The Charles Drew University Of Medicine And Science

We need to instill in the city's African-American youth the kind of cultural identity that breeds self-respect, respect for elders and a desire to achieve. This cultural consciousness existed in the the black community in the past, and we can develop this awareness in our young people today by making them more aware of their rich heritage--the many accomplishments of African-Americans.

Ending a six-city U.S. tour, Winnie Mandela announced in Los Angeles on Saturday that the African National Congress of South Africa and the Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science in Watts will embark on a unique collaboration of medical research and health programs in the coming months.

For three hours on a recent Saturday, 9-year-old Sinecia Miller was Dr. Sinecia Miller. Wearing a white lab coat, a name tag with her "official" title and a stethoscope, Sinecia listened to heartbeats, took blood pressure readings and learned to detect minor ailments at the Saturday Science Academy run by the Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science.

The commitment to diversity in the employment practices and the provision of quality health care to the community we serve is of critical importance to the Martin Luther King Jr./ Drew Medical Center and the Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science. (Although the university does not operate the medical center, we are affiliated with it for teaching and academic purposes.

The director of the emergency medicine residency program at Martin Luther King Jr./Drew Medical Center has been suspended amid an inquiry into his conduct -- the second ER program leader to be removed in six months, officials said Tuesday. Dr. Patrick Aguilera was placed on administrative leave Friday by the troubled public hospital's affiliated medical school, the Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science.

Menthol X, a cigarette brand that allegedly targeted African Americans, will be pulled from stores amid protests that its packaging used images associated with Malcolm X and racial pride to lure buyers from the black community. The cigarettes have been sold for a year on the East Coast in black, red and green boxes labeled with a large white "X."

Putting his stamp on city panels that drive economic development, Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa is enlisting a mix of business and labor leaders to serve on the city Planning Commission and the Community Redevelopment Agency board.

The Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science named a new president this week -- an Australian psychologist who will become the first woman and first nonminority to head the institution. Susan Kelly, 55, now a vice president at the Council for Adult and Experiential Learning in Chicago, faces many challenges as she steps into her new post at the historically black university. The school, which trains doctors at the troubled Martin Luther King Jr.

The Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science learned Friday that it would retain its national accreditation -- crucial to maintaining physician training at long-troubled Martin Luther King Jr./Drew Medical Center near South Los Angeles. The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education granted "continued accreditation" to the university after a favorable review, according to university and Los Angeles County officials, who operate King/Drew.

Training programs for 53 aspiring surgeons and radiologists at Martin Luther King Jr./Drew Medical Center were eliminated last week in a move that will increase the workload of a hospital staff already buffeted by allegations of poor patient care. The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education revoked the hospital's right to train radiologists in 2002 and surgeons in 2003 after finding poor oversight of both programs.