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National Medical Ass'n
82 Annual
Convention &
Scientific Assembly
July 30 - Aug. 4, 1977

President: ARTHUR H. COLEMAN, M.D., San Francisco
Chairman of the Board: FRANK ROYAL, M.D., Richmond, Va.
President-Elect: CHARLES C. BOOKERT, M.D., Clairton, Pa.
Executive Director: ALFRED F. FISHER, Washington, D.C.
Convention Chairman: WILLIAM COFFEY, M.D. Los Angeles
Scientific Chairman: JACK L. MOORE, M.D. Los Angeles
Host Association: Golden State Medical Association, PHILIP M. SMITH, M.D., President
Host Society: Charles R. Drew Medical Society of L.A., WILLIAM J. COFFEY, M.D. President
Region VI Chmn.: RICHARD O. BUTCHER, M.D., San Diego

[[caption]] Mrs. Charles R. Drew, widow of Dr. Charles R. Drew and Alfred Haynes, M.D., Associate Dean. [[/caption]]

[[image - black and white photograph of a Mrs. Charles R. Drew and Alfred Haynes, M.D.]]

[[image - black and white photograph of an African American man with a beard and glasses]]

[[caption]] David Satcher, M.D. and Ludlow Creary, M.D. instruct C. R. Drew physicians' assistant students. [[/caption]]

[[image - black and white headshot photograph of William J. Coffey, Jr.]]

[[caption]] William J. Coffey, Jr., M.D.
President, Charles R. Drew Medical Society, N.M.A. Local Convention Chairman [[/caption]]

I. The Charles R. Drew Medical Society actually began as a physicians and surgeons literary and social club early in 1948, under the auspices of Leonard Stovall. The first meetings were held in the offices of Dr. Stovall on Jefferson Boulevard and Stanford Avenue, Los Angeles, California.

II. The official beginning of the Charles R. Drew Medical Society and its purpose can well be stated as given by Dr. L. L. Holloman, the third President. "The purpose and objective of the organization are two-fold: (1) There is a need for the local physicians to be organized to discuss and act on problems peculiar to men of medicine, only, and (2) To have scientific discussions and keep abreast of the latest scientific information."

III. The actual beginning and the founding meeting of the Society was on August 11, 1950. The organization took its name in salute to the late Charles R. Drew, the illustrious physician-surgeon and alumnus of Howard University who died April 1, 1950. Dr. Drew is best remembered for his work in the founding and establishment of the blood plasma banks in Great Britain and the United States, for which he received international acclaim during World War II. He wrote his original thesis and did most of his work on the subject, "Banked Blood." He is accredited as the founder of the present system which we now know as "Blood Banks."

In its first organizational meeting, the Society elected as its founding officers, the following:( Leonard Stovall, President; Henry McPherson, Vice President; Wayne C. Howard, Secretary; Wells E. A. Forde, Assistant Secretary; J. Phyromn Taylor, Treasurer; and Frederick N. Spann, Parliamentarian. Lincoln Shumate was elected as Chairman of the Board of Counselors. The Board of Counselors were as follows: Leroy Weekes, E. A. Bailey, and Arthur R. Tweed.

IV. The organization continued to function for many years as a separate society, serving the local physicians of the Los Angeles area, only, until 1960. t this time, primarily through the efforts of Julius Hill, and the then president, Roland Nickens, the organization officially became affiliated with the National Medical Association during the convention of August, 1960. 

V. The Women's Auxiliary of the Charles R. Drew Medical Society was formed during the founding years with Mrs. William A. Beck, Sr. as its first president.

VI. This organization has many distinguished members and has done much for medicine in the Los Angeles area and on a national level.

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