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[td]Reflecting its focus on training practicing professionals, the student population is older on average than at traditional universities, with an average undergraduate age of 29 and an average graduate student age of 35. The university's commitment to social justice and health equity is evident in its student outcomes; more than 85% of students report they intend to practice in underserved communities following graduation. Since its founding in 1966, the university has graduated more than 600 physicians, 1,300 physician assistants, and over 4,000 other health professionals, creating a significant impact on the healthcare landscape of Southern California and beyond.[/td] [td][/td]
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[td]==Association with Martin Luther King Jr. Community Hospital==[/td] [td][[Martin Luther King Jr. Outpatient Center|Martin Luther King Jr. Hospital]] closed in 2007 after a loss of accreditation and longstanding quality-of-care problems.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2007-aug-11-me-kingdrew11-story.html[/td] [td]{{main|Martin Luther King Jr.-Harbor Hospital}}[/td] [td]| title=King-Harbor fails final check, will close soon | work=Los Angeles Times | date=August 11, 2007 | access-date=March 22, 2013 | author=Ornstein, Charles; Weber, Tracy; Leonard, Jack}}</ref> The closure forced the end of several residency programs and severed the hospitalβs affiliation with Charles R. Drew University, disrupting training for hundreds of medical residents.<ref name=LAT002>Susannah Rosenblatt, [http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-drew7mar07,1,4362098.story?coll=la-headlines-california[/td] [td]Medical school to sue L.A. County], ''Los Angeles Times'', March 7, 2007.</ref>[/td] [td][/td]
[td][/td] [td]In 2007, the university filed a $125 million lawsuit against Los Angeles County, arguing that the hospitalβs downsizing had undermined its mission.<ref name=LAT002/> The case was settled in 2009, with the county agreeing to provide CDU with favorable rental terms and to collaborate on efforts to reopen the hospital.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2009-sep-11-me-drew11-story.html[/td] [td]Martin Luther King Jr. Hospital closed in 2007.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2007-aug-11-me-kingdrew11-story.html | title=King-Harbor fails final check, will close soon | work=[[Los Angeles Times]] | date=August 11, 2007 | access-date=March 22, 2013 | author=[[Charles Ornstein]], [[Tracy Weber (journalist)|Tracy Weber]] and Jack Leonard}}</ref> Both the university, which is private, and associated County-owned public hospital fell into serious trouble at the outset of the 21st century.<ref name=LAT001>Tracy Weber ''et al.'', [http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-kingdrewpulitzer-sg,0,1507651.storygallery The Troubles at King/Drew (5 part series)], ''Los Angeles Times'', December 2004, ''Accessed Sept. 26, 2006''.</ref> By 2006, several residency programs had to be terminated because they lost accreditation for not meeting the necessary amount of oversight, and the hospital itself was forced into a radical restructuring plan in late 2006.<ref name=LAT062207b>Tiffany Hsu, [https://archive.today/2009062923110.../local/la-me-king22jun22,0,7213628,full.story University official stresses campus isn't King-Harbor], ''Los Angeles Times'', June 22, 2007.</ref> The restructuring caused the County-owned hospital to sever its ties to the neighboring private, non-profit medical school and terminate support to 248 medical residents.<ref name=LAT002>Susannah Rosenblatt, [http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-drew7mar07,1,4362098.story?coll=la-headlines-california Medical school to sue L.A. County], ''Los Angeles Times'', March 7, 2007.</ref> In October 2006, the national [[Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education]] informed school officials that it planned to revoke the university's ACGME accreditation because of the hospital's upcoming loss of [[Medicare (United States)|Medicare]] money; as a result the university voluntarily withdrew its accreditation.<ref name="LAT062207b"/> The school was eligible to seek reinstatement to relaunch its residency program in July 2008. As a response to the problems, the university reorganized, terminating its president, and dismissed nearly two-thirds of its [[board of trustees]].<ref name="LAT062207b"/>[/td] [td]| title=Medical school drops $125-million suit against L.A. County over King/Drew closure | work=Los Angeles Times | date=September 11, 2009 | access-date=March 22, 2013 | author=Therolf, Garrett}}</ref>[/td] [td][/td]
