Need a new search?

If you didn't find what you were looking for, try a new search!

Why I Choose USC: Anish Parekh, MD/MPH student

Policy decisions on health care challenges are made at local, state and even international levels.

By opting for a Master of Public Health (MPH) degree, medical student Anish Parekh aims to develop the skills and experience to work with policymakers on one Read More »

August 7th, 2018|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Why I Choose USC: Jonathan Tucci, MD/PhD student

Jonathan Tucci was uncertain whether he wanted to pursue a medical degree or a PhD. Fortunately, he found a way to do both.

“I like the idea of being a translational scientist — being able to go from bench to bedside, and Read More »

June 29th, 2018|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Why I Choose USC: Margarita Ivanova, fourth-year medical student

My path to an MD wasn’t the usual one. After graduating college, I taught high school for two years in a low-income school in Oakland. The health inequalities between my students and their more privileged counterparts were pronounced. Lack of Read More »

June 4th, 2018|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Why I Choose USC: Lauren Maldonado, fourth-year medical student

Medical students have a desire at heart to help and heal people. It propels us forward through years of rigorous training. I realized, however, larger “upstream” decisions can hinder our ability to care for patients. Limited or outdated policies, Read More »

May 30th, 2018|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Why I Choose USC: Diego Lopez, clinical occupational therapy doctorate student

Diego Lopez characterizes his time at USC as a transformative experience — and one that didn’t just begin with graduate studies at the USC Chan Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy.

As an undergraduate, the Pasadena native threw the Read More »

May 16th, 2018|Announcements|

Why I Choose USC: Cory Johnson, fourth-year medical student

For me, becoming a physician presents the opportunity to make a positive impact within my own community and the larger society within which we all live. My interest in medicine began when I was 11 years old. My father Read More »

May 14th, 2018|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Why I Choose USC: Hugh Gordon, graduating medical student

I’m one of those people who always wanted to be a doctor, but fell into software engineering in high school because I was good at it. In college, I got an internship at Google in the mid-2000s, which turned into Read More »

May 3rd, 2018|Announcements, Commencement, Keck Net Intranet|

Why I Choose USC: Ketetha Olengue, third-year medical student

I spent this past year working with Leslie Saxon at the USC Center for Body Computing, whose mission is to reimagine everyday health and wellness services for all involved, so they can be more accessible and more Read More »

April 19th, 2018|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|