Commencement 2016: ADA president and Ostrow alumna tells graduates to make school proud

“You have earned your degree from this great university and proven to your professors, your families and your friends what you’re capable of,” said Carol Gomez Summerhays, DDS, to the Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC Class of 2016. “Make us Read More »

May 16th, 2016|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Commencement 2016: Graduates ready for medical school and beyond after bachelor’s degree program

On May 13, 105 newly minted graduates from the Bachelor of Science in Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, and Global Health programs of the Keck School of Medicine of USC cheered as Program Director and Associate Dean Elahe Nezami, PhD, Read More »

May 16th, 2016|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Commencement 2016: Master’s, PhD graduates join ‘community of scholars’

Thousands of family and friends filled the Galen Center on May 14 as the more than 400 PhD and master’s students celebrated their commencement from the Keck School of Medicine of USC.

The processional was led by the USC Trojan Marching Band and Read More »

May 16th, 2016|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Commencement 2016: Confetti rains down on physician assistant celebration

On May 13, the Primary Care Physician Assistant Program at the Keck School of Medicine of USC held a satellite commencement ceremony at the southwest lawn of the Allan Hancock Foundation Building on University Park Campus. There were 54 graduates Read More »

May 16th, 2016|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Commencement 2016: Graduation marks 20th anniversary of doctor of physical therapy degree at USC

The USC Division of Biokinesiology and Physical Therapy welcomed 94 new doctors of physical therapy into the profession as part of its 2016 commencement proceedings.

“Graduates, you are entering the profession at a very exciting time. Barriers to practice are coming down Read More »

May 16th, 2016|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Commencement 2016: Graduates celebrate with pomp and circumstance

Thousands of people celebrated across the University Park and Health Sciences campuses for the university’s 133rd commencement.

Nearly 17,000 degrees were given May 13 and 14 to a diverse group of USC graduates, representing all 50 states and 112 nations. The main commencement Read More »

May 13th, 2016|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

In Memoriam: Daniel Mishell Jr., 84

Daniel R. Mishell Jr., MD, a longtime professor and former chair of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Keck School of Medicine of USC, died May 4. He was 84.

“Daniel R. Mishell Jr., MD, had been a leader Read More »

May 13th, 2016|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Patients, colleagues remember John Niparko, chair of the USC Caruso Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery

A gentle giant, selfless, gracious, gifted, angel in human form. These were just some of the words used to memorialize the late John K. Niparko, MD, former Tiber Alpert professor and chair of the USC Tina and Rick Caruso Department Read More »

May 12th, 2016|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

$200 million gift launches Lawrence J. Ellison Institute for Transformative Medicine of USC

Technology entrepreneur Larry Ellison has donated $200 million to establish the Lawrence J. Ellison Institute for Transformative Medicine of USC, a new center in Los Angeles that will combine interdisciplinary research with the holistic prevention and treatment of cancer. David Read More »

May 12th, 2016|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Commencement 2016: Global Health graduates ready to explore the world

Four graduating students from Keck School of Medicine of USC’s Bachelor of Science in Global Health and Master of Public Health programs sat down recently to reflect on their academic careers and the paths that led them to commencement day, May 13 Read More »

May 11th, 2016|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

USC Stem Cell researchers use zebrafish to understand the role of cartilage in bone repair

Scientists have long believed that the processes required for embryonic development are recapitulated during the regeneration of damaged body parts, such as fractured bones. In a new study published in Development, USC Stem Cell researchers Sandeep Paul, Simone Read More »

May 11th, 2016|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Commencement 2016: USC launches second graduating class from stem cell master’s program

USC’s May 14 commencement ceremony will mark a beginning, not only for its two-year-old master’s program in the nascent field of stem cell biology and regenerative medicine, but also for this program’s second graduating class.

The 35 graduates of the master Read More »

May 10th, 2016|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Professor leads effort to develop first-ever stroke rehab guidelines

Every year, approximately 800,000 Americans suffer a stroke, with more than 80 percent surviving and living for decades with some degree of disability. For the first time ever, the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association (AHA/ASA) has issued evidence-based strategies to Read More »

May 10th, 2016|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Salon commemorates Keck School partnership with grief support center

To celebrate the 18th anniversary of the partnership between OUR HOUSE Grief Support Center and the Keck School of Medicine, Pamela B. Schaff, MD, and second-year medical student Stacey Barnett spoke at a medical education salon held on Read More »

May 9th, 2016|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Ostrow School of Dentistry receives $2.1 million grant for stem cell study

Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC Associate Dean of Research Yang Chai, PhD, DDS, has received $2.1 million to continue research that could one day allow scientists to use stem cells to regrow living tissue.

The five-year grant, funded by Read More »

May 9th, 2016|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

USC Verdugo Hills Hospital emergency physician’s correct diagnosis saves 7-year-old meningitis patient

Its early symptoms can be confused with those of a cold or flu — which may be why an urgent care doctor thought it was a passing virus that could be treated with rest and over-the-counter medications. But something inside Read More »

May 9th, 2016|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Althea Alexander recognized for work with Schweitzer Fellowship chapter

The Los Angeles chapter of The Albert Schweitzer Fellowship (LA-ASF) recently recognized Althea Alexander, assistant dean for student diversity in the Office for Diversity and Inclusion at the Keck School of Medicine of USC, with the Fellowship Spirit Award at Read More »

May 6th, 2016|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Special gift to establish patient-centered care program

A generous gift from the family of a grateful patient will establish an endowment and fund new programs in perpetuity that are designed to strengthen patient-centered care and support continued education and excellence throughout Keck Medicine of USC.

The gift from Read More »

May 6th, 2016|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Researchers learn about new resources for clinical trials

Approximately 100 researchers at the Keck School of Medicine of USC learned about the new initiatives being implemented to help navigate the complex world of clinical trials reporting and tracking at a town hall that took place April 21 on Read More »

May 6th, 2016|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Eye study of age-related macular degeneration in Latino population analyzes impact on quality of life

Researchers and clinicians from the USC Gayle and Edward Roski Eye Institute have published results of the largest population-based study of adult Latinos and age-related macular degeneration (AMD) in the National Eye Institute-funded “Los Angeles Latino Read More »

May 6th, 2016|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|