Michael Caldwell | Assoc VP Vaccine Research & Education
Meharry Medical College

Dr. Caldwell is the Associate Vice President, Vaccine Research & Education at Meharry Medical College in Nashville TN.  He is Professor of Biomedical Sciences, Global Public Health and serves as Program Director for the newly revived Master of Science in Clinical Investigation (MSCI) degree program at the Meharry School of Graduate Studies which will be enrolling its next class in the fall of 2026.  Dr Caldwell is a devoted clinician and teacher and serves as an investigator for many clinical research studies. He has more than 25 years experience in public health, health administration, biopharma and vaccine research.  He previously served as Director of Scientific Affairs & Public Health, Vaccines for GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) focusing on adult immunization and helping to launch the new shingles vaccine, Shingrix. He was Director & Chief Medical Officer for the Nashville Public Health Department during the first year of the Covid pandemic and is a Past President of the National Association of County & City Health Officials https://www.naccho.org/  Learn more about Dr Caldwell here, https://www.drmichaelcaldwellmd.com/ Find him on LinkedIn here, https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelcaldwellmd/  Follow Meharry Medical College at https://meharry.edu/ and learn about our 150th anniversary celebration in 2026.  Our Meharry School of Graduate Studies with the revival of the MSCI degree program, https://meharry.edu/academics/schools/school-of-graduate-studies/Our new Meharry School of Global Health focusing prevention and community outreach globally, https://meharry.edu/academics/schools/school-of-global-health/ And our commitment to Research & Innovation at Meharry, https://meharry.edu/research-and-innovation/