Commencement 2018: Spotlight on Joy Stradford, Keck School of Medicine of USC

Most 8-year olds care more about toys and video games than neuropsychology — but not Joy Stradford. She often went to work with her mother, a special education teacher in New Jersey, and was both concerned for and intrigued by Read More »

May 1st, 2018|Commencement, Commencement 2018|

Commencement 2018: Information about the Health Sciences ceremonies

The 135th Commencement at the University of Southern California begins at 8:30 a.m. May 11 at Alumni Memorial Park. Individual school ceremonies follow the main ceremony. Here is a list of times, locations and speakers for the school commencement ceremonies Read More »

Commencement 2018: Spotlight on Mila Scheinberg, Keck School of Medicine of USC

At first glance, Mila Scheinberg’s passions seem unrelated: she has always been interested in medicine, loves to exercise and won many awards for her paintings in high school. However, in the masterpiece that is her life, she has found a Read More »

May 1st, 2018|Commencement, Commencement 2018|

Commencement 2018: Spotlight on Mohamed El-Farra, Keck School of Medicine of USC

For Mohamed El-Farra, medicine does not stop at the disease or the injury.

“I want to create a holistic type of medicine. I want to bring in people’s backgrounds and see the people within it, rather than keeping the science separate,” Read More »

May 1st, 2018|Commencement, Commencement 2018|

Commencement 2018: Spotlight on Matt Firestone, Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC

Matt Firestone is a long way from home.

The Alabama-native left behind small-town life (his hometown had just one stop sign until recently when it became a stoplight) to study at the Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC in a Read More »

May 1st, 2018|Commencement, Commencement 2018|