A collaboration between theater and medicine leads to an innovative empathy program for LAC+USC staff

Astrid Heger, MD, professor of clinical pediatrics at the Keck School of Medicine of USC, was looking for a way to teach empathy, kindness and caring that did not involve panels of talking heads or Read More »

January 17th, 2020|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Advancements in lung cancer treatment are leading to significantly improved survival rates

This week the American Cancer Society announced that the United States had the largest one-year drop in cancer death rates in history in 2017. This statistic is largely driven by a considerable decrease in lung cancer mortality.

Lung cancer, which accounts Read More »

January 16th, 2020|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Pacifici appointed chair of the Department of Regulatory and Quality Sciences

Eunjoo Pacifici PharmD, PhD succeeds Frances J. Richmond, PhD as chair of the Department of Regulatory and Quality Sciences. An expert in drug regulations, the global pharmaceutical market and international medical product regulations, Pacifici Read More »

January 15th, 2020|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Health care experts debunk myths about bariatric surgery

For many people, January is a time to think about health goals and what changes they’d like to make to their lifestyles. While bariatric surgery is an option for certain people who would like to lose extra weight, there are Read More »

January 15th, 2020|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Ng promoted to full professor

Tien M.H. Ng, PharmD, has been promoted to full professor in the Titus Family Department of Clinical Pharmacy. Over the course of 15 years as a faculty member at the USC School of Pharmacy, Ng has Read More »

January 14th, 2020|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|