Krist Azizian, PharmD, MHA, has been named chief pharmacy officer for the Keck Medicine of USC health system. Azizian assumes this role immediately and will continue to serve as chief pharmacy officer for Keck Medical Center of USC.
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In honor of the Juneteenth holiday, Keck Medicine of USC organized a number of events to commemorate the emancipation of enslaved Black people in the United States. Juneteenth is considered the longest-running African American holiday and has also been referred … Read More »
In a ceremony on the Health Sciences Campus on May 31, Gabriel Zada, MD, director of the USC Brain Tumor Center, was named Keck Medical Center of USC’s Physician of the Year. This was the organization’s inaugural Physician of the … Read More »
On June 6 and 7, the employee inclusion resource (ERG) group Keck Pride celebrated the start of Pride Month with breakfast events taking place on the Health Sciences Campus and at USC Verdugo Hills Hospital. On Sunday, the ERG led … Read More »
Effective today, Robert (Robbie) Shappley, JD, MBA (Healthcare), will serve as USC Arcadia Hospital’s (USC-AH) new chief operating officer. In a May 31 announcement to the USC-AH staff, President and CEO … Read More »
The Simms/Mann Family Foundation has awarded 10 Keck Medicine of USC nurses with a surprise gift of $10,000 each as part of the foundation’s inaugural Off the Chart: Rewarding Nursing Greatness campaign. The award … Read More »
Kim Carli, MSHS, has been named chief of the office of performance and transformation for Keck Medical Center of USC. She will assume her role on June 6. The announcement was made on May 23 by Keck … Read More »
On Friday, May 12 and Saturday, May 13, the Keck School of Medicine of USC’s graduating students — surrounded by faculty, family and friends — gathered to celebrate the completion of a vital phase in their health care careers.
The momentous … Read More »
Urologists with Keck Medicine of USC have launched a clinical trial to perform the world’s first bladder transplant. The transplant would be a major step toward a potential new surgical option for hundreds of millions of people worldwide who experience … Read More »
Tammy Capretta, RN, MPH, chief transformation and risk officer for Keck Medicine of USC, has been named the 2023 Los Angeles Woman of Impact by the American Heart Association (AHA).
Each year, nominees begin their … Read More »
Updated masking guidelines for Keck Medicine of USC employees and providers will go into effect on Monday, April 10.
The guidelines proceed recently updated COVID-19 vaccination and testing requirements at Keck Medical Center of USC, as well as a March … Read More »
Bold ideas, smart investments and strong compassion helped USC navigate the COVID-19 pandemic, and those assets are key to future growth in health sciences, USC President Carol L. Folt said Wednesday in the second of two annual … Read More »
At 9 a.m. on the Health Sciences Campus, the MD students of the class of 2023 tore open their assigned, sealed envelopes in sync with students across the nation. It was Match Day, an annual, nationwide event taking place on … Read More »
As California ends its COVID-19 State of Emergency, updating statewide guidelines for health care settings, Keck Medical Center of USC has announced important policy adjustments for testing and masking. The changes will go into effect on March 20, 2023 and … Read More »
At a special ceremony last week, Maria Hyde, CNA, a nursing assistant at Keck Medical Center of USC’s Hematology/Oncology unit, was named 2022 Employee of the Year … Read More »
This year, two Keck School of Medicine of USC alumni have been awarded grants by the prestigious Fulbright U.S. Student Program. They join 20 additional students and alumni from across the university, making the University of Southern … Read More »
On Feb. 9, Elizabeth A. Graddy, PhD, Interim Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs at the University of Southern California, made the annual announcement naming the newest faculty members to be named a University Professor … Read More »
Last year, Shannon Bradley, MBA, became the first chief diversity and inclusion officer at Keck Medicine of USC. Her role, which began Sept. 26, is focused on developing new strategies and initiatives to further the organization’s existing diversity, equity and … Read More »
A new laboratory designed to advance early-stage research into lifesaving, commercially viable therapies was celebrated on the USC Health Sciences Campus Tuesday night.
Housed at the USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, the USC/CHLA cGMP Laboratory will manufacture cell and gene therapies … Read More »