Beginning with the 1996 Institute, Fisk University and the Vanderbilt University Medical Center have operated as partners to offer a program that is designed to increase the number of minority students who are successful in applying for admission to medical schools. Students accepted into the MMEP will participate in a six-week summer enrichment program designed to help them compete successfully for acceptance into medical school.
Activities designed to improve study and test-taking skills are the major focus.
Information also on time-management and organizational strategies. Also, all students will participate in small-group, discovery learning sessions, in which they evaluate clinical problems and learn about the clinical reasoning process. The program covers the cost of tuition, supplies, campus room and board, and limited travel reimbursement. A stipend is paid to each participant. Social and recreational activities are coordinated by the MMEP staff and medical students will serve as tutors and leaders of problem-based learning sessions.