After years of operating at odds, Nashville General Hospital and Meharry Medical College have once again signed a professional services agreement to last through 2027.

The agreement formalizes a partnership in which Meharry residents complete their education and training at Nashville General. In addition, the two organizations will participate in joint hiring, ensuring physicians understand the obligation to help students. Meharry Medical College will now have a seat on the Hospital Authority Board, which governs Nashville General Hospital, the city’s safety net hospital.

President and CEO of Meharry Medical College James Hildreth told reporters that the hospital’s new administration allowed the partnership to happen. Chief Nursing Officer Veronica Elders was named to the role of inter

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