Company Profile
Medical Education & Research Institute (MERI)
Company Overview
VISION:
MERI will be the leading hands-on medical education and training institute in the world.
MISSION:
To promote health and welfare by providing quality medical education and hands-on training and to promote and foster research in all areas of medicine.
The MERI is a nonprofit medical teaching and training school in Memphis, Tennessee qualified under section 501 (c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code. The MERI conducts state-of-the-art, hands-on educational courses for physicians, nurses and other medical professionals from across the country and around the world. At the MERI, medical professionals are introduced to the latest innovations in medicine, and have the opportunity to learn first-hand about the most up-to-date medical techniques and technologies. The MERI supports research in all specialties by providing the sponsor with the most effective environment for achieving maximal outcomes for their studies.
MERI has expanded its services to include:
*Tissue Distribution (with or without a courier) for education and research;
*Working with other bioskills labs across the USA to provide one-stop event planning to support your bio-skills training;
*State-of-the-art Artis Zee® angiography system available in the newly renovated angiography suite;
*Competitive cost-based pricing allowing for a-la-carte service to include equipment rental;
*Course summaries for easier quote comparison; and
*Full service concierge services for our sponsors’ education and research planning needs.
Company History
MERI started operations as a not-for profit educational self-standing institution in 1995. We are a leading organization that provides medical training with the use of anatomical donors and simulators.
Our Genesis Legacy of Life, Memphis, TN is a willed body donor program for those persons wishing to donate their bodies for the advancement of science. Genesis supports the Medical Education & Research Institute (MERI), a medical education, hands-on training and research facility based in Memphis, Tennessee. We value and respect our donors for anatomical training and work to respect and communicate with our donor families through the entire process and as the donor is cremated and returns home or to the family's designated resting place.
Notable Clients
Leading medical device companies, leading surgeons in their respective fields, hospitals and universities
Notable Accomplishments / Recognition
Society for Simulation in Healthcare accreditation in Teaching/Education
American Association of Tissue Banks accreditation
State of TN designation as a Simulation Center of Excellence
Benefits
Employees at the MERI have the opportunity to work with the most respected physicians and inventors in the world in their fields and become familiar with numerous types of leading surgery techniques. We work with some of the largest medical device companies in the world and highly respect their intellectual and physical property. Although MERI is home-based in Memphis, we travel throughout North America supporting medical device companies, medical associations, college and universities, military and other governmental programs as with disaster preparedness.
The opportunity to learn through the variety of what we do is one of the greatest perks employees experience.