Meharry Medical Group

09/04/2026

Please join us as we celebrate Dr. Xylina D. Bean and her 20 years of dedicated service to Meharry Medical Group.

As a respected pediatrician and neonatologist, Dr. Bean has devoted her career to improving the health of infants and children across Middle Tennessee, and is a strong advocate healthier communities. Her leadership continues to inspire the physicians and healthcare providers who serve our youngest patients and their families every day.

Thank you, Dr. Bean, for two decades of leadership and service at Meharry!

09/03/2026

08/24/2026

Our first Women’s Health Town Hall brought together Meharry Medical Group and Nashville General Hospital physicians and health care leaders for an engaging panel discussion about the future of women’s health care.

As we work together to reshape women’s health care, we want to hear directly from women in the community about what they need, what they value and how they want to receive care.

Thank you to the community members who joined us and shared their input.

And thank you to our panelists for sharing their expertise and perspectives:

• Leslie Appiah, M.D., moderator
• Jade James-Halbert, M.D.
• Deann Bullock, M.D.
• Veronica Elders, DHA, MBA-HC, MSN, RN, NEA-BC
• Dontal Johnson, M.D.
• Xylina Bean, M.D.
• Leah Alexander, Ph.D., facilitator

There are still two opportunities to join the conversation:
Sept. 10 | 5-7 p.m.
Sept. 22 | 5-7 p.m.

Both will be held at the Cal Turner Family Center at Meharry Medical College.

We want to hear from you.

08/22/2026

Watch the first Women’s Health Town Hall hosted by Meharry Medical Group and Nashville General Hospital.

Physicians and health care leaders came together to discuss the future of women’s health care and hear directly from women in the community about what they need, what they value and how they want to receive care.

This is the first of three conversations designed to help inform how we reshape women’s health care at Meharry and Nashville General Hospital.

08/20/2026

Meharry Medical College and Nashville General Hospital are working together to reshape women’s health care in Middle Tennessee — and we want to hear directly from the women we serve.

We’re hosting three Women’s Health Town Halls to give women an opportunity to share what they want and need from their health care providers. Come meet physicians and health care leaders, learn more about women’s health services and, most importantly, make your voice heard.

The first town hall is THIS SATURDAY, Aug. 22, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Cal Turner Family Center, 2nd Floor Ballroom.

Additional town halls will be held:
Thursday, Sept. 10 | 5–7 p.m.
Tuesday, Sept. 22 | 5–7 p.m.

The events are free and open to the public, ages 18 and older.

Please help us spread the word. Share this post and invite the women in your family, workplace, church, neighborhood and community to join the conversation.

Your voice matters. Help us build the future of women’s health care — together.

07/31/2026

07/27/2026

We're filling backpacks, gathering school supplies and getting ready for the annual Meharry Pediatrics Back-to-School Extravaganza!

Children who visit the Meharry Pediatrics Clinic for a checkup between August 3–7, 2026, will receive a free backpack stocked with school essentials, while supplies last.

Start the school year healthy, prepared and ready to learn. Schedule your child's checkup today by calling 615.327.6348.

07/20/2026

Meet Dr. Vladimir Berthaud, founding director of the Meharry Community Wellness Center of Excellence. For more than 20 years, the Meharry Community Wellness Center of Excellence has provided coordinated, whole-person care to individuals and families across our community. Watch the video to learn how Dr. Berthaud and the Meharry team are helping patients achieve better health through compassionate, patient-centered care. https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1BHVot2PSy/