Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science

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Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science was originally founded in 1966 in response to inadequate medical facilities within the Watts region of Los Angeles, California. Later, the institution became a University and changed its name in order to reflect its new academic role. The University is named in honor of Dr. Charles R. Drew. It is associated with the Martin Luther King Jr./Charles R. Drew Medical Center, and sometimes referred to as King-Drew University.

Drew is perhaps best known as a medical school designed to train physicians interested in working in urban environments. They also offer degrees in closely related clinical programs such as radiology, pharmacy, and physicians assistants. Drew is now expanding to offer an undergraduate degree in biomedical sciences. The program places a strong emphasis on research. In fact, it is not uncommon for undergraduates to be performing research in their first year.