Stephanie Woelfel elected to the National Pressure Injury Advisor Panel board

The National Pressure Injury Advisory Panel (NPIAP) has elected Stephanie Woelfel, PT, DPT, CWS, to its board of directors for a three-year term.

Founded in 1986, the NPIAP is a nonprofit organization dedicated to improving Read More »

November 28th, 2022|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Keck School faculty among world’s most influential researchers

Nine of the Keck School of Medicine of USC’s faculty members have been named to the 2022 list of Highly Cited Researchers by Clarivate.

According to Clarivate, the list recognizes researchers who have “demonstrated significant and broad influence reflected in Read More »

November 22nd, 2022|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Keck School of Medicine of USC and Children’s Hospital Los Angeles awarded $8 million

The California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM), the state’s stem cell agency, has awarded a five-year, $8 million grant to the Keck School of Medicine of USC and Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA). The Read More »

November 21st, 2022|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

USC School of Pharmacy announces $50 million naming gift

Inventor, physicist and long-time supporter of the University of California Alfred E. Mann has donated a $50 million endowment to the USC School of Pharmacy. In gratitude for the naming gift, the school has Read More »

November 18th, 2022|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Narsing Rao, MD, establishes first endowed lectureship in the Department of Ophthalmology

Narsing Rao, MD, Grace and Emery Beardsley Professor of Ophthalmology at the Keck School of Medicine of USC, has made a generous gift to establish the Narsing Rao, MD, Endowed Lectureship Fund at the USC Roski Eye Read More »

November 16th, 2022|Announcements|

USC-VHH enhances quality and safety with new executive role

Keck Medicine of USC, a national leader in patient safety, has announced its enhanced commitment to the highest standards of care with the appointment of Mary Virgallito, MSN, RN, who will serve as the first chief quality officer at Read More »

November 15th, 2022|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

The Keck School receives federal funding for MPH degree scholarships

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Health Resources and Services Administration has awarded $1.5 million to the Keck School of Medicine of USC’s Department of Population and Public Health Read More »

November 15th, 2022|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

New cancer drug may also treat COVID-19 variants

A chaperone protein called GRP78, which is known to exacerbate the spread of cancer in the body, has been shown to do the same for viruses — including the one that causes COVID-19. The study, led by the Keck School Read More »

November 14th, 2022|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Michele Harper speaks to the Health Science Campus community

On Nov. 9, one of America’s leading health care advocates, Michele Harper, MD, spoke at “Healing Voices” — a health-care-focused branch of USC’s “Visions and Voices” lecture series. Her talk, titled, “Radical Truths: The Power of Storytelling Read More »

November 14th, 2022|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Boys and girls with eating disorders show key neurobiological differences

A first-of-its-kind analysis comparing the neurobiology of boys and girls with binge eating disorder has shown significant differences in brain structure between the sexes. The study was published in Psychological Medicine.

The research builds on Read More »

November 11th, 2022|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Dialysis clinics owned by nephrologists may improve patient results

Eugene Lin, MD, MS, a senior clinical fellow at the USC Schaeffer Center for Health Policy & Economics specializing in nephrology, is conducting research to improve outcomes for end-stage kidney disease patients. Earlier this month, Read More »

November 9th, 2022|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Virtual health education programs show promising benefits for students and the community

A pair of unique courses from the Keck School of Medicine of USC have received positive reviews for their hybrid approach and the resulting increase in educational access and success.

The courses, developed through the school’s Primary Care Read More »

November 8th, 2022|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

High-tech map illustrates disparities in access to pharmacy services

Pharmacies are a frequently overlooked piece of the health care access puzzle. Dima M. Qato, PharmD, PhD, MPH, an associate professor at the USC School of Pharmacy, views pharmacy access as a human rights Read More »

November 8th, 2022|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Medical student investigates a mysterious breast disease

Ivonne Verduzco, a student at the Keck School of Medicine of USC, is determined to find answers about a rare disease called idiopathic granulomatous mastitis (IGM). Scientists know little about this painful and disfiguring inflammatory condition, which Read More »

November 8th, 2022|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

USC School of Pharmacy announces the recipients of the 2023 alumni awards

Eight leaders in the field of pharmacology will be honored at the annual USC School of Pharmacy Alumni Awards Gala on February 26, 2023.

Those being recognized for their outstanding contributions to the field will include:

November 8th, 2022|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Keck Hospital of USC performs 500th heart transplant

Nearly 30 years after the first heart transplant at Keck Hospital of USC, the USC Heart Transplant Program has performed its 500th transplant.

The patient, a 60-year-old male, received a new heart after experiencing ischemic cardiomyopathy, left ventricular failure and stage Read More »

November 3rd, 2022|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Physical therapists partner with Keck Hospital to improve language equity in health care

The USC Division of Biokinesiology and Physical Therapy recently partnered with Keck Hospital of USC’s Office of Performance and Transformation to investigate and improve translation services for non-English-speaking patients who may face language barriers when receiving care.

Ricardo Suarez, Read More »

November 2nd, 2022|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Keck School of Medicine of USC launches annual report

The annual report published by the Keck School of Medicine of USC for 2021-2022 is now live online. The report details significant developments within the school during this time and highlights nationally recognized accomplishments in research by faculty, staff and Read More »

October 28th, 2022|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

USC launches study on the link between diabetes and dementia among Latino adults

Researchers at the Keck School of Medicine of USC have launched a study to help determine why Latinos are more likely to develop diabetes, followed by dementia. By focusing the study on this underserved population, the scientists Read More »

October 28th, 2022|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

USC AMCP takes Second Place in National Chapter of the Year

The Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy (AMCP) USC student chapter received second place in the 2021-2022 AMCP Chapter of the Year Award at AMCP Nexus 2022 in National Harbor, Maryland, where over 2,500 pharmacy leaders came together Read More »

October 25th, 2022|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|