[td][/td] [td]In 2015, the new [[Martin Luther King Jr. Community Hospital]] opened on the same hospital campus.<ref>{{cite news |title=Martin Luther King Jr. Community Hospital Opens in South L.A. |url=https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-king-hospital-reopens-20150707-story.html[/td] [td]On March 6, 2007, officials from the university announced that they would sue [[Los Angeles County, California|Los Angeles County]] for $125 million for [[breach of contract]], claiming that the restructuring of the hospital gutted the adjacent university.<ref name="LAT002"/> In September 2009, the lawsuit was settled with an agreement under which the county would rent space to the university on favorable terms and the county and university would work together toward the reopening of MLK Hospital.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2009-sep-11-me-drew11-story.html | title=Medical school drops $125-million suit against L.A. County over King/Drew closure | work=Los Angeles Times | date=September 11, 2009 | access-date=March 22, 2013 | author=Therolf, Garrett}}</ref>[/td] [td]|access-date=September 2, 2025 |work=Los Angeles Times |date=July 7, 2015}}</ref> Unlike its predecessor, it is a private, nonprofit hospital operating under a new governance model. It has re-established an affiliation with Charles R. Drew University and serves as a clinical training site for the universityβs medical and health sciences students.<ref>{{cite web |title=Academic Affiliations |url=https://www.mlkch.org/about-us/academic-affiliations[/td] [td][/td] [td]|website=MLK Community Healthcare |access-date=September 2, 2025}}</ref>[/td] [td]In June 2007, the school began an 18-month [[rebranding]] effort aimed at preventing people from associating the school with the continuing ordeals of King-Harbor; the school criticized the hospital for leaving an old sign bearing the King/Drew name.<ref name="LAT062207b"/>[/td] [td][/td]
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[td]Reflecting its focus on training practicing professionals, the student population is older on average than at traditional universities, with an average undergraduate age of 29 and an average graduate student age of 35. The university's commitment to social justice and health equity is evident in its student outcomes; more than 85% of students report they intend to practice in underserved communities following graduation. Since its founding in 1966, the university has graduated more than 600 physicians, 1,300 physician assistants, and over 4,000 other health professionals, creating a significant impact on the healthcare landscape of Southern California and beyond.[/td]Revision as of 05:48, 3 September 2025
[/td][td]Reflecting its focus on training practicing professionals, the student population is older on average than at traditional universities, with an average undergraduate age of 29 and an average graduate student age of 35. The university's commitment to social justice and health equity is evident in its student outcomes; more than 85% of students report they intend to practice in underserved communities following graduation. Since its founding in 1966, the university has graduated more than 600 physicians, 1,300 physician assistants, and over 4,000 other health professionals, creating a significant impact on the healthcare landscape of Southern California and beyond.[/td] [td][/td]
[td][/td] [td]==Association with Martin Luther King Jr. Hospital==[/td]
[td]==Association with Martin Luther King Jr. Community Hospital==[/td] [td][[Martin Luther King Jr. Outpatient Center|Martin Luther King Jr. Hospital]] closed in 2007 after a loss of accreditation and longstanding quality-of-care problems.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2007-aug-11-me-kingdrew11-story.html[/td] [td]{{main|Martin Luther King Jr.-Harbor Hospital}}[/td] [td]| title=King-Harbor fails final check, will close soon | work=Los Angeles Times | date=August 11, 2007 | access-date=March 22, 2013 | author=Ornstein, Charles; Weber, Tracy; Leonard, Jack}}</ref> The closure forced the end of several residency programs and severed the hospitalβs affiliation with Charles R. Drew University, disrupting training for hundreds of medical residents.<ref name=LAT002>Susannah Rosenblatt, [http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-drew7mar07,1,4362098.story?coll=la-headlines-california[/td] [td]Medical school to sue L.A. County], ''Los Angeles Times'', March 7, 2007.</ref>[/td] [td][/td]
