Chris Allen tapped for Keck Medical Center’s chief financial officer

Chris Allen will serve as chief financial officer for Keck Medical Center of USC beginning May 31, Keck Medicine of USC leaders announced recently. Allen will be responsible for developing and directing the medical center’s overall financial planning, Keck Medicine Read More »

May 20th, 2021|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Master’s students pitch in with COVID-19 contact tracing, vaccine surveys

The pandemic may have closed some doors to in-person opportunities for students, but it opened a big one for Merna Ghallab, who gained invaluable training as a COVID-19 contact tracing intern and team lead for Los Angeles County — all Read More »

May 19th, 2021|Announcements, COVID-19, Keck Net Intranet|

A commencement two years in the making begins: Classes of 2020 and 2021 walk the Coliseum stage

Friday was a day of firsts.

It was the first time in 70 years that USC’s commencement had taken place at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum — complete with a lit torch.

It was also the first time that two separate graduating Read More »

May 17th, 2021|Announcements, Commencement, Keck Net Intranet|

Student-led task force promotes racial justice at the Keck School

When George Floyd was killed by a Minneapolis police officer on May 25, 2020, outrage erupted across the country. Terry Zhu, a fourth-