Commencement 2019: Former Lakers trainer shares wisdom with biokinesiology, PT grads

“The secret to happiness is to be grateful for what you have and that begins with your health and that of your loved ones,” said Gary Vitti, former Los Angeles Lakers athletic trainer in his keynote speech to the Read More »

May 13th, 2019|Commencement, Commencement19|

Commencement 2019: Dentistry graduates told not to be afraid to fail

“Do not be afraid to fail. … It is through failing that we learn the most. Take it from a researcher, it is the many hypotheses that fail that ultimately lead us to the big innovative breakthroughs,” Associate Dean Read More »

May 13th, 2019|Commencement, Commencement19|

Commencement 2019: ‘You are the future of our profession,’ Pharmacy dean tells grads

The USC School of Pharmacy marked its 112th Commencement on the afternoon of May 10 before an audience of more than 1,900 family, friends, faculty and staff.

Dean Vassilios Papadopoulos, DPharm, PhD, presided over the event in the tented Broad Lawn Read More »

May 13th, 2019|Commencement, Commencement19|

Commencement 2019: PA graduates advised to remember self-care as clinicians

On May 10, the Primary Care Physician Assistant (PA) Program at the Keck School of Medicine of USC held a satellite commencement ceremony on the southwest lawn of the Allan Hancock Foundation Building on University Park Campus. There were 58 Read More »

May 13th, 2019|Commencement, Commencement19, Keck Net Intranet|

Commencement 2019: PhD, master’s graduates presented with critical health challenges to tackle in their careers

As the latest group of graduates prepared to celebrate receiving their degrees, Los Angeles County Department of Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer, PhD, MPH, MEd, presented the Keck School of Medicine of USC’s PhD, MPH and MS Class of 2019 Read More »

May 13th, 2019|Commencement, Commencement19, Keck Net Intranet|