Commencement 2018: New physicians urged to be curious, compassionate

Upon sending the newest group of healers into the world, the final instructions from the leaders of the Keck School of Medicine of USC were not about illnesses or treatments, but compassion, curiosity and humanity.

More than 150 doctor of medicine Read More »

May 14th, 2018|Announcements, Commencement, Commencement 2018, Keck Net Intranet|

Commencement 2018: More than 17,000 receive degrees at main ceremony

When Siddhartha Mukherjee took the stage at the USC 2018 commencement this morning, he shared a tip with a new generation of Trojans.

“I wish someone had told me at my own commencement that the one and only requirement of graduation Read More »

May 11th, 2018|Announcements, Commencement, Commencement 2018|

Commencement 2018: Spotlight on Darryl Nousome, Keck School of Medicine of USC

At USC, Darryl Nousome, PhD, studied how genetic and environmental factors affect our eyes. Now, he’s putting his doctorate in epidemiology to use, studying how genetic mutations affect cancer risk.

 

Why did you choose your degree program?

I have always been interested Read More »

May 10th, 2018|Commencement, Commencement 2018|

Commencement 2018: Spotlight on Vanessa Arientyl, Keck School of Medicine of USC

Vanessa Arientyl was born in Quebec, the daughter of Haitian immigrants. Her first language was French and she learned English at the age of 6, when she moved with her family to New Jersey.

Arientyl recalls an entry in her fifth-grade Read More »

May 10th, 2018|Commencement, Commencement 2018|

Commencement 2018: Spotlight on Ruth Barber Goodson, Keck School of Medicine of USC

Ruth Barber Goodson likes to say that she was destined to graduate from the Keck School of Medicine of USC. Her parents, both of whom attended the Keck School, met on their very first day, while viewing red blood cells Read More »

May 10th, 2018|Commencement, Commencement 2018|