Department of Medicine faculty grow support through K-awards

Finding ways to support early career physician-scientists has been an ongoing priority for the Keck School of Medicine of USC. One of the strongest avenues to encourage research among the faculty is through the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Career Read More »

August 11th, 2017|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

High school student gets early start with stem cell science

Even though Richard Lopez is still in high school, he can already tell you a thing or two about the ureteric bud, the metanephric mesenchyme and the developing kidney. More impressively, he was familiar with these terms before starting his Read More »

August 11th, 2017|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

USC Verdugo Hills Hospital thrives with new leadership, enterprise support

Four years ago, Keck Medicine of USC welcomed USC Verdugo Hills Hospital (USC-VHH), a long-standing fixture in the Glendale and La Cañada Flintridge community, to the medical enterprise. In December 2015, the hospital recruited Keith Hobbs, who held multiple leadership Read More »

August 11th, 2017|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Five questions with Annette Sy

Annette Sy, DNP, RN, chief nursing officer, Keck Medical Center of USC, began her career at a small community hospital in rural Illinois, back when nurses wore white uniforms and glass IV bottles stood next to patient beds.

“I’ve seen a Read More »

August 11th, 2017|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Hastings Foundation board of directors meet

The Hasting Foundation’s board of directors recently met on the Health Sciences Campus, joined by Rohit Varma, MD, MPH, dean of the Keck School of Medicine of USC; Thomas Buchanan, MD, vice dean for research at the Keck School; and Read More »

August 11th, 2017|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|