Dr. Cherae Farmer-Dixon has overcome barriers in race, gender and academia, becoming the third woman to head the School of Dentistry at Meharry Medical College. She remains one of a few select women to lead in the role as Dean of a superior dental program that produces 27 percent of the nation’s currently practicing African American dentists.   Dean Farmer Dixon has selflessly served in the dental school for thirty-two (32) years. Prior to assuming the role of dean, Dr. Farmer-Dixon was the Associate Dean for Academic and Student Affairs at Meharry in the School of Dentistry. She sets the bar high for her students and faculty in the program and always works overtime to help them in achieving their goals with excellence. Dr. Farmer-Dixon has also dedicated twenty (20) years of service to her country as a Lieutenant Colonel in the United States Army Reserve.   The Dean is also an academic scholar who immerses herself in published research activities dealing with oral health disparities, caries in low-income children, and community outreach and intervention. Dr. Farmer-Dixon works tirelessly to address disparities within minority dental school enrollment to increase diversity within the profession.   She serves on numerous councils, has received a myriad of awards from students as well as local, state, and national professional memberships in several organizations. During the pandemic, she assisted and lead a team of volunteers at the COVID-19 testing site at Meharry and had oversight on behalf of the college of two other testing sites in the greater Nashville area. The Dean was inducted into the (2021) Tennessee Independent Colleges and Universities Association (TICUA) Hall of Fame and was recently selected as one of Boston University’s Alumni Award recipients (2022). She is a distinguished 2019 alumna of the Nashville Healthcare Council of Fellows.   She serves on numerous councils, has received a myriad of awards from students as well as local, state, and national professional memberships in several organizations. During the pandemic, she assisted and lead a team of volunteers at the COVID-19 testing site at Meharry and had oversight on behalf of the college of two other testing sites in the greater Nashville area. The Dean was inducted into the (2021) Tennessee Independent Colleges and Universities Association (TICUA) Hall of Fame and was recently selected as one of Boston University’s Alumni Award recipients (2022). She is a distinguished 2019 alumna of the Nashville Healthcare Council of Fellows.