From left, David M. Carlisle, President and CEO of Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science,Dr. James E. K. Hildreth president and CEO of Meharry Medical College, Garnesha Ezediaro, Ben Vinson III, Ph.D., Howard University President and Dr. Valerie Montgomery Rice, President and CEO, Morehouse School of Medicine Embraces each other as they celebrate during the National Medical Association convention, Tuesday Aug. 6, 2024, in New York (AP Photo/Kena Betancur)