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.
Giving to CDU
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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