<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/news/2022-12-MSU-colleges-work-to-diversify-students-entering-medical-school.aspx" dsn="blogs"><homehero>true</homehero><unit>Charles Drew Science Scholars,College of Natural Science,Human Medicine</unit><pubDate>12/20/2022</pubDate><title>MSU colleges work to diversify students entering medical school</title><description><p>The Charles Drew Science Scholars program is a residential program in the MSU College of Natural Science and has worked to diversify the STEM talent pool and workforce for more than 40 years. The program, which has a legacy of providing robust academic experiences for nearly 2,000 scholars to date, has prioritized students from groups historically underrepresented in science and mathematics fields. Dozens of Drew Scholars have gone on to pursue medicine at institutions nationwide, including MSU’s College of Human Medicine and College of Osteopathic Medicine. </p></description><author>Val Osowski</author><hero-image><img src="/_assets/images/news/2022/2022-12-msu-colleges-work-to-diversify-students-entering-medical-school.Drew%20group.jpg" alt="The Charles Drew Science Scholars program is a residential program in the Michigan State University College of Natural Science and has worked to diversify the STEM talent pool and workforce for more than 40 years."/></hero-image><image><img src="/_assets/images/news/2022/preview2022-12-msu-colleges-work-to-diversify-students-entering-medical-school.banner.Drew%20group.jpg" alt="The Charles Drew Science Scholars program is a residential program in the Michigan State University College of Natural Science and has worked to diversify the STEM talent pool and workforce for more than 40 years."/></image><tags><tag>Charles Drew Science Scholars Program</tag><tag>medical school partnerships</tag><tag>undergraduate students</tag><tag>underrepresented students</tag></tags></item>