Dr. Charles Richard Drew by Bishop Thomas https://padlet.com/23bishopt1010/3oxytsw07gfs Black history month en-us 2017-01-19 19:49:48 UTC 2017-05-17 04:12:41 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Thunder.png Background Story 23bishopt1010 https://padlet.com/23bishopt1010/3oxytsw07gfs/wish/149736366 Drew was born in Washington D.C. , he was a athlete and top student. He graduated from Amherst College before studying medicine at McGill University in Canada.]]> 2017-01-26 19:33:46 UTC https://padlet.com/23bishopt1010/3oxytsw07gfs/wish/149736366 23bishopt1010 https://padlet.com/23bishopt1010/3oxytsw07gfs/wish/149742604 2017-01-26 19:50:20 UTC https://padlet.com/23bishopt1010/3oxytsw07gfs/wish/149742604 23bishopt1010 https://padlet.com/23bishopt1010/3oxytsw07gfs/wish/149744937 2017-01-26 19:56:50 UTC https://padlet.com/23bishopt1010/3oxytsw07gfs/wish/149744937 What he invented 23bishopt1010 https://padlet.com/23bishopt1010/3oxytsw07gfs/wish/149748360 In the late 1930s, Drew invented a way to process and preserve blood plasma, allowing it to be stored and shipped for blood transfusions.

]]> 2017-01-26 20:08:10 UTC https://padlet.com/23bishopt1010/3oxytsw07gfs/wish/149748360 Did you know that 23bishopt1010 https://padlet.com/23bishopt1010/3oxytsw07gfs/wish/151275627 At the time, the American armed forces segregated blood from black and white donors. Drew spoke out against this racist and unnecessary practice. But military refused to change the policy, and Drew ultimately resigned. So he returned to teaching at Howard University.]]> 2017-02-02 19:43:12 UTC https://padlet.com/23bishopt1010/3oxytsw07gfs/wish/151275627 Fun fact 1 23bishopt1010 https://padlet.com/23bishopt1010/3oxytsw07gfs/wish/151283268 He earned a bachelor of arts degree from Amherst College (1926) and his doctor of medicine and master of surgery degrees from McGill University in Canada (1933).

]]> 2017-02-02 20:05:37 UTC https://padlet.com/23bishopt1010/3oxytsw07gfs/wish/151283268 Fun fact 2 23bishopt1010 https://padlet.com/23bishopt1010/3oxytsw07gfs/wish/151284350 In 1941 Drew was appointed director of the first American Red Cross Bank and assistant director of blood procurement for the National Research Council, in charge of blood for use by the U.S. Army and Navy.

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