A study published May 19 by researchers at the USC Gayle and Edward Roski Eye Institute in JAMA Ophthalmology found that the U.S. prevalence in visual impairment (VI) and blindness is expected to double over the next 35 years. By … Read More »
Thomas E. Jackiewicz, MPH, senior vice president and CEO of Keck Medicine of USC, and Rohit Varma, MD, MPH, interim dean of the Keck School of Medicine and director of the USC Gayle and Edward Roski Eye Institute, will present … Read More »
Hugh Gordon is not like most medical students.
A Dean’s Research Scholar at the Keck School of Medicine of USC, Gordon has three years of medical school under his belt and hopes to be a critical care specialist. But the former … Read More »
There has always been one insurmountable problem related to hearing loss: When the sensory hair cells in the inner ear die, they don’t regenerate. These microscopic cells signal to the brain that it is hearing a noise and the fact … Read More »
Betty Schreiner, MD, ’61, who established the Joseph and Mariette Schreiner Scholarship Fund at the Keck School of Medicine of USC, learned a long time ago that hard work can lead to great success. Her parents, who immigrated to the … Read More »
Artwork by faculty, staff and students is displayed in … Read More »
Employees were recognized recently for their years of dedicated service to Keck Medical Center of USC.
One of the few dedicated eye pathology labs in the country has opened at the Keck School of Medicine, providing an important resource for clinical applications, education, and researchers to study the delicate, sometimes very small tissue samples that are … Read More »
John W. Carlson III likes keeping busy. He simultaneously pursued two bachelor’s degrees at USC — in Biochemistry and East Asian Languages and Cultures — and enrolled in USC’s progressive degree program, which enabled him to begin work on a … Read More »
Timing is everything when it comes to the development of the vertebrate face. In a new study published in PLoS Genetics, USC Stem Cell researcher Lindsey Barske, PhD, from the laboratory of Gage Crump, PhD, and her colleagues identify the … Read More »
USC School of Pharmacy’s annual High School Career Day on April 15 brought approximately 140 students to the Health Sciences Campus from local high schools.
The USC School of Pharmacy marked its 109th Commencement on the afternoon of May 13 at the Harry and Celesta Pappas Quad on the Health Sciences Campus before an audience of more than 2,000 family, friends, faculty and staff.
Interim Dean … Read More »
Celebrations rang out across Keck Medical Center of USC during Nurses Week, a time to honor the men and women on the front lines of patient care.
Nurses Week was highlighted by two ceremonies celebrating the important work being done by … Read More »
USC Verdugo Hills Hospital celebrated Nurses Week recently, with a variety of activities that included a breakfast event, ice cream social and various information sessions during two education days.
A DAISY Award ceremony was held May 11 to … Read More »
The USC Verdugo Hills Hospital Foundation recently held a special event with the Armenian International Women’s Association (AIWA) Los Angeles Affiliate to better acquaint the community with the clinical innovations and high level of medical expertise available at the hospital. … Read More »
Mark S. Humayun, MD, PhD, co-director of the USC Gayle and Edward Roski Eye Institute and director of the USC Institute for Biomedical Therapeutics, received the nation’s highest award for achievement in technology from President Barack Obama during a May 19 … Read More »
Fariborz Maseeh, ScD, delivered the USC Chan Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy commencement speech on May 13.
Maseeh founded the Kids Institute for Development and Advancement (KiDA) in 2008 after his son was diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder at … Read More »
The Keck School of Medicine of USC’s MD and MD/PhD ceremony, held May 14 at the Galen Center, was both heartfelt and humorous.
Henri Ford, MD, MHA, vice dean for medical education, was the grand marshal of … Read More »
“You have earned your degree from this great university and proven to your professors, your families and your friends what you’re capable of,” said Carol Gomez Summerhays, DDS, to the Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC Class of 2016. “Make us … Read More »
On May 13, 105 newly minted graduates from the Bachelor of Science in Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, and Global Health programs of the Keck School of Medicine of USC cheered as Program Director and Associate Dean Elahe Nezami, PhD, … Read More »
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