USC joins UCLA and others to reinvigorate Charles R. Drew University

USC is among six California-based institutions to join an effort to rescue, restructure, reinvigorate and guide Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science toward a new,
resurgent and financially viable future, according to a USC press release.

Along with the Drew University board of trustees, The California Endowment, Catholic Healthcare West, Cedars-Sinai Medical, Kaiser Permanente, UCLA and USC have committed to develop new governance, reorganize the board of trustees and develop a new management team at CDU.


USC President C. L. Max Nikias commended Los Angeles County Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas for his determination and leadership of this new institutional collaboration.

“Charles R. Drew University is a community treasure, not just for the citizens of South Los Angeles, but for the nation,” Nikias said. “Medical research, public health care and the training of physicians is
a high priority for USC and for our partners. We are pleased to serve
CDU in this advisory capacity.”

M. Roy Wilson, chancellor emeritus at the University of Colorado Denver and a renowned ophthalmologist, researcher and academic leader, was named chair of the new CDU board of trustees. Cornelius Hopper, vice president of health affairs emeritus for the University of California, was named vice chair. The board of trustees is the entity with fiduciary and operational responsibility for the university.


The new Charles R. Drew University board of trustees is expected to include:
• chair - M. Roy Wilson, chancellor emeritus, University of Colorado Denver
• vice chair - Cornelius Hopper, vice president for health affairs emeritus, University of California

• Eric Bing, endowed professor of global health and HIV, Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science

• Diana M. Bontá, president, public affairs for Kaiser Permanente Southern California
• Patrick T. Dowling, associate director and professor, UCLA, and chair, UCLA Department of Family Medicine
• Andrew B. Leeka, president and chief operations officer, Good Samaritan Hospital
• James Lott, executive vice president, Hospital Association of Southern California
• Marvin O’Quinn, executive vice president and chief operations officer, Catholic Healthcare West
• Thomas M. Priselac, president and chief executive officer, Cedars-Sinai Health System
• Carmen A. Puliafito, dean, Keck School of Medicine of USC
• Eugene Washington, vice chancellor, UCLA Health Sciences, and dean, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA


In addition, a board of councilor was formed to advise the CDU board of trustees on the improvement of health services in South Los Angeles. The board of councilors includes:
• chair - Mark Ridley-Thomas, supervisor, Los Angeles County

• Gene Block, chancellor, UCLA

• Benjamin K. Chu, president, Kaiser Permanente Southern California
• Lloyd Dean, president and chief executive officer, Catholic Healthcare West
• Mildred Garcia, president, California State University, Dominguez Hills
• C. L. Max Nikias, president, USC
• Thomas M. Priselac, president and chief executive officer, Cedars-Sinai Health System
• Robert K. Ross, president and chief executive officer, The California Endowment

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