Academic Programs
The university is best known for its medical school designed to train physicians interested in working in urban environments, and founded in the response to the 1965 Watts riots to train minority doctors who would serve the poor of the South Los Angeles area.
The following other academic programs are offered: Master's of Science in Nursing, Family Nurse Practitioner Master of Science, Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Pre-Medicine, General Studies, Master's in Urban Public Health, Phlebotomy, Life Sciences, Health Information Technology, and Radiography.
As of August 2010, the following departments / areas of study at the university were closed or suspended due to financial non-viability: Substance Abuse Counseling / Alcohol and Other Drug Studies, Pharmacy Technology, Diagnostic Medical Sonography, Biomedical Sciences, Physician Assistant, Master of Science in Clinical Research and the Nuclear Medicine Technology Program.
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