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 »
Laura Mosqueda, MD, chair and professor of family medicine (clinical scholar) and associate dean of primary care, was announced as the interim dean of the Keck School of Medicine of USC in an Oct. 6 email from Provost Michael Quick, … Read More »
USC Stem Cell principal investigator Qi-Long Ying, PhD, and his team have introduced a new transgenic animal — the conditional and inducible gene knockout rat. Created using embryonic stem cell-based technology, these rats allow researchers to control both where and … Read More »
As the chief health information officer for Keck Medicine of USC, Timothy James (TJ) Malseed oversees information management, technology and cybersecurity across the medical enterprise. He is drawn to the fast-paced, ever-evolving nature of the health care field.
“Technology in health … Read More »
In the middle of the Surgical Skills Simulation and Education Center, students are trying to walk along a line of tape while wearing “beer goggles” designed to simulate the perception shifts caused by alcohol. Others practice CPR chest compressions while … Read More »
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and USC Verdugo Hills Hospital is doing its part to help fight the most common cancer among women in the United States.
The USC-VHH Breast Healthcare Center is offering $99 mammograms during the month of … Read More »
USC School of Pharmacy doctoral student Johannes (Jan) Van Dijk has earned the 2017-2018 Charles and Charlotte Krown Fellowship for his work on genetic engineering of fungal biosynthesis. Originally from the Netherlands by way of Australia, Van Dijk serves as … Read More »