More than 40 participants from USC and the Keck School of Medicine of USC raised $2,400 for the two-mile walk4ALZ on Oct. 29 in Century City.
Participants included faculty, staff, graduate students and family members of the USC … Read More »
Keck Medicine of USC faculty and staff will have a chance to save money and optimize their health care coverage during the 2018 Open Enrollment period.
There are a variety of new health care offerings, all of which offer high-quality, comprehensive … Read More »
In partnership with the Alzheimer Disease Research Center of USC, Hussein Yassine, MD, assistant professor of medicine at the Keck School of Medicine of USC, was awarded two National Institutes of Health R01 grants totaling $6.7 million to conduct research … Read More »
Keck Medicine of USC employees participated in a patient care scenario during a “Day in the Life” preview event held Oct. 26 at Norris Healthcare Center (HC3).
Selected staff and clinical care providers conducted simulation-based testing events to prepare the new … Read More »
A new research project at USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center is actively recruiting women with dense breast tissue to examine the effectiveness of a novel breast ultrasound device. SoftVue is the world’s first 3-D, whole-breast ultrasound system that might … Read More »
The Primary Care Physician Assistant (PA) Program at the Keck School of Medicine of USC celebrated PA Week beginning Oct. 6. This year also marks the 50th anniversary of the creation of the physician assistant profession.
PAs are nationally certified and … Read More »
The Dean’s Office of the Keck School of Medicine of USC held an appreciation event on Oct. 26, bringing an array of food trucks to the Health Sciences Campus to celebrate students and postdoctoral scholars.
Administrators, including Interim Dean Laura Mosqueda, … Read More »
On Oct. 23, volunteers from the USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center gathered to package essential pharmaceutical and medical supplies to donate to the University of Puerto Rico (UPR) Medical Center, which is still recovering from the devastating effects of Hurricane … Read More »
The number of clinical faculty promotions for the Keck School of Medicine of USC faculty has tripled since 2014. This increase is the result of a project undertaken by the Office of Faculty Affairs to improve the processes used to … Read More »
Tom Jackiewicz, MPH, senior vice president and CEO of Keck Medicine of USC, joined health care executives for a panel at the second annual Leadership Symposium organized by Modern Healthcare.
The session, held during the Oct. 20-21 event in Arizona, included … Read More »
The Health Sciences Campus community recently enjoyed a recital by internationally acclaimed concert pianist Zora Mihailovich.
The performance was sponsored by the Provost’s office and organized under the Keck School of Medicine of USC’s Humanities, Ethics, Art, and Law (HEAL) program.
Adrian Dobrowolsky, MD, works to build a connection with each patient he treats.
Dobrowolsky, assistant professor of clinical surgery at the Keck School of Medicine of USC, was named the resident/fellow winner of the 2017 USC Choi Family Awards for Excellence … Read More »
Without enzyme replacement therapy or a blood or marrow transplant, children born with Hurler syndrome usually die before they reach 10 years old. The rare genetic disease leaves the body without an enzyme that breaks down large molecular building blocks … Read More »
Keck Hospital of USC is one of 832 hospitals nationwide to receive an “A” grade from the Leapfrog Group, a national patient safety watchdog, during the Fall 2017 release of the Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade.
Developed under the guidance of an … Read More »
“The process of disease is about detail,” said Larry Goldstein, PhD, the director of the stem cell program at the University of California, San Diego, and keynote speaker at the retreat for the Keck School of Medicine of USC’s Department … Read More »
During his career as a developmental biologist, Hearst Fellow Peter Fabian, PhD, has studied many kinds of fish — from bichir and sturgeon, to gar and medaka. However, his favorite is the zebrafish, the current focus of his postdoctoral training … Read More »
The USC Mark and Mary Stevens Neuroimaging and Informatics Institute at the Keck School of Medicine of USC has received $19 million to help create a classification system for cells in the mouse brain. Led by Hong-Wei Dong, MD, PhD, associate professor of neurology, the team will … Read More »
To honor Breast Cancer Awareness Month, USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center patients and physicians joined Keck Medicine of USC leadership to be recognized during the Oct. 7 football game against Oregon State, at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.
Tom Jackiewicz, MPH, senior vice president … Read More »
With flu season here, the Keck Medicine of USC community is being reminded that physicians, nurses and staff members are required to have their flu vaccines by Nov. 1.
An annual flu vaccination is the best way to prevent the flu and an important step toward … Read More »
Vaughn A. Starnes, MD, chair and Distinguished Professor of Surgery, has appointed Kenji Inaba, MD, associate professor of surgery (clinical scholar) and director of the general surgery program at the Keck School of Medicine of USC, to the role of … Read More »