[td][/td] [td]In 2007, the university filed a $125 million lawsuit against Los Angeles County, arguing that the hospitalβs downsizing had undermined its mission.<ref name=LAT002/> The case was settled in 2009, with the county agreeing to provide CDU with favorable rental terms and to collaborate on efforts to reopen the hospital.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2009-sep-11-me-drew11-story.html[/td] [td]Martin Luther King Jr. Hospital closed in 2007.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2007-aug-11-me-kingdrew11-story.html | title=King-Harbor fails final check, will close soon | work=[[Los Angeles Times]] | date=August 11, 2007 | access-date=March 22, 2013 | author=[[Charles Ornstein]], [[Tracy Weber (journalist)|Tracy Weber]] and Jack Leonard}}</ref> Both the university, which is private, and associated County-owned public hospital fell into serious trouble at the outset of the 21st century.<ref name=LAT001>Tracy Weber ''et al.'', [http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-kingdrewpulitzer-sg,0,1507651.storygallery The Troubles at King/Drew (5 part series)], ''Los Angeles Times'', December 2004, ''Accessed Sept. 26, 2006''.</ref> By 2006, several residency programs had to be terminated because they lost accreditation for not meeting the necessary amount of oversight, and the hospital itself was forced into a radical restructuring plan in late 2006.<ref name=LAT062207b>Tiffany Hsu, [https://archive.today/2009062923110.../local/la-me-king22jun22,0,7213628,full.story University official stresses campus isn't King-Harbor], ''Los Angeles Times'', June 22, 2007.</ref> The restructuring caused the County-owned hospital to sever its ties to the neighboring private, non-profit medical school and terminate support to 248 medical residents.<ref name=LAT002>Susannah Rosenblatt, [http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-drew7mar07,1,4362098.story?coll=la-headlines-california Medical school to sue L.A. County], ''Los Angeles Times'', March 7, 2007.</ref> In October 2006, the national [[Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education]] informed school officials that it planned to revoke the university's ACGME accreditation because of the hospital's upcoming loss of [[Medicare (United States)|Medicare]] money; as a result the university voluntarily withdrew its accreditation.<ref name="LAT062207b"/> The school was eligible to seek reinstatement to relaunch its residency program in July 2008. As a response to the problems, the university reorganized, terminating its president, and dismissed nearly two-thirds of its [[board of trustees]].<ref name="LAT062207b"/>[/td] [td]| title=Medical school drops $125-million suit against L.A. County over King/Drew closure | work=Los Angeles Times | date=September 11, 2009 | access-date=March 22, 2013 | author=Therolf, Garrett}}</ref>[/td] [td][/td]
[td][/td] [td]In 2015, the new [[Martin Luther King Jr. Community Hospital]] opened on the same hospital campus.<ref>{{cite news |title=Martin Luther King Jr. Community Hospital Opens in South L.A. |url=https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-king-hospital-reopens-20150707-story.html[/td] [td]On March 6, 2007, officials from the university announced that they would sue [[Los Angeles County, California|Los Angeles County]] for $125 million for [[breach of contract]], claiming that the restructuring of the hospital gutted the adjacent university.<ref name="LAT002"/> In September 2009, the lawsuit was settled with an agreement under which the county would rent space to the university on favorable terms and the county and university would work together toward the reopening of MLK Hospital.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2009-sep-11-me-drew11-story.html | title=Medical school drops $125-million suit against L.A. County over King/Drew closure | work=Los Angeles Times | date=September 11, 2009 | access-date=March 22, 2013 | author=Therolf, Garrett}}</ref>[/td] [td]|access-date=September 2, 2025 |work=Los Angeles Times |date=July 7, 2015}}</ref> Unlike its predecessor, it is a private, nonprofit hospital operating under a new governance model. It has re-established an affiliation with Charles R. Drew University and serves as a clinical training site for the universityβs medical and health sciences students.<ref>{{cite web |title=Academic Affiliations |url=https://www.mlkch.org/about-us/academic-affiliations[/td] [td][/td] [td]|website=MLK Community Healthcare |access-date=September 2, 2025}}</ref>[/td] [td]In June 2007, the school began an 18-month [[rebranding]] effort aimed at preventing people from associating the school with the continuing ordeals of King-Harbor; the school criticized the hospital for leaving an old sign bearing the King/Drew name.<ref name="LAT062207b"/>[/td] [td][/td]
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