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 »
Keck Medicine of USC will open a four-story, 100,000 square-foot, state-of-the-art medical office building located at 590 S. Fair Oaks Ave. in Pasadena in fall 2025.
As the newest addition to the renowned academic health system, the location will significantly expand … Read More »
Gage Crump, PhD, professor and vice-chair of the Department of Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research at the Keck School of Medicine of USC, will be honored with the 2025 … Read More »
Keck Medicine of USC is proud to share that 148 physicians associated with the health system were included in Los Angeles Magazine’s April 2025 roster of “Top Doctors”. The doctors represent 39 different specialties. Every day, they go beyond in every way … Read More »
USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, part of Keck Medicine of USC, has opened Keck Medicine of USC – Radiation Oncology and Imaging, a state-of-the-art radiation oncology and imaging center, at 4590 MacArthur Blvd. in Newport Beach.
The 12,500 square-foot … Read More »
Pharmaceutical industry executive Robert Seidman, PharmD, MPH, has been named the keynote speaker for the USC Alfred E. Mann School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences commencement ceremony. Seidman, a USC alumnus who endowed the annual Robert Seidman … Read More »