Keck Hospital earns “A” grade for patient safety from The Leapfrog Group

Keck Hospital of USC is one of 844 hospitals nationwide to receive an “A” grade from The Leapfrog Group, a national patient safety watchdog, during the Fall 2016 release of Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grades. The grade places Keck Hospital of Read More »

October 31st, 2016|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Keck Medical Center is cleaning house

From Nov. 4-8, Keck Medical Center of USC will conduct Klean Keck, a five-day fall cleaning event.

During this period, hospital leadership and staff will work side-by-side to get rid of clutter and expired items in the hospital and clinics. This Read More »

October 31st, 2016|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

USC Roski Eye Institute helping take wearable digital health technology to eye level

As part of its continued national leadership in digital health technology innovation and public-private collaborations, the USC Center for Body Computing (CBC) has teamed with VSP Global’s innovation lab, The Shop, and the USC Gayle and Edward Roski Eye Institute Read More »

October 29th, 2016|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

New virtual reality program for young cancer patients aims to lift their spirit

The USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center has teamed with a nonprofit on a virtual reality (VR) initiative for patients in the Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer program at USC (AYA@USC).

The initiative aims to provide a library of curated cinematic and Read More »

October 28th, 2016|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Study takes first step to understand electric treatment

Rather than taking medication, a growing number of people who suffer from chronic pain, epilepsy and drug cravings are zapping their skulls in the hopes that a weak electric current will jolt them back to health.

This brain hacking — “transcranial Read More »

October 28th, 2016|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

USC Norris celebrates Friends and Family

Stephen B. Gruber, MD, PhD, MPH, director of the USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, and John D. Carpten, PhD, chair and visiting professor of translational genomics and director of the USC Institute for Translational Genomics, addressed guests at the USC Read More »

October 27th, 2016|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

New training course offered for aspiring ophthalmic technicians

The USC Gayle and Edward Roski Eye Institute has established the Ophthalmic Technician Education Program (OTEP) to prepare highly skilled allied health care professionals to serve the eye care needs of individuals of all ages. The 21-month program, one of Read More »

October 27th, 2016|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Panama summit stokes vision of health equity in the Americas

From the northern tip of Alaska to the southern coast of Chile, the Americas host some of the most diverse — and disparate — populations in the world. However, despite progress in medicine and economic development, health inequalities prevail, leading Read More »

October 25th, 2016|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

USC Stevens Center for Innovation showcase salutes startups

USC student-led startup, Auxomel, won the $10,000 Most Innovative and $2,500 Venture Validation awards at the 10th Annual USC Stevens Student Innovator Showcase held on October 7, 2016. Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC student <span style=Read More »

October 25th, 2016|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Zlokovic receives nearly $25 million to study Alzheimer’s disease

Berislav Zlokovic, MD, PhD, a pioneer of the theory that fixing the brain’s leaky blood vessels will prevent Alzheimer’s disease, has received four grants totaling up to $24.9 million over five years.

The funding allows Zlokovic, director of the Zilkha Neurogenetic Read More »

October 21st, 2016|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Flu vaccines required for all Keck Medicine physicians, nurses and staff

USC Verdugo Hills Hospital CEO Keith Hobbs receives the flu vaccine in September. (Photo/Courtesy Katrina Garcia) USC Verdugo Hills Hospital CEO Keith Hobbs receives the flu vaccine in September. (Photo/Courtesy Katrina Garcia)

With Read More »

October 14th, 2016|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

USC biotech summit brings sciences to East Los Angeles youth

Shelsy Aragon reacts after a asking her question to the panelists at  the Biotech Decade conference, Oct. 1 at East Los Angeles College.(USC Photo/Gus Ruelas) Shelsy Aragon reacts after a asking her Read More »

October 14th, 2016|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Researcher earns NIH Pathway to Independence Award

Alexis M. Coulourides Kogan Alexis M. Coulourides Kogan (Photo/Claire Norman)

Alexis M. Coulourides Kogan, PhD, has received the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Pathway to Independence Award (K99/R00) as an outstanding postdoctoral researcher Read More »

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

USC researchers awarded $3.3 million NIDCR grant to find more effective treatment for common birth defect

It might surprise you to learn that your cranium is not one continuous smooth bone encasing your brain.

It’s actually composed of eight bones, separated by fibrous joints, to give your skull flexibility. That’s the reason babies have “soft spots” and Read More »

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

USC Stevens Neuroimaging and Informatics Institute receives $21.7 million NIH grant to study epilepsy

Some 5 percent of all epilepsy cases (and 20 percent of symptomatic epilepsy cases) arise from traumatic brain injury, such as blows to the temporal lobe (shown in red). (Image/Arthur W. Toga, USC Laboratory of Neuro <span style=Read More »

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

USC Judith D. Tamkin International Symposium on Elder Abuse holds first annual event

Judith D. Tamkin welcomes guests to the first annual USC Judith D. Tamkin International Symposium on Elder Abuse held in Los Angeles on September 15 and 16. (Photo/Claire Norman) Judith D. Tamkin welcomes Read More »

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

Students inducted into Gold Humanism Honor Society

A prestigious national student organization has established a new chapter at the Keck School of Medicine of USC.

Twenty-five members of the Keck School’s class of 2017 were inducted into the Gold Humanism Honor Society (GHHS) on Sept. 7 in Aresty Read More »

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

Psychiatry chair welcomed to campus

Leaders from Keck Medicine of USC and the Keck School of Medicine of USC were on hand Sept. 14 to formally welcome Steven Siegel, MD, PhD, as chair of the Department of Psychiatry and the Behavioral Sciences.

At a reception held Read More »

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

Terence Sanger named David L. Lee and Simon Ramo Chair in Health Science and Technology

From left, David Lee, Terence Sanger (seated) and USC President C. L. Max Nikias smile during the installation of the David L. Lee and Simon Ramo Chair in Health Science and Technology, held Sept. 29 at <span style=Read More »

October 7th, 2016|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Breast Cancer Awareness Month marked at football game

To honor Breast Cancer Awareness Month, a cancer survivor joined a team of physicians and staff from Keck Medicine of USC on the field during the Oct. 1 USC Trojan football game against Arizona State, while a group of nurses Read More »

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