Chief Healthcare Executive April 2, 2025
The number of first-year Black students fell by 11% this year. Dr. James Hildreth, president and CEO of Meharry Medical College, talks about the problems and turning the decline around.
Nationwide, fewer Black students enrolled in medical schools this year.
The number of new Black enrollees in medical schools dropped by 11.6% in the 2024-25 academic year, according to figures from the Association of American Medical Colleges. The figures offer the first snapshot of the impact of a 2023 Supreme Court ruling that prohibits the use of race in college admissions.
James E.K. Hildreth Sr., MD, president and CEO of Meharry Medical College, worries about the disturbing decline in just one year. Meharry Medical College, based in Nashville, is one...
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