Match Day goes on: Students celebrate virtually after residency placement

Instead of opening envelopes, fourth-year students at the Keck School of Medicine of USC opened emails. Instead of exchanging hugs and high-fives with their classmates on the quad, they shared messages and photos.

Exercising the kind of caution that has proven Read More »

March 23rd, 2020|Announcements, COVID-19, Keck Net Intranet|

Opioid withdrawal increases health risks for people who inject drugs

Experiencing the symptoms of opioid withdrawal increases the odds that a person who injects drugs will share needles or have a non-fatal overdose, according to a new study from the Keck School of Medicine published in the journal Read More »

March 19th, 2020|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

How narcolepsy can impact student life

Timothy Wang is a bachelor’s-to-master’s student in the USC Chan Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy. In support of Day4Naps, a global narcolepsy awareness day on March 14, Wang shared with student ambassador Read More »

March 18th, 2020|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

USC Chan tops U.S. News & World Report’s ranking of the nation’s occupational therapy programs

The USC Mrs. T.H. Chan Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy is once again home to the top occupational therapy educational program in the country, according to U.S. News & World Report’s Best Graduate Schools rankings released Read More »

March 18th, 2020|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Perspective: Coronavirus could hit homeless hard, and that could hit everyone hard

As the number of cases of COVID-19, the illness caused by the coronavirus, continues to grow, the nation is on edge. Doctors and scientists do not know what percentage of the general population has been infected and what percentage of Read More »

March 17th, 2020|Announcements, COVID-19, Keck Net Intranet|