Keck Medicine supports Amgen Tour of California at finish lines

As the official hospital of the Amgen Tour of California, Keck Medicine of USC hosted a booth at the finish lines for several stages of America’s largest and most prestigious professional cycling event. The cycling course traveled more than 575 Read More »

June 13th, 2017|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

David Agus awarded 2017 Ellis Island Medal of Honor

On May 14, David Agus, MD, professor of medicine at the Keck School of Medicine of USC, founding director of the Lawrence J. Ellison Institute for Transformative Medicine of USC and director of the USC Center for Applied Molecular Medicine, Read More »

June 13th, 2017|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Keck School celebrates legacy as newest class of 50 Year Fellows are inducted

As medical students begin their fourth year, questions and stress about the future can weigh on the aspiring physicians’ minds. But when Amy Komure looked around the room at the California Club and saw the faces of dozens of Keck Read More »

June 13th, 2017|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Researchers look at immune cells’ role in Alzheimer’s disease

About 15 percent of the cells in our brains are scavengers — roving immune cells known as microglia that remove infectious agents, damaged neurons and plaques. USC Stem Cell scientist Justin Ichida, PhD, assistant professor of stem cell biology and Read More »

June 12th, 2017|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

W. M. Keck Foundation names health care center with $10 million gift

The W. M. Keck Foundation is giving $10 million to support a USC Health Sciences Campus facility critical to advanced patient care, expanding upon the foundation’s longstanding and transformative support to the university.

This generous gift names the Willametta Keck Day Read More »

June 7th, 2017|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Overweight children are excluded from friendships, USC study finds

Overweight children have more unreciprocated friendships and frenemies than their thinner counterparts, a Keck School of Medicine of USC study finds.

In a survey of 504 preteens in the Netherlands, researchers found that overweight children are excluded from friendships, call classmates Read More »

June 7th, 2017|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Keck School to host Howard Hughes Medical Research Fellow

The Keck School of Medicine of USC will host Marta Stevanovic, a third-year student and Robert W. Woodruff Fellow at Emory University School of Medicine, who has been selected by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) as one of this Read More »

June 6th, 2017|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

In Memoriam: David A. Goldstein, 71, associate professor of clinical medicine

David Aaron Goldstein, MD, associate professor of clinical medicine at the Keck School of Medicine of USC, vice chair for Clinical Affairs, and former chief of the division of geriatric, hospital, palliative and general internal medicine (GHPGIM) at Keck Medicine Read More »

June 2nd, 2017|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Years of Service Breakfast honors longtime employees

USC employees were honored in May for their service to Keck Medicine of USC at the annual Years of Service Breakfast, part of Hospital Week celebrations.

More than 449 staff members who achieved a milestone of 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, Read More »

May 24th, 2017|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

USC Verdugo Hills Hospital expands surgery offering

As part of its efforts to serve an even greater segment of the Southern California community, Keck Medicine of USC is expanding its surgical offerings at USC Verdugo Hills Hospital. Patients in the area previously had been able to undergo Read More »

May 23rd, 2017|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Nurses honored during Nurses Week

Celebrations rang out in May across Keck Medical Center of USC in honor of nurses and staff members.

Among the celebrations during Nurses Week and Hospital Week was the annual nursing awards ceremony, held in Hoffman Café at Keck Hospital of Read More »

May 23rd, 2017|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Keck Medicine recognized for equality in LGBTQ patient care

The Human Rights Campaign Foundation Healthcare Equality Index recently named Keck Medicine of USC as a “Top Performer in LGBTQ Healthcare Equality.” The index recognizes health care organizations that provide equitable and inclusive care of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and Read More »

May 23rd, 2017|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Zlokovic installed as Mary Hayley and Selim Zilkha Chair in Alzheimer’s Disease Research

Berislav V. Zlokovic, MD, PhD, the pioneering researcher whose work has transformed modern understanding of degenerative neurological diseases, was installed as the inaugural holder of the Mary Hayley and Selim Zilkha Chair in Alzheimer’s Disease Research at a ceremony held Read More »

May 23rd, 2017|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Students share global perspectives at roundtable

Though passports were not required, students, faculty, and guests of the Master of Science in Global Medicine program gained a taste of world travel at this spring’s Global Citizenship Roundtable.

Held April 21, the biannual program featured the insights and perspectives Read More »

May 23rd, 2017|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

USC Choi Family Awards celebrate compassionate care

Keck Medicine of USC nurses and physicians were honored recently for their commitment to exceptional care at a special dinner and ceremony marking the second annual USC Choi Family Awards for Excellence in Patient-Centered Care.

The prestigious awards honor physicians, residents, Read More »

May 23rd, 2017|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Researchers create a roadmap of bipolar disorder and its effects on the brain

A new study has found brain abnormalities in people with bipolar disorder.

In the largest MRI study to date on patients with bipolar disorder, a global consortium published new research showing that people with the condition have differences in the brain Read More »

May 23rd, 2017|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Artist plus researcher equals infinite inspiration

What happens when you pair 14 artists with 14 USC biomedical researchers? The answer is currently on display at the Hoyt Gallery on the Health Sciences Campus.

The exhibition “Artist & Researcher” showcases the results of these creative collaborations. Barbara Kolo’s Read More »

May 23rd, 2017|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Physicians blaze trail with new liver transplant technology

Keck Medicine of USC is the first medical center in the western United States to perform a liver transplant as part of a U.S. Food and Drug Administration investigational device exemption study testing the safety and effectiveness of a new Read More »

May 22nd, 2017|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Henri Ford receives highest honors

Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Vice President and Surgeon-in-Chief Henri R. Ford is CHLA’s first-ever honorary fellow admitted by the Royal College of Surgeons of England. (Photo/Business Wire)

Henri Ford, MD, MHA Keck Read More »

May 22nd, 2017|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Pharmacy’s new minor offers major advantages

Just as pharmacists compound medications to personalize them for patients, the USC School of Pharmacy now offers many undergraduate courses that can be mixed or matched to enhance the students’ undergraduate education to better prepare them for a range of Read More »

May 12th, 2017|Announcements, Commencement, Keck Net Intranet|