Year: 2022

Headshots of the 2022 CDU Women of Distinction Recipients: Angela Minniefield, Monica Ferrini, Brittney Miller, Sharon Cobb, Monika Scherer and Adrienne Milbourne-Thompson. 
March 31, 2022
CDU Announces Inaugural Women of Distinction Recipients
The CDU Staff Council has announced the recipients of the Inaugural CDU Women of Distinction...
Attendees were treated to a featured conversation between CDU President and CEO Dr. David M. Carlisle and American author and activist Shaun King.
March 28, 2022
7th Annual CDU President’s Breakfast Dives Into Voting Rights and Redistricting
The 7th annual CDU President’s Breakfast took place virtually in March. The annual event is...
Group photo of the twenty graduating CDU medical students during Match Day 2022.
March 21, 2022
Match Day a Success for Graduating CDU Medical Students
Twenty graduating CDU medical students gathered on campus with friends, family, faculty, andsupporters on “Match...
Photo of the outside of the W. M. Keck Foundation Allied Health Building.
March 02, 2022
CDU Receives $20 Million Donation from Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott
Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott has made a $20 million donation to CDU, a one-time gift that...
CDU students in front of Cobb building
February 25, 2022
Study Shows Students Earn High Return on Investment From CDU Education
CDU has been ranked a Top California institution that offers a high return on investment...
Community member being vaccinated
February 22, 2022
CDU Research Published in Prestigious Journal ‘The Lancet’
Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science has turned up in The Lancet, as...
CDU alumna Kasee Houston was awarded the Society for Pediatric Research Promotion of Fellows‘ Pediatric Research (PROSPER) Diversity Award. Houston received her medical degree at the Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Sciences/UCLA Program in Medical Education (PRIME). 
February 07, 2022
CDU Alumna Awarded Society for Pediatric Research 2022 Prosper Diversity Award
CDU alumna Kasee Houston was awarded the Society for Pediatric Research Promotion of Fellows‘ Pediatric...
February 04, 2022
CommonSpirit Health and CDU Pledge to Form Partnership
CDU and CommonSpirit Health held a special event in February to sign a Memorandum of...
February 03, 2022
CDU’s Master of Science Biomedical Sciences Program Ranked Best in the Country 
CDU’s Master of Science in Biomedical Sciences program has been named the best in the...
Group photo of CDU Physician Assistant students wearing their white coats.
January 24, 2022
Physician Assistant Program Garners a Pair of Grants 
CDU’s Physician Assistant (PA) program provides students who believe in the importance of sharing medical...
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