Kelsie Kaiser knew she wanted to be a physical therapist after shadowing a USC physical therapist during high school.
“The experience opened my eyes to the impact that a physical therapist can have,” Kaiser said. “A physical therapist not only improves … Read More »
Alicia Mendoza (Photo/Angela Lally)
For as long as she can remember, Alicia Mendoza has admired the work of Christian missionaries. In occupational therapy she found a career with similar attributes: provision of … Read More »
Joseph Christian Ungco (Photo/Heather Van Buren)
Joseph Christian Ungco, MA, has a clear vision for the profession’s future. Thanks in part to the occupational therapy doctorate degree he will receive May 12 … Read More »
Alison Cogan (Photo/Jenn Page)
Alison Cogan, MA, may be a civilian but she deeply appreciates the social and family life of military servicemembers.
Not only is her brother an active duty Marine, Cogan’s … Read More »
When Danielle Cortez accepts her doctorate of pharmacy at the 134th Commencement on May 12, her cheering section will include three of her biggest motivations for pursuing pharmacy school: Her three young children.
Throughout four years of pharmacy school, Cortez juggled … Read More »
On April 21, current and former residents and fellows of the Keck School of Medicine of USC, the Keck Medicine Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, and the Los Angeles County + USC Medical Center came together for the 31st annual … Read More »
Increasingly, “big data” is changing the world around us. According to the PBS special, “The Human Face of Big Data,” we’ve processed more data in the past two years than we have in the last 3,000 years. In particular, considering the vast … Read More »
It’s one of those unfortunate ironies in health care: Often, those at greatest risk for serious illness are also least likely to have access to treatment or diagnosis options.
That’s especially true when it comes to lung cancer, which disproportionately affects … Read More »
A group of researchers has found that three siblings each born with cleft lip and palate share a common gene mutation associated with the birth defect.
The gene, intraflagellar transport 88 (IFT88), ensures transportation antennae (cilia) on embryonic cells travel to … Read More »
An international network of neurologists, geneticists and researchers led by the Keck School of Medicine of USC is cracking the human genetic code so that one day people could check their “brain health” in the same way they screen their … Read More »
Surveyors from the Joint Commission visited USC Norris Cancer Hospital in April, reviewing policies and procedures to ensure the highest level of safe patient care is being delivered.
Joint Commission surveys are data-driven, patient-centered and focused on evaluating care processes. Surveyors … Read More »
As a sponsor of the 2017 Skechers Performance Los Angeles Marathon, the Keck School of Medicine of USC provided more than 220 volunteer physicians, nurses, physical therapists, occupational therapists and medical students from throughout Keck Medicine of USC and Los … Read More »
Several dozen students presented some of their latest research projects recently as part of the Keck School of Medicine of USC’s annual Medical Student Research Forum and Poster Day.
The April 4 event included oral presentations from the Dean’s Research Scholars … Read More »
Students, faculty and staff were treated to a lunchtime recital hosted by the Keck Music Society recently. The March 20 event at Mayer Auditorium featured medical students and faculty members performing a variety of musical pieces for the audience.
The recital … Read More »
Roz Chast hadn’t planned on drawing her mother after she died. The longtime New Yorker cartoonist had spent the past decade chronicling her parents’ final years, writing down their conversations and animating her parents’ everyday life. But by the time … Read More »
A new book by Steven Sussman, PhD, professor of preventive medicine, psychology and social work, takes a broad, multidisciplinary look at addiction.
“Substance and Behavioral Addictions: Concepts, Causes, and Cures” focuses on two categories of addiction, substance (tobacco, alcohol, other drugs … Read More »
Earlier this year, newborns at USC Verdugo Hills Hospital were gifted with red caps hand-knitted by American Heart Association volunteers across the country to raise awareness for congenital heart defects.
Congenital heart defects are the most common birth defect in the … Read More »
Grace Baranek, PhD, is the newly appointed associate dean and chair of the USC Chan Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy. She had previously been at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where she was associate chair … Read More »
Zea Borok, MD, professor of medicine, chief of the Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine and director of the Hastings Center for Pulmonary Research at the Keck School of Medicine of USC, will be tackling ambitious research on … Read More »
A surgical team at Keck Medicine of USC pushed the boundaries of clinical care by performing the first-ever robotic, minimally invasive surgical removal of a stage IV tumor thrombus — a kidney cancer tumor that extends into the heart.
The nearly … Read More »