The following awards were presented at the 2016 White Coat Ceremony:
Year I Faculty Awards
Joseph Hacia, PhD, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Paul Holtom, MD, Internal Medicine
Kristi Lewton, PhD, Cell and Neurobiology
Kevin Nash, PhD, Pathology
Michelle Winfield, MD, DDS, Cell and Neurobiology
Year II … Read More »
For the first time in Los Angeles County history, more Latino than white men are being diagnosed with testicular cancer, a malady once regarded as a white man’s disease.
There were 931 Latino men diagnosed with testicular cancer between 2006 and … Read More »
Keck Medicine of USC has created two new Patient and Family Advisory Councils (PFAC) that will serve USC-Verdugo Hills Hospital and USC Care Ambulatory Services. The goal of the councils, which meet monthly, is to focus on patient and family … Read More »
In the past four decades, liver cancer rates have more than doubled among non-Asians living in Los Angeles County, according to a recently released report card administered by USC.
The increase is also reflected among the county’s Asian-Americans.
For some perspective, in … Read More »
The melanoma rate among white women living in Los Angeles is declining for the first time in 37 years, according to a new cancer report card administered by USC.
Between 2005 and 2012, white women experienced a 4 percent decrease in … Read More »
The USC Norris Cancer Hospital physicians and nurses have earned the Get With The Guidelines-Resuscitation (GWTG-R) Silver Award.
This award recognizes clinical nurses, critical care nurse practitioners and critical care doctors for their timely response, hard work, knowledge and accurate documentation … Read More »
Asian women living in Los Angeles County are experiencing more breast cancer now than they faced nearly four decades ago, according to a recently released cancer report card administered by USC.
When compared to other Asian groups, Filipino women face the … Read More »
Keck Hospital of USC 7 West Surgical ICU has earned the Beacon of Excellence Award.
The American Association of Critical-Care Nurse’s Beacon Award for Excellence provides a road map and tools to assist hospital units on their path to excellence, honoring … Read More »
Prostate and lung cancer have been the No. 1 and 2 cancers among men. Stomach cancer, the third leading cause of cancer deaths worldwide, has been on a steady decline among Koreans and Japanese. Black men had the highest overall … Read More »
We all know someone affected by arthritis — as well as that old dog down the block. But according to a new study in eLife, arthritis is much more widespread in the animal kingdom than previously suspected.
In the study, Amjad … Read More »
A new initiative to strengthen Keck Medicine of USC’s pledge to provide exceptional customer service has been launched.
A new customer service division for patient financial services will be based at the Health Sciences Campus, bringing crucial services that were once … Read More »
Researchers have tracked down two Zika proteins potentially responsible for thousands of microcephaly cases in Brazil and elsewhere — taking one small step toward preventing Zika-infected mothers from birthing babies with abnormally small heads.
The Zika virus contains 10 proteins, but … Read More »
An ongoing alliance between the USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center and Hoag Family Cancer Institute at Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian in Newport Beach has expanded to include a joint Phase I/early therapeutics clinical trial program. The program recently activated its … Read More »
A veteran Keck Medical Center of USC staff member has been selected as this year’s recipient of a prestigious award honoring an unwavering commitment to compassion and personalized health care.
Diane Lapa, director of patient relations in the Patient and Family … Read More »
Are you a USC student with a startup idea or invention? Enter the USC Stevens Student Innovator Showcase business competition to win funding to take your concept further.
The USC Stevens Center for Innovation is currently seeking applications from students … Read More »
Currie Hall, the newly constructed student residence hall on the Health Sciences Campus, welcomed its first student residents on July 30.
The hall is made of 178 residential units with 456 beds and features a fitness center, swimming pool, barbecues and … Read More »
Peter Van Arsdale Lee joined the Keck School of Medicine of USC in 1955 as an assistant professor of pharmacology and assistant dean.
Professor Emeritus Peter V. Lee, MD, … Read More »
The Hasting Foundation’s board of directors met on the Health Sciences Campus recently, joined by Rohit Varma, MD, MPH, interim dean of the Keck School of Medicine of USC and director of the USC Gayle and Edward Roski Eye Institute; … Read More »
Years ago, Lindsey Barske, PhD, pulled on a pair of tall rubber boots and began a journey that led from her college research experience on the muddy Alaskan tundra to her current postdoctoral studies in … Read More »
In a memo sent to Keck School of Medicine of USC faculty and staff on Aug. 3, Interim Dean Rohit Varma, MD, MPH, announced two funding programs that support the investigation of new research areas.
The Pilot Funding Program targets junior … Read More »