Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science

CDU President/CEO Dr. David Carlisle and College of Medicine Dean Deborah Prothrow-Stith spoke with the @CHCFNews on the importance of residency training in California to ensure a diverse physician workforce that can meets the entire population's needs. https://www.chcf.org//project-aims-treat-doctor-shortage-/

TONIGHT AT 6 PM: CDU President/CEO Dr. David Carlisle will join Councilmember Marqueece Harris-Dawson other public health professionals for a virtual public health forum. Register for tonight's forum via Zoom at http://ow.ly/ScM550BSJNf

Our valued partner Health Net, LLC's Workforce Development Key Findings Report provides us a roadmap to continue addressing California’s critical health care worker shortages. We look forward to continuing to work alongside Health Net in developing unique solutions to support the state’s Medi-Cal population. #WorkforceDevelopment https://bit.ly/2FqzNtj

We are proud to announce that MD/PhD student Ariel Hart has been selected as a 2020 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health Policy Research Scholar! As a member of the program’s newest cohort, Ariel will focus on maternal mortality and black feminist birthing movements. To learn more about Health Policy Research Scholars and RWJF’s other leadership programs, and to meet other participants, visit www.healthpolicyresearch-scholars.org.

GOING ON NOW: CDU's virtual monthly Community Forum, where medical experts in South Los Angeles will debunk myths about vaccines in communities of color. Join now (no install required): http://ow.ly/uYzH50BBI8D

CDU's Office of Strategic Advancement and The Division of Student Services will present the third annual Professional Development Conference on Saturday, September 26 via Zoom. Attendees will be entered into a raffle, where they will be eligible to win tickets to AfroTech 2020 and more! Register here: https://zoom.us//regi/tJAvduupqj4rGdwjwWD_VPQA8jaIoL893SRj

Join us on Friday, September 25 at 2 p.m. for our virtual monthly Community Forum, where medical experts in South Los Angeles will debunk myths about vaccines in communities of color. RSVP: https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx

CDU sincerely thanks Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. Far Western Region for their generous donation of $25,000 to support student scholarships! These funds will help to support two students with $500 in additional aid per semester. Read more: https://www.cdrewu.edu//alpha-kappa-alpha-sorority-far-wes

"[W]e pledge to use our unified voice to advocate for all who consider and those who participate in COVID-related clinical and translational research." Click the link below to read the full joint statement from HBCU Presidents Carlisle, Frederick, Hildreth & Montgomery Rice here: https://www.cdrewu.edu//joint-statement-four-presidents-hi

CDU President/CEO Dr. David Carlisle will join expert panelists on "Making It Plain: African Americans and the COVID-19 Vaccine Town Hall," to discuss perspectives participating in COVID-19 vaccine clinical trials and acceptance of proven safe and efficacious vaccines when available. For more information, visit https://blackcoalitionagainstcovid.org/

CDU sincerely thanks the Northrop Grumman Corporation their generous gift of $25,000 to support CDU's longstanding Saturday Science Academy-II program.

CDU President/CEO Dr. David Carlisle joined the presidents of America's other three historically Black medical schools (Howard University, Meharry Medical College, and Morehouse School of Medicine) to pen an opinion piece for the New York Times on the importance of diversity in vaccine trials: https://www.nytimes.com//vaccine-testing-black-americans.h