On Match Day 2024, Keck School of Medicine of USC’s graduating medical students discovered where their careers would take them next. Friends and family members looked on as the students opened personalized envelops at exactly 9 a.m., PDT — in … Read More »
A clinical trial from Keck Medicine of USC aims to provide a surgical solution for patients with a form of advanced pancreatic cancer previously considered inoperable.
Until now, pancreatic cancer treatment has been limited to chemotherapy and radiation because the pancreas is … Read More »
According to a multidisciplinary study from USC, Medicare Part D plans have significantly increased restrictions on prescription drugs, excluding more compounds from coverage or subjecting more of them to review before patients could access the treatments.
The results, … Read More »
To democratize access to lab-grown, organ-like structures known as organoids and other advanced stem cell and transcriptomic technologies, USC Stem Cell will launch the CIRM ASCEND Center, dedicated to “Advancing Stem Cell Education and Novel Discoveries.”
Funded by a $3.95 million grant from the … Read More »
A new study from the Keck School of Medicine of USC shows that a substantial number of young people in the United States are using delta-8-THC, a psychoactive substance manufactured from hemp-derived cannabidiol.
The findings, published in … Read More »
On Feb. 25, eight alumni of the USC Alfred E. Mann School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences — formerly the USC School of Pharmacy — were honored at an annual gala that celebrates former students who are … Read More »
In a yearly tradition, the University of Southern California has announced a small, select group of faculty to be named University Professors and Distinguished Professors. Of the seven selected, three are faculty members from the Keck School of Medicine of … Read More »
Keck Medicine of USC is calling for staff nominations for the ninth annual USC Choi Family Awards for Excellence in Patient-Centered Care, which will be presented the evening of June 6.
The awards were created when the Choi family … Read More »
J. Dominic Femino, MD, has joined Keck Medicine of USC as chief of musculoskeletal oncology, a USC Orthopaedic Surgery program. A former USC faculty member, Femino returns to Keck Medicine after … Read More »
On Tuesday, four researchers from the Keck School of Medicine of USC were named senior members by the National Academy of Inventors (NAI), a nonprofit member organization that supports inventors in higher education. Andrew MacKay, PhD, … Read More »
With the designation of a multi-million-dollar estate gift that includes support for Keck School of Medicine of USC, Jim Berchtold and his late wife, Amy King Dundon-Berchtold, established one of the school’s most significant planned legacy gifts.
A significant portion of … Read More »
Mika Taylor has been named Keck Medicine of USC’s chief of financial planning and analysis (CFPA), effective Feb. 26. The news was shared by Chief Financial Officer Chris Allen on Feb. 22.
Taylor will report directly to Allen and oversee budgeting, … Read More »
The American Physical Therapy Association has recognized Kornelia Kulig, PhD, MS, with a 2024 Career in Excellence in Biomechanics Research Award, which is annually bestowed on a biomechanics expert who has made an important scholarly contribution and … Read More »
“The Cutting Edge: The USC Oculofacial Plastic Surgery Surgical Skills Course” has reached such a high level of demand that it has expanded to the USC Health Sciences Campus Conference Center to allow for more surgery stations, … Read More »
USC geneticist Marlena Fejzo, PhD, who earned international acclaim for identifying the cause of morning sickness and hyperemesis gravidarum, is one of Time magazine’s 2024 “Women of the Year.” She was named along with notable … Read More »
Paul M. Thompson, PhD, associate director of the USC Mark and Mary Stevens Neuroimaging and Informatics Institute and co-founder of the ENIGMA Consortium, has partnered with ENIGMA collaborator Roberto Goya-Maldonado, PD, of the … Read More »
On Jan. 1, Sukgu Han, MD, began his new role as chief of the Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy Program at Keck Medicine of USC. The news was announced by Vaughn … Read More »
On Feb. 8, USC President Carol Folt announced that Leonard D. Schaeffer, one of the most accomplished health care leaders in the country, and his wife, Pamela, have donated $59 million to establish the USC Leonard D. … Read More »
USC Verdugo Hills Hospital has earned the distinguished Practice Transition Accreditation Program (PTAP) accreditation from the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) for its nurse residency program. The recognition was announced in January.
The accreditation — based on a … Read More »
A years-long study from the Keck School of Medicine of USC — partially funded by the National Institutes of Health — has found evidence that dietary patterns relate to levels of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS, aka forever chemicals) in … Read More »