Friendship and philanthropy connect surgical resident alumni through the decades

Over 50 years ago, Robert Harris, MD, received a special scholarship for medical residents who had lost their fathers at a young age. This scholarship would allow him to pursue his surgical residency at Los Angeles County + USC Medical Read More »

October 17th, 2022|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Get to know Keck Medicine’s Gender-Affirming Care Program

Transgender and non-binary patients often face mistreatment or marginalization when seeking health care.

In fact, a 2021 study from the Center for American Progress showed that 1 in 3 transgender patients said they have had to teach their Read More »

October 17th, 2022|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Keck Medicine mental health scholar speaks at White House forum

Last May, Carla Ibarra, MPH candidate at the Department of Population Sciences and Public Health, joined a cohort of 29 other students from across the nation for the first White House Mental Health Youth Read More »

October 17th, 2022|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Quitting smoking after cancer diagnosis helps to mitigate pain

A new study out of Japan found that those who continued to smoke after a cancer diagnosis experienced significantly more pain. The data showed that 37% percent of them required strong opioids, compared to 24% of those who had quit Read More »

October 17th, 2022|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Stevens INI receives major equipment award

To further increase computational power in neuroimaging-based research, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded the Keck School of Medicine of USC’s Mark and Mary Stevens Neuroimaging and Informatics Institute (Stevens INI) with $2 million to Read More »

October 14th, 2022|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|