Indicate why you wish to attend Meharry Medical College, School of Dentistry?

I am applying for dental school and I need to answer the question above about why I chose Meharry school (Please indicate why you wish to attend Meharry Medical College, School of Dentistry?). the answer should be 500 words max and using simple clear words (: I will attach the School’s information, their mission and vision below. I also want to mention that I chose this school because it empowers diverse population to improve the humans’ health and wellbeing. I chose this school because it support equity and equality. I believe that everyone is equal and we all should have equal opportunities and rights regardless of their origins, color, ethnicity, or looks. I have done a research, in the University of California San Diego, where I studied how different people view diversity, and what influence the people’s view of diversity. I also studies how diversity can affect the instructor’s teaching and students learning in a classroom for STEM majors.

Mission Statement

Meharry Medical College is a global academic health sciences center advancing health equity through innovative research, transformative education, exceptional and compassionate health services and policy-influencing thought leadership. True to its legacy, Meharry empowers diverse populations to improve the well-being of humankind.

Core Values

Meharry Medical College is a community of scholars and learners committed to excellence.

These are our core values:

• Accountability with transparency
• Equity with inclusion
• Respect with collegiality
• Service with compassion
• Integrity without exception

Vision Statement

In 2026, Meharry Medical College will:

• Have an enrollment of more than 1,700, including 900 medical students, 500 dental students and 300 graduate students.
• Enroll students in:
  • Medicine
  • Dentistry
  • Biomedical science
  • Public health
  • Health policy
  • Health economics
  • Medical sociology
  • Data science
  • Physician assistant studies
  • Biomedical engineering
  • Bioinformatics
• Enroll students from across the U.S. and around the world who aspire to improve the lives of disadvantaged populations.
• Have a residential population of at least 1,200 on the “village campus.”
• Be the national model for the delivery of inter-professional training for aspiring students and working professionals.
• Be a leader in data-driven, health equity-focused research in the following areas:
  • Cancer
  • Educational effectiveness and performance
  • Infectious disease
  • Mental and behavioral health/substance abuse
  • Obesity/cardiovascular disease
  • Oral health
  • Precision medicine/health
• Be the trailblazer in defining and implementing a new model for delivering value-based, patient-centered health care:
  • In Nashville
  • In rural Tennessee and the Mississippi Delta
  • In urban communities across the U.S.
• Be a national leader in clinical medicine in:
  • Cancer
  • Infectious disease
  • Mental and behavioral health/substance abuse
  • Obesity/cardiovascular disease
  • Oral health
• Have a network of regional, national and international partners to expand its clinical reach and provide additional educational opportunities for students and residents.
• Have a comprehensive multi-specialty group practice composed of technologically adept primary care and specialist physicians, dentists and oral surgeons, advance practice nurses, physician assistants, pharmacists, optometrists, nutritionists, behaviorists, and community health workers who provide value-based, patient-centered health care.
• Collaborate in the design and implementation of focused synergistic community networks that complement MMC’s education, research and clinical missions and provide leverage for service engagement opportunities.