On Christmas Day 2009, when Brandon Hsu was 18 years old, he was diagnosed with leukemia. Five months into treatment, he was in bed watching Modern Family when both of his calves started cramping, followed by his hamstrings. When he … Read More »
“Say yes to everything.”
That’s the advice of Kelcie Kadowaki, MA, after looking back on the past year in the doctorate of occupational therapy degree program at the USC Chan Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy. OTD students like Kadowaki … Read More »
Amid the hustle and bustle of studying for her “final finals” of graduate school, Melody McKay continues to seek the same work-life balance she has been mastering since her first day in the master’s degree in occupational therapy program at … Read More »
In the home stretch before graduation, Carol Haywood has her share of lessons learned from her journey to earning her PhD in Occupational Science from the USC Chan Divison of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy.
“The type of research you do … Read More »
Every week, Sammy Cohen heads to Skid Row, the part of Downtown Los Angeles known for its large homeless population.
Roughly 5,000 folks live on the streets there, according to a 2017 count.
Working at homeless shelters, Cohen, 21, stands … Read More »
Melissa Gerald was never encouraged to attend college.
“People like us do not go to college,” her father would tell her. “College is for the rich, the privileged. Where we come from, people just work to survive.”
In fact, all that Gerald’s … Read More »
I’m one of those people who always wanted to be a doctor, but fell into software engineering in high school because I was good at it. In college, I got an internship at Google in the mid-2000s, which turned into … Read More »
Samuel “Sammy” Cohen, graduating this month with his Bachelor of Science in Health Promotion & Disease Prevention, discovered his most rewarding educational experiences working in USC’s surrounding community, assisting the homeless and closing gaps in emergency department services.
Why did … Read More »
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 »
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 »
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 »
Malcolm Gebauer was only 5 years old when his father was diagnosed with chronic myeloid leukemia, a deadly form of blood cancer.
“My father was given a verdict of six months before he was selected to participate in a clinical trial … Read More »
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 »
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 »
One thing Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC student ambassador Natalie Inoue emphasizes when she meets prospective students is that the opportunities inside and outside of the classroom are so enriching, it would be a mistake not to take … Read More »
Lenny Mayorga was the first in her family to attend college.
On May 11, she will take that distinction even further by becoming the first in her family to receive a doctoral degree, as she graduates with a Doctor of Dental … Read More »
Siddhartha Mukherjee, a physician who has redefined public discourse on human health, will deliver the main address at USC’s 135th commencement ceremony May 11.
Mukherjee is best known for his 2010 Pulitzer Prize-winning book, The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of … Read More »
“I’ve always wanted to be in a textbook and impact the world,” said Gio Suh, who is graduating in December 2017 from the master of science program in stem cell biology and regenerative medicine at the Keck School of Medicine … Read More »
On May 12, 106 new graduates of the Keck School of Medicine of USC celebrated with family, friends and fellow graduates in Town and Gown at USC’s University Park campus.
Having earned bachelor’s degrees in Health Promotion and Disease Prevention or … Read More »
Friends and family of the 132nd class to graduate as doctors of medicine from the Keck School of Medicine of USC gathered at the Galen Center on USC’s University Park Campus on May 13 to offer their congratulations and cheer … Read More »