<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item link="https://www.aamu.edu/about/inside-aamu/news/marcus-bell-june-29.html" display="true" type="news-list"><title>Bell Advances Medical Journey Through Meharry Program</title><summary>Long before he stepped into an operating room to shadow physicians, Marcus Bell knew he wanted a life devoted to medicine. The Alabama A&amp;M sophomore biology major from Atlanta, Georgia, recently completed the Meharry Medical College BS/MD Program alongside 25 fellow Bulldogs, giving Alabama A&amp;M the largest delegation among the 11 participating historically Black colleges and universities. </summary><date>2026-07-01T12:00:00-08:00</date><imageAltText>M.Bell Student</imageAltText><image>/_images/m.bell.6.29.26.png</image><name>AAMU Sends Largest Cohort to Meharry BS/MD Program</name><first>AAMU</first><last>Sends Largest Cohort to Meharry BS/MD Program</last><url>https://www.aamu.edu/about/inside-aamu/news/marcus-bell-june-29.html</url><tags/></item>