Keck Medicine recognized for electronic medical records adoption

Keck Medicine of USC has reached a new level of completion with its electronic medical record (EMR) system, as HIMSS Analytics recently announced the medical group achieved Stage 6 on the EMR Adoption Model (EMRAM).

The model is a methodology for Read More »

March 16th, 2016|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

USC partners with Vietnamese Political Academy

A delegation of officials from Vietnam’s Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics, the primary institution for training the country’s civil service elite, signed a partnership agreement with three USC schools March 2 to facilitate research, student exchanges Read More »

March 16th, 2016|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Shuttle stop moving at Health Sciences Campus

All USC Transportation shuttles, including Circuit Tram, Soto, Alhambra, Union Station, and Intercampus Shuttle, will now be picking up and dropping off passengers at a designated “Bus Zone” on Eastlake Avenue southwest of Biggy Street starting Monday, March, 21.

This Read More »

March 16th, 2016|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Mylan CEO Heather Bresch to present first lecture in USC John Biles Speaker Series on Leadership

Heather Bresch will be the inaugural speaker in the USC John Biles Speaker Series on Leadership at USC School of Pharmacy at 5 p.m. March 31.

Bresch is the chief executive officer of Mylan, one of the world’s leading Read More »

March 15th, 2016|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Valentine’s Day fundraiser raises $2,000 for local community centers

Keck Medicine of USC showed its heart on Valentine’s Day.

Physicians, nurses and staff members across the health system purchased more than 2,000 Valentine’s Day grams for $1 each, showing appreciation for their colleagues while generating money to support the local Read More »

March 14th, 2016|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Neurosurgeon leads first national exoscopic subcortical surgery resident training session 

The Keck School of Medicine USC recently hosted an inaugural one-day resident and fellow training on the comprehensive management of subcortical lesions using the NICO BrainPath Approach, a tool developed by the NICO Corporation for removing deep-seated brain tumors using Read More »

March 10th, 2016|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Researchers find uninsured children most at risk for insufficient health care experiences

While medical home care may be improving primary care for children, these youngest patients may be disadvantaged by this team-based health care approach in other ways, according to a new study.

Researchers at the Keck School of Medicine of USC examined Read More »

March 10th, 2016|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

New USC Eye Institute location open at University Park Campus

A new location of the USC Eye Institute is now open at the University Park Campus, offering faculty, staff and their dependents, as well as USC students, a convenient location for their eye care and optical needs.

The office, at 3335 Read More »

March 9th, 2016|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

USC Westside Center for Diabetes wins $1.25 million grant to educate Type 1 diabetes patients

The USC Westside Center for Diabetes, under the direction of Anne Peters, MD, CDE, professor of medicine, Keck School of Medicine of USC, has been awarded a $1.25 million grant from The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust Read More »

March 7th, 2016|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

USC Eye Institute director releases new book

Advanced Glaucoma Surgery, co-edited by Rohit Varma Advanced Glaucoma Surgery, co-edited by Rohit Varma

Rohit Varma, MD, MPH, has released a new educational book, Advanced Glaucoma Surgery.

Varma, the director of the USC Eye Read More »

March 6th, 2016|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Keck Medicine and CHLA doctors perform rare fetal cardiac procedure for first time in Southern California

Last August, the Davila family was given devastating news: Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) cardiologists confirmed that their 27-week-old fetus suffered from hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS) with restrictive atrial septum, which prevented blood returning from the fetus’s lungs from Read More »

March 4th, 2016|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Processed meat may increase the risk of breast cancer for Latinas

Latinas who eat processed meats such as bacon and sausage may have an increased risk for breast cancer, according to a new study that did not find the same association among white women.

The study, published Feb. 22 in Read More »

March 4th, 2016|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Study: Antidepressants may fight brain cancer

Antidepressants can shrink and stunt cancerous brain tumors that are otherwise difficult to treat, an international team of researchers has found.

USC School of Pharmacy researchers who led the study on mice found that the drugs stifle the growth of brain Read More »

March 3rd, 2016|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Keck Medicine of USC takes defense against cyber attacks

Cyber attacks against health care systems are on the rise, putting sensitive patient data at risk and law enforcement authorities on alert.

Hackers penetrating networks and then demanding money for encrypted information is a growing trend. In February, Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Read More »

March 3rd, 2016|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Physical therapy researcher shows more therapy not always better

By the time you finish reading this article — about four minutes — someone in America will have had a stroke.

In fact, nearly 800,000 people have strokes in the United States every year. It’s the fifth leading cause of death Read More »

March 2nd, 2016|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Traffic lanes modified to adjust for HSC Beautification Project

USC Capital Construction and Development (CCD) recently modified traffic lanes on Alcazar Street as part of the ongoing HSC Beautification Project. The modifications will be in place through May to accommodate sidewalk and street construction on the south side of Read More »

March 2nd, 2016|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

School of Pharmacy debuts state-of-the-art conference and learning center

The USC School of Pharmacy announced the grand opening of its new Walgreens Conference Room with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Feb. 26.

Nearly 18 months in the making, the state-of-the-art conference and learning center, located on the second floor of the Read More »

March 1st, 2016|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Mexican researcher tapped for fellowship at stem cell lab

We can learn a lot from fly brains, according to Ismael Fernández-Hernández, PhD, a postdoctoral fellow in the USC Stem Cell laboratory of Michael Bonaguidi, PhD.

Fernández-Hernández is an accomplished researcher who showed that adult fruit flies have the potential for Read More »

March 1st, 2016|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Groups help students feel at home on campus

Conducting hepatitis B screenings at local health fairs is one way that members of the Keck School of Medicine’s Asian Pacific American Medical Student Association (APAMSA) give back. The students join forces with the Asian Pacific Liver Center to check Read More »

February 29th, 2016|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

PA program recognized for community outreach

Once a month, up to 60 local high school students join volunteers from the Primary Care Physician Assistant (PA) Program at Keck School of Medicine of USC for the Pipeline Program, which teaches these students knowledge and skills that could Read More »

February 29th, 2016|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|