Kena Betancur/ Associated Press By Melissa Noel ·Updated August 7, 2024
Bloomberg Philanthropies has announced a groundbreaking $600 million gift to bolster the endowments of the nation’s four historically Black medical schools: Charles R. Drew University of Medicine & Science, Howard University College of Medicine, Meharry Medical College, and Morehouse School of Medicine. Additionally, seed funding will support the creation of the Xavier Ochsner College of Medicine, a new medical school