On May 22, Keck Medicine of USC employees made a very special delivery to students of Pasadena Rosebud Academy, a transitional kindergarten-8th grade school that was destroyed in the recent Eaton fire and is being temporarily housed … Read More »
A team of scientists from the Keck School of Medicine of USC and the USC Viterbi School of Engineering has been awarded an $8 million, five-year grant from the the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, part of the National … Read More »
The Keck School of Medicine of USC will launch a new research initiative focused on extending the human health span with a $10 million transformative gift from R. Rex Parris and his wife Carrol Parris. R. Rex Parris is the … Read More »
Surgeons from Keck Medicine of USC and UCLA Health have performed the world’s first-in-human bladder transplant. The surgery was successfully completed at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center on May 4 in a joint effort by Inderbir Gill, … Read More »
On May 7, in honor of National Nurses Week, Keck Medical Center of USC and USC Care and Ambulatory Services recognized the organization’s nursing staff at its annual Nurses Week Recognition and Scholarship Awards ceremony.
Over the course of an hour, nurse, … Read More »
In honor of Mother’s Day, the ambulatory infusion teams distributed roses to patients who visited USC Norris Cancer Day Hospital, the Norris Healthcare Center Treatment Center and Women’s Specialty Care Clinic, and Keck Medicine of USC treatment centers in Arcadia, … Read More »
Award-winning gourmet food is not something most people would expect to enjoy at a hospital. However, Keck Medical Center of USC’s Executive Chef Luis Santos is working to change that. His plant-based deconstructed Honduran tamale was named this year’s winner … Read More »
A recent study led by Dima Mazen Qato, PhD, MPH, a senior scholar at the USC Schaeffer Center for Health Policy & Economics and the Hygeia Centennial Chair at the USC Alfred E. Mann … Read More »
On May 2, USC Verdugo Hills Hospital welcomed 46 students from Glendale Community College for its first Healthcare Day of Discovery dedicated to college students.
The event started with career panels and question-and-answer sessions led by professionals from a wide range … Read More »
Alfred E. Mann Charities has gifted $10 million to Keck Medicine of USC and the Keck School of Medicine of USC to serve as an anchor gift for the state-of-the-art USC Cardiac and Vascular Pavilion within the USC Cardiac and … Read More »
Thirty undergraduates gathered to share their research at the first year-end symposium for USC CIRM COMPASS, a comprehensive two-year program designed to prepare juniors and seniors for careers in stem cell biology and regenerative medicine.
The program is supported … Read More »
This year, philanthropic giving supported scholarships for nine students in USC’s master of science (MS) program in stem cell biology and regenerative medicine. Launched in 2014 as one of the only programs of its kind in the United … Read More »
Keck Hospital of USC has earned an “A” Hospital Safety Grade from The Leapfrog Group, an independent national nonprofit watchdog focused on patient safety.
Leapfrog assigns a letter grade to general hospitals across the country based on over … Read More »
Ike Mmeje, MHSA, CEO and president of USC Arcadia Hospital (USC-AH), hosted a town hall for employees on April 17, highlighting the hospital’s priorities and successes.
Mmeje opened the town hall with an anecdote about … Read More »
Swati Shah, director and founder of Ascend Rehab Services, a pediatric-focused rehabilitation company, will be the keynote speaker at the USC Chan Division’s 2025 Commencement ceremony.
Ascend Rehab Services employs more than 200 occupational therapists, speech-language … Read More »
On April 9-10, nearly 200 faculty, staff, students and trainees from USC Stem Cell gathered for their annual retreat, where Chuck Murry, MD, PhD, head of the department, outlined his big-picture plans for the department’s expansion, strengthening … Read More »
The Keck School of Medicine of USC has named Jasmine Abrams, PhD, of Yale University, to speak at the commencements for its doctoral and masters programs, the MD program and the Department of Population and Public Health Sciences on May … Read More »
In the United States, three in 10 people report having difficulty accessing primary care. A shortfall of more than 13,000 U.S. primary care clinicians today is expected to worsen in years ahead, with the Association of American Medical Colleges predicting … Read More »
The USC Chan Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy is ranked the nation’s No. 2 occupational therapy educational program, according to the 2025 Best Graduate Schools issue of U.S. News & World Report. … Read More »
“If you try to imitate someone else, you will just be a poor copy.”
“A quick no is better than a prolonged yes.”
“Beware of ruinous empathy.”
These were some of the words of wisdom shared at the Keck Medicine Women’s Initiative Network … Read More »