Physicians named among Los Angeles Business Journal’s Top LA Doctors of 2021

The Los Angeles Business Journal has named over a dozen Keck Medicine of USC physicians as top doctors of 2021 in Los Angeles. The health care practitioners were selected based on their good standing, reputation, thought leadership and Read More »

January 19th, 2021|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Relief, excitement as USC Pharmacy teams vaccinate frontline health care workers

Outdoors at Lincoln Park Recreation Center, across the street from the USC Health Sciences Campus, first-year pharmacy student Gabriela Dutra-Clarke carefully administered a dose of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine to Jeannie Garcia, a certified nursing assistant.

Garcia, who works for Project Homekey Read More »

January 19th, 2021|Announcements, COVID-19, Keck Net Intranet|

Diversity and Inclusion committee shares message for Martin Luther King Jr. Day

In honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, a few Keck Medicine of USC employees recited a portion of Dr. King’s most famous speech, “I Have a Dream,” and shared their vision for Keck Medicine.

In an email to the Keck Read More »

January 19th, 2021|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Multi-continental study examines brain scans of HIV-positive patients

Nearly 38 million people around the world are living with HIV, which, with access to treatment, has become a lifelong chronic condition. Understanding how infection changes the brain, especially in the context of aging, is increasingly important for improving both Read More »

January 15th, 2021|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Students who’ve recovered from COVID-19 give back by donating plasma

Sarah Castillo* witnessed firsthand how convalescent plasma — plasma from individuals who have recovered from COVID-19 — can help patients hit hard by the virus.

The USC graduate student was living with her parents, brother and uncle in small-town Illinois in Read More »

January 14th, 2021|Announcements, COVID-19, Keck Net Intranet|