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  Charles R. Drew Medical Society  

The Los Angeles Affiliate of the National Medical Association
Medical Consultation
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...dedicated to
eliminating health disparities

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STRATEGIC GOALS 

# IMPACT 2024

IMPACTING  - MENTORING  -  PROFESSIONALS  - ADVOCATES -  COMMUNITIES  -  TOGETHER 

A Message From Our President 

Edwin N. Kendrick, MD, MBA, RPVI
Edwin N. Kendrick, M.D. M.B.A., R.P.V.I.
CRDMS President
Vascular Surgeon

It is my pleasure as the new President to welcome you to the Charles Drew Medical Society (Drew Medical Society), the Los Angeles County Affiliate of the National Medical Association.

 

The Drew Medical Society is actively invested in eliminating health disparities through a board strategically assembled to IMPACT our county, region, State, and nation. We look forward to physicians, medical students, resident/fellow trainees, and collaborative partners joining us in  IMPACT 2024 (Impacting Mentoring, Professionals, Advocates, and Communities Together).

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Ecosystems are required to achieve healthy lives in often underserved populations. Achieving health equity in communities will require a cohesive acceptance that health providers, public health organizations, insurers, finance, academia, community-based organizations, civic organizations, and the government must be committed to the same goal, albeit through complementary approaches of eliminating disparities in care access, delivery, and health outcomes.

 

The Drew Medical Society remains committed to collaborating with organizations, people, and processes which bend the needle towards health equity and social justice. 

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"IMPACT 2024: it's not just our objective, it's our commitment."

Excellence of performance will transcend artificial barriers created by man.

Charles R. Drew, M.D.

The Drew Medical Society promotes the interest of physicians and patients of African descent as a collective voice of Los Angeles physicians; and serve as a leading force for parity and justice in medicine, for the elimination of health disparities, and for the promotion of optimal health for all.

Monthly Membership Meetings

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Mentorship Forums

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Community Engagement

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Health Care Advocacy

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IMPACT 2024

IMPACTING

Mentoring

Professionals

Advocates &

Communities

Together

Upcoming Events

  • Attend local scientific and dinner meetings

  • Obtain CMEs

  • Network with colleagues

  • Improve community health awareness

  • Mentor physicians-in-training

  • Support or develop impactful committees of interest

Annual Fundraising Events

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Student Achievement

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Student Service

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Lifetime Members Scholarship

  • California Physician retention and career support

  • Mentor medical students across the region

  • Share your experience to encourage and inspire future physicians 

  • Join our Mentorship Committee

Join Us

Help Empower Pathways for 
Current and Future

Health Professionals

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