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|

Administration takes proactive approach to medical student wellness

“Tissue,” said Donna Elliott, MD, EdD, senior associate dean for student and educational affairs at the Keck School of Medicine of USC, “is my number one office product.”

Elliott’s charge is to support students on their four-year journey. The shorthand is Read More »

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

Mikel Snow honored with Associates Award for Excellence in Teaching

Elizabeth Graddy presents Mikel Snow with the USC Associates Award for Excellence in Teaching during the Academic Honors Convocation, held April 17 at Town and Gown on the University Park Campus. (Photo/Steve Read More »

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

Buchanan receives Associates Award honoring creativity in research  

Thomas A. Buchanan, MD, is professor of medicine, obstetrics and gynecology, and physiology and biophysics; vice dean for research; and chief of the division of endocrinology and diabetes in the Department of Medicine at the Keck School of Medicine at Read More »

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

USC celebrates 134th commencement

More than 60,000 people flocked to USC’s University Park Campus on May 12 to celebrate the university’s 134th commencement. The Trojan Family sent out 17,144 new graduates into the world, with the newly minted graduates representing more than 115 countries Read More »

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

Spring break trips are no vacation for Global Medicine students

New York City at the end of winter may not be the ideal spring break location for most students, but it was one of three highly sought-after destinations for students from the Master of Science in Global Medicine program. Traveling Read More »

May 11th, 2017|Announcements, Commencement, Keck Net Intranet|

Urologic cancer research foundation closes, redistributes assets

The Butch Walts and Donald Skinner Urologic Cancer Research Foundation, which has supported cutting-edge research in the urologic cancer program of the USC Institute of Urology and USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center for more than three decades, has been dissolved, Read More »

May 9th, 2017|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Hack for Health event highlights high-tech ways to cope with cancer

Brian Cohn and Deanna Lam worked on an app inspired by their teammate Serha Ulkumen, who is undergoing chemotherapy. (Photo/Mike Glier)

Serhan Ulkumen was contributing to a first-time USC event on cancer, Read More »

May 9th, 2017|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Boyle Heights neighbors join HSC community health fair

Los Angeles Police Capt. Ruby Flores holds Adan Gaytan, 2, hand as he participates in a fun run during the USC civic engagement health fair, Saturday, April 8, 2017. (Photo by Gus Read More »

May 9th, 2017|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|