Welcome to Charles Drew University His work has helped save over 2,000,000 lives

We are committed to the Mission

By Dr. Keith C. Norris Office of the President, Charles Drew University


In charting the history of urban unrest in America, Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. once said that a riot is “the language of the unheard.”

The founders of Charles R. Drew University, named in honor of a brilliant African-American physician, famous for his pioneering work in blood preservation, grappled with that very idea when they set out to establish a university in the wake of the 1965 Watts Rebellion.

They saw the creation of a medical school as a way to empower the poor to take greater control of their health—and their destinies.


President's Office

Keith Norris, M.D.

CHARLES DREW UNIVERSITY NAMES DR. KEITH C. NORRIS TO THE POST OF INTERIM PRESIDENT

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The University is constantly being challenged—but never enough to distract us from our great objective—to provide the best education for future health professionals. Through clinical practice, education and research, Charles Drew University enables low-income students to graduate with skills that will help them become dedicated and compassionate health-care providers to minority and disadvantaged people in Los Angeles and around the world.

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