The M.D. program is scheduled around courses to create a well-rounded and intricately knowledgeable student. Ph.D. programs from the school of Arts and Sciences can be coupled with M.D. degrees. Howard University is recognized by the American Medical Association and the Association of American Medical Colleges.
Howard University College of Medicine
520 W Street, NW, Room 2310
Washington, DC 20059
(202) 806-6279
medicine.howard.edu/default.htm
Lincoln University began in April 1854 as Ashmun Institute. It was later renamed in 1866 after President Abraham Lincoln. Lincoln University ushered in a new age where minorities had the freedom to pursue a higher education. In 1952, Lincoln University began to accept women into its education programs. It currently enrolls 2,000 students. Lincoln is accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and offers undergraduate programs in the arts and sciences as well as graduate programs in human services, reading, education, mathematics and administration. During its first 100 years of service, Lincoln University graduated approximately 20 percent of the African American physicians and more than 10 percent of the African American attorneys.
Lincoln University of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
1570 Baltimore Pike
P.O. Box 179
Lincoln University, PA 19352
(484) 365-8000
lincoln.edu/about.html
The Leonard Medical School, now known as The Leonard Medical School of Shaw University or simply Shaw University, was founded in 1865. It is the South’s oldest historically African American college. It is a private, coeducational, liberal arts university affiliated with the Baptist Church. The university grants degrees in both undergraduate and graduate studies. The Leonard Medical School’s mission is to provide top medical education while conducting excellence in research and intellectual advancement. The university also puts emphasis on character development including religious, cultural, social, and ethical values.
Leonard Medical School (Shaw University)
118 East South Street
Raleigh, NC 27601
(919) 546-8200
shawuniversity.edu/index.htm
Meharry Medical College is the nation’s largest independent and historically African American college dedicated to solely providing education to minorities. It is known for its focus on disparities research and culturally sensitive workforce. More than 76 percent of its graduates practice in underserved communities, and 60 percent of their students enter primary care. Meharry’s mission is to provide people of color and the disadvantaged with a strong medical knowledge that they can take into their own communities and serve. They offer a high standard of education and conduct important research. Meharry College began in 1820 when a freed African American family helped Sammuel Meharry free his wagon from mud. Meharry had nothing to give the family, but pledged to help somehow. Fifty years later, when the Methodist Church and its Freedmen's Aid Society was gathering donations to start a medical school for freed slaves, Meharry and his brothers donated $30,000 in cash and property to the cause.
Meharry Medical College
1005 Dr. D. B. Todd Jr. Blvd.
Nashville, TN 37208
(615) 327-6000
mmc.edu/