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Friday, February 26, 2016
Even the most diverse student body can feel alienated and underrepresented if there isn’t a diverse faculty to match it. The Keck School of Medicine of USC has a proud heritage of diversity and is taking steps to further develop and maintain a diverse faculty and staff. Jeffrey Upperman, MD,... Read More »
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Thursday, February 25, 2016
After assuming oversight of the USC Clinical Trials Office (CTO) in January, the Keck School of Medicine of USC has announced the appointment of Melissa Archer, JD, as the new director of the CTO. Archer, who has a background in law, was identified through a comprehensive national search and comes... Read More »
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Thursday, February 25, 2016
Congresswoman Linda Sánchez was recognized for her work as an advocate for Alzheimer's research and care at the Feb. 12 conference, The Many Faces of Dementia, in downtown Los Angeles. The Pioneer Award was presented by the Alzheimer Disease Research Center. Sánchez told attendees why she feels this cause is so... Read More »
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Wednesday, February 24, 2016
For the fifth year, nearly 100 USC students from 10 colleges faced current-day issues of global health during the USC Global Health Case Competition on Feb. 11. The winning team will represent the university in a national competition in April. This year, teams were mock consultants “hired” by the American Cancer... Read More »
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Tuesday, February 23, 2016
Pamela Schaff, MD, was 17 years old when she had a revelation. Schaff, now associate dean for curriculum at the Keck School, was just a teenager visiting her mother, who was recovering from minor surgery. “I was walking down the hospital corridor to go visit her, and I got my... Read More »
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Tuesday, February 23, 2016
[caption id="attachment_5539" align="alignright" width="300"] Attendees listen to a speaker during the Women and Children's Health Symposium, held Feb. 6 on the Health Sciences Campus. (Photo/Steve Cohn)[/caption] With events ranging from refugee health lectures to hands-on vaginal delivery workshops, more than 200 health professional students and over 45 health care providers... Read More »
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Monday, February 22, 2016
For two years, cancer survivors have been able to showcase their artwork in a rotating show at the Jennifer Diamond Cancer Resource Library in the USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center. [caption id="attachment_5532" align="alignright" width="300"] Cat (Asleep), ink and watercolor by Lisa Chakrabarti[/caption] The library will host a reception to mark... Read More »
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Friday, February 19, 2016
Alzheimer’s disease not only takes a profound physical toll but has a huge emotional and financial impact on society as well, two experts on the disease told a USC crowd. “Today in the United States, we spend $250 billion to $260 billion dollars a year to take care of Alzheimer’s... Read More »
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Thursday, February 18, 2016
A former patient at the University of Southern California (USC) Comprehensive Stroke and Cerebrovascular Center at Keck Medicine of USC ran the Los Angeles Marathon on Feb. 14, accompanied by the treatment team that saved her life. Prior to her stroke, 41-year-old Kathy Nguyen had nine marathons under her belt.... Read More »
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Wednesday, February 17, 2016
At 48 feet long —just five feet shy of a standard semi trailer — and 22 feet wide, it’s the largest mobile dental clinic in the world. And the Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC celebrated the opening of the colossal clinic — the crown jewel in its mobile... Read More »
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Wednesday, February 17, 2016
Volunteers from Keck Medical Center of USC and Los Angeles County + USC Medical Center provided support for the more than 25,000 runners on Feb. 14 during the 2016 Skechers Performance Los Angeles Marathon. Approximately 200 volunteer physicians, nurses and assistants coordinated by Keck Medicine of USC were staged in... Read More »