White Coat Ceremony 2019 marks beginning of pharmacy students’ journey

Taking their first steps in the journey to become Doctors of Pharmacy, the 197 members of the Class of 2023 walked into the annual USC School of Pharmacy White Coat Ceremony on the Harry and Celesta Pappas Quad on Aug. Read More »

August 26th, 2019|Announcements|

New Doctor of Physical Therapy students welcomed to the profession at 2019 White Coat Ceremony

The USC Division of Biokinesiology and Physical Therapy’s Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) Class of 2022 donned their white coats for the first time at the 2019 White Coat Ceremony on Aug. 22. The ceremony, held on the Broad Lawn Read More »

August 26th, 2019|Announcements|

Occupational therapy students don white coats at annual ceremony

On Friday, Aug. 23, at USC’s Health Sciences Campus, 161 Trojan occupational therapy graduate students donned white coats for the first time and pledged an oath to uphold professional values during the USC Chan Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Read More »

August 26th, 2019|Announcements|

Keck Medicine of USC hospitals earn LGBTQ Healthcare Equality Leader designation

The Human Rights Campaign Foundation (HRC) Health Equality Index (HEI) designated Keck Medicine of USC’s hospitals as LGBTQ Healthcare Equality Leaders. Both Keck Medical Center — which includes Keck Hospital of USC and USC Norris Cancer Hospital — Read More »

August 23rd, 2019|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet, Press Page|

Time for sweet celebration as Keck Medical Center recognizes latest U.S. News ranking

On the afternoon of Aug. 19, Broad Lawn, located in the center of USC’s Health Sciences Campus, was transformed into a giant candy land. Surrounded by towering cardboard cupcakes and lollipops, visitors milled about, partaking in a variety of sweet Read More »

August 22nd, 2019|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

The Keck Effect: A path to helping people

Sandy Alcala, MPH, has spent 11 years — as a volunteer, then as a full-time employee — making Keck Medicine of USC a better experience for everyone. Her secrets to success? A deep desire to help people, and a Read More »

August 21st, 2019|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Massive Parkinson’s database gets boost of RNA

A team of experts at the Keck School of Medicine of USC, in collaboration with The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research (MJFF), has just added a crucial new element – RNA sequencing data — Read More »

August 21st, 2019|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Public symposium illustrates how to move stem cells from Petri dish to patient

Have you ever wondered how a scientific discovery in the laboratory becomes a new medical treatment for patients in the hospital?

At the public symposium “Bringing Stem Cells to Patients – Treating Age-Related Blindness,” students, families, patients and local community members Read More »

August 20th, 2019|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Study: Free rides could lead to better health outcomes for seniors

Better access to on-demand transportation could help older adults miss fewer medical appointments as well as reduce their social isolation to improve their overall health, suggests a new study published in the Journal of mHealth by Read More »

August 20th, 2019|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet, Press Page|

New role in USC Student Health bridges medical and mental care

Jennifer Hsia, USC Student Health’s new behavioral health consultant, knows there are students who don’t seek the help they need for mental health issues.

It could be due to cultural or gender expectations, social pressure to present an image of infallibility Read More »

August 19th, 2019|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

USC brings world’s largest stem cell conference to Los Angeles

For the first time ever, the City of Los Angeles hosted the world’s largest stem cell conference. By choosing Los Angeles as the host city for this major annual meeting, the International Society for Stem Read More »

August 19th, 2019|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Researchers receive $12.5M grant for craniofacial research data-sharing endeavor

Nearly half of all birth defects involve the face and skull and, for the most part, scientists remain unclear as to why most occur. To better serve families at risk for these conditions, scientists need Read More »

August 16th, 2019|Announcements|

Neuroradiologist using AI, computational MRI to improve diagnostic techniques

On July 1, Vishal Patel, MD, PhD, joined the Mark and Mary Stevens Neuroimaging and Informatics Institute (INI) at the Keck School of Medicine of USC as an assistant professor of radiology. Patel, who earned his doctoral degree in biomedical Read More »

August 16th, 2019|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Study: Financial abuse of older adults by family members more common than scams by strangers

Despite numerous telephone, mail and internet scams directed toward older adults, relatives may perpetrate more financial elder abuse than strangers, suggests a new study by experts at the Keck School of Medicine Read More »

August 15th, 2019|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet, Press Page|

New Parent Orientation offers families first glimpse of life as a medical student

More than 250 parents, family members and friends of the Keck School of Medicine of USC’s Class of 2023 got a first glimpse of what their loved ones will experience in medical school at the Keck School’s New Parent Orientation.

Held Read More »

August 14th, 2019|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Smitha Ravipudi named CEO of USC Care Medical Group

Smitha Ravipudi, MPH, has been named CEO of USC Care Medical Group, administrators announced recently. Ravipudi will transition from her current role as chief operating officer for USC Care effective immediately, according to an Aug. 12 memo sent by Rod Read More »

August 13th, 2019|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet, Press Page|

White Coat Ceremony marks beginning of new medical students’ journey

For the nearly 190 students who recited the Hippocratic Oath on the Broad Lawn, Aug. 9 marked the beginning of their careers as medical professionals. The members of the Keck School of Medicine of USC’s Class of 2023 donned their Read More »

August 12th, 2019|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Finally! Sweet dreams for USC Sleep Apnea and Snoring Surgery Center patient

When Jose Salas walked into the USC Sleep Apnea and Snoring Surgery Center in 2017, he was beyond exhausted. At that point, he had been dealing with sleep apnea for 15 years. Instead of joining colleagues for lunch at work, Read More »

August 9th, 2019|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Inaugural L.A. Street Medicine Symposium tells doctors: Go to the people

The homelessness crisis in Los Angeles can be described as a burning building: the latest count put the number up 12%, at 36,300 in the city alone. That’s the largest population of unsheltered homeless in the country, by far. To Read More »

August 7th, 2019|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Frank Petrigliano named chief of USC Epstein Family Center for Sports Medicine

The USC Epstein Family Center for Sports Medicine at Keck Medicine of USC, which specializes in treating sports-related and recreational injuries affecting the shoulder, knee, hip and elbow, recently announced the appointment Read More »

August 6th, 2019|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet, Press Page|