Flu vaccines required for Keck Medicine employees

With flu season here, the Keck Medicine of USC community is being reminded that physicians, nurses and staff members are required to have their flu vaccines by Nov. 1.

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October 20th, 2017|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Kenji Inaba named vice chair of the Department of Surgery

Vaughn A. Starnes, MD, chair and Distinguished Professor of Surgery, has appointed Kenji Inaba, MD, associate professor of surgery (clinical scholar) and director of the general surgery program at the Keck School of Medicine of USC, to the role of Read More »

October 20th, 2017|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Researchers receive $3 million of NIH funding to produce sophisticated laboratory rats

USC Stem Cell principal investigator Qi-Long Ying, PhD, and his team have introduced a new transgenic animal — the conditional and inducible gene knockout rat. Created using embryonic stem cell-based technology, these rats allow researchers to control both where and Read More »

October 20th, 2017|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Mosqueda named interim dean of the Keck School

Laura Mosqueda, MD, chair and professor of family medicine (clinical scholar) and associate dean of primary care, was announced as the interim dean of the Keck School of Medicine of USC in an Oct. 6 email from Provost Michael Quick, Read More »

October 20th, 2017|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Five questions with TJ Malseed

As the chief health information officer for Keck Medicine of USC, Timothy James (TJ) Malseed oversees information management, technology and cybersecurity across the medical enterprise. He is drawn to the fast-paced, ever-evolving nature of the health care field.

“Technology in health Read More »

October 20th, 2017|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|