Middle Tennessee State University and Meharry Medical College has teamed up

MTN Reporter Samantha Tillman

Gov. Bill Lee joined other top states leaders on Thursday to announce that six MTSU students have been selected as the first participants in a state-subsidized fast track from undergraduate to medical school.

Students selected will receive state-subsidized tuition and commit to a two-year residency in a rural part of Tennessee. The students will attend MTSU for pre-med school and then four years of medical schools training at Meharry.

MTSU President Sidney A. McPhee says he appreciates the state funding and hopes to later expand the program.