Becker's Healthcare June 12, 2024
Los Angeles-based City of Hope is partnering with Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science, the only historically Black medical school west of the Mississippi River, to educate a more diverse workforce.
The partnership will provide a pathway for medical students to pursue careers in specialized medical practices and research in areas such as oncology and diabetes, while also closing the gap in staff diversity, according to a June 12 system news release shared with Becker’s. The partnership will provide students with clinical and research summer internships, curriculum in health equity, diversity and inclusion, mentorship and coaching opportunities with City of Hope faculty, a four-week class on hematology and oncology as part of the university’s MD program,...