CDU COM Dean Receives Prestigious Excellence in Education Award
CDU Celebrates Match Day 2024
Classroom Named After Dr. Arthur Fleming
CDU COM Dean Receives Prestigious Excellence in Education Award
Dr. Deborah Prothrow-Stith, Dean and Professor of Internal Medicine at the CDU College of Medicine, has been honored with the 2024 Excellence in Education Award by the Harvard Club of Southern California. Dr. Prothrow-Stith, an alumna of Harvard Medical School, was recognized for her significant contributions to public health education and her transformative leadership.
CDU Celebrates Match Day 2024
Over two dozen graduating medical students gathered on the Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science( CDU) campus in South Los Angeles with friends, family, faculty, and supporters to participate in a Match Day event on Friday, March 15.
Over 70 % of the graduating seniors will remain in California and over 50 % of the students picked to complete their residency in Southern California. These soon-to-be doctors will address the shortage of physicians in South Los Angeles and other under-resourced communities, improve physician diversity, and increase healthcare accessibility in communities of color.
The students were selected to serve their residencies at top-tier institutions across the country from Massachusetts General Hospital on the east coast to UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles.
Classroom Named After Dr. Arthur Fleming
University leaders, faculty, and staff gathered in the Cobb building for a special unveiling ceremony of the newly named Arthur W. Fleming, MD classroom. Located in the recently renovated section of the Cobb Building, the classroom is used for lectures for students in CDU’ s historic 4-Year MD program.
Dr. Fleming has made an indelible impact on the University throughout his decades of service. He’ s committed to helping others achieve their goals and lives by the motto,“ To whom much is given, much is expected.” Dr. Fleming served as Chairman of the Department of Surgery at CDU and Program Director of the Surgery Residency Program. Additionally, Dr. Fleming served as the first Trauma Director, a Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon, and as Chief of the Division of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. He’ s an Emeritus Professor of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery at CDU and sits on the Charles R. Drew Medical Society Board of Directors.
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