Milton H. Jones, vice chairman of the Meharry Medical College Board of Trustees, has been elected chair of the United Negro College Fund (UNCF) Board of Directors. Jones will focus on growing the organization's endowment, benefiting the 37 historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) belonging to the UNCF network of member institutions. Jones is making UNCF history, becoming the first African American elected to the position.
Williamson Medical Center has been named to Newsweek's 2021 list of Best Maternity Care Hospitals. The distinction recognizes facilities that have provided excellent care to mothers, newborns and their families, as verified by the 2020 Leapfrog Hospital Survey.
Nashville General Hospital has earned reaccreditation from The American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer (CoC). Accredited for 80 consecutive years, Nashville General Hospital is the second-oldest accredited cancer program in Nashville.
Centerstone has been named Community Partner of the Year by Dismas House of Nashville, a 72-bed facility that offers housing and supportive services for formerly incarcerated men. Since early 2020, Centerstone has provided mental health services to Dismas House residents.
The University of Tennessee has been on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic, from the N95 mask technology to developing systems to quickly and safely screen vaccines, as used by Moderna and Pfizer. These contributions were recently recognized by AUTM's Better World Project, which named the University of Tennessee Research Foundation (UTRF) as its 2020 Legend Award honoree and spotlighted its work on Gene Pool Innovations for its role in moving academic research from the lab to the marketplace.
Walter Clair, MD, MPH, who earned his bachelor's degree, medical degree and Master of Public Health from Harvard University, is one three 2021 recipients of Harvard University's highest honor, the Harvard Medal. Clair, professor of Clinical Medicine and vice chair for Diversity and Inclusion in the Department of Medicine at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC), will receive the award virtually from the Harvard Alumni Association at its annual meeting on June 4.
