Justin Ichida, PhD, celebrates new endowed professorship

In March 2020, Justin Ichida, PhD, was appointed to a prestigious endowed professorship at the Keck School of Medicine of USC through a gift from the John Douglas French Alzheimer’s Foundation. On October 20, Read More »

December 19th, 2022|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Mothers with more pandemic-related lifestyle changes suffering greater traumatic stress

Mothers who experienced the most dramatic lifestyle changes due to the COVID-19 pandemic are more likely to experience acute traumatic stress, according to a study from the Keck School of Medicine of USC. The study, published in Read More »

December 19th, 2022|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Keck Medicine of USC officially launches Gender-Affirming Care Program

Keck Medicine has officially launched the Gender-Affirming Care Program to meet the comprehensive needs of adults in the transgender, nonbinary and gender-diverse community. Services include everything from routine health care, such as preventive cancer screenings, yearly checkups Read More »

December 19th, 2022|featured, Keck Net Intranet|

USC Good Neighbors Campaign continues through Dec. 31

By the end of December, the USC Good Neighbors Campaign will mark its 28th year providing employee-donated funds and volunteer hours to organizations that support the communities surrounding the Health Sciences and University Park campuses.

USC employees may Read More »

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

American Cancer Society bestows grant to USC Norris to advance cancer research

The American Cancer Society is continuing its support of USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center through the Institutional Research Grant, with the goal of fostering the careers of the next generation of researchers. The funding Read More »

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

Keck School of Medicine alumnae and CA Surgeon General Diana Ramos, MD, shares her vision for the future

In August of this year California Governor Gavin Newsom named USC alumna Diana Ramos, MD, to the state’s surgeon general post. Ramos is a proud double Trojan, first attending USC as an undergraduate student Read More »

December 13th, 2022|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

New Master of Addiction Science program seeks to develop a new approach to treatment

The USC Institute for Addiction Science (IAS), in an effort to revolutionize the way substance use disorders are discussed and treated, has launched the Master of Addiction Science program — the first of its kind to be Read More »

December 13th, 2022|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Keck Medicine of USC phasing out air-polluting anesthetic

Keck Medicine of USC is set to discontinue its use of desflurane, one of the most commonly used and environmentally toxic general anesthetics, in favor of more sustainable alternatives. The health system has not ordered any Read More »

December 13th, 2022|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Mitzi D’Aquila, MACM, PA-C, joins the Keck School as its new Primary Care Physician Assistant Program Director

Last year, Mitzi D’Aquila, MACM, PA-C, stepped into the role of interim director for the Primary Care Physician Assistant Program at the Keck School of Medicine of USC. On Dec. 6, the Keck School Read More »

December 12th, 2022|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

New fellowship gives physical therapists the opportunity to work with San Diego Padres

The USC Division of Biokenesiology and Physical Therapy will soon launch the Upper Extremity Athlete Physical Therapy Fellowship, which — among other widespread benefits — will give physical therapists the opportunity to develop relevant skills while working with the San Read More »

December 12th, 2022|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Keck Medicine welcomes National Academy of Medicine expert to discuss the health care industry’s environmental impact

On Nov. 29, Keck Medicine of USC continued its commitment to sustainability initiatives by welcoming Victor Dzau, MD, president of the National Academy of Medicine, to the Health Sciences Campus for a lecture titled, “Decarbonizing the Health Read More »

December 8th, 2022|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

President Folt hosts all-staff holiday reception at Health Sciences Campus

On Tuesday, Dec. 6, USC President Carol L. Folt, PhD, hosted an all-staff holiday reception on the Broad Lawn at the Health Sciences Campus.

Staff members from the Health Sciences Campus and Alhambra campus enjoyed breakfast while Folt Read More »

December 8th, 2022|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Leapfrog recognizes USC Norris Cancer Hospital for second year in a row

The Leapfrog Group, a national hospital watchdog organization, has named USC Norris Cancer Hospital a 2022 Top Teaching Hospital. Out of 2,200 nationwide hospitals considered, the hospital was one of 58 to Read More »

December 6th, 2022|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

The Keck School of Medicine of USC works with Polaris Dawn to study in-flight diagnostics

Researchers from the Keck School of Medicine of USC will lead a study, to be conducted on board the upcoming Polaris Dawn mission, to test the potential of X-ray diagnostics on long space flights.

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December 6th, 2022|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

A patient’s nation of origin solves the mystery of his illness, saving his life

When Danny Kwok experienced drug-resistant seasonal allergy symptoms, plus changes in his hearing, he visited the USC Caruso Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery’s Arcadia location to find out what was going on.

Kevin Hur, Read More »

December 5th, 2022|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Unlocking the potential of monoclonal antibodies

An experimental Alzheimer’s drug, hailed as a breakthrough, slows cognition decline in people with early-stage disease, according to a new study in the New England Journal of Medicine. The drug, lecanemab, is a monoclonal antibody (mAb) designed Read More »

December 5th, 2022|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|