That same month, he became the first african american to be appointed as an examiner for the american board of surgery. After moving back to the washington, dc, area, drew worked on the faculty at howard university and as an instructor in surgery and an assistant surgeon at freedmen’s hospital. Drew's first appointment as a faculty instructor was for pathology at howard university from 1935 to 1936 He then joined freedman's hospital, a federally operated facility associated with howard university, as an instructor in surgery and an assistant surgeon. Position as instructor of pathology The next year, drew served both as an assistant in surgery and resident at freedmen’s, followed by an appointment as assistant surg d modernize the department at howard
Drew taught at howard university's medical school and became chief surgeon at freedmen's hospital He inspired a generation of students, receiving honorary degrees and awards including the. Learning more about blood and how to preserve it over long periods of time became a research interest that drew carried with him when he left montreal to assume a teaching position at howard university's college of medicine in 1935. Outraged at the racism, drew stopped the blood bank In 1941, he returned to howard university to continue teaching, and there, he became the first african american examiner for the american board of surgery. He went on the following year to work at freedmen's hospital in washington, d.c
His father died in 1934, prompting drew to accept a position as instructor of pathology at howard university’s medical school in order to be near his mother and four younger siblings
OPEN