The National Center for Medical Education Development and Research, an academic unit at Meharry Medical College in the Department of Family and Community Medicine, was established to evaluate the evidence-base for primary care interventions targeting vulnerable populations in order to transform primary care training and clinical practice. The work of the center includes a focus on vulnerable populations: Individuals experiencing homelessness, LGBTQIA+ community (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Questioning, Intersex, Asexual) and Migrant Farm Workers.

We support communities of practice which promote the widespread enhancement of a high-quality primary care workforce who participate or lead clinical practices that will produce better health outcomes.

We provide free resources to the community, including curriculum guides, toolkits and education modules for primary care faculty to train residents, health profession students and community health workers to deliver high quality, cost-effective, patient-centered care to vulnerable populations in underserved communities.

Katherine Y. Brown, EdD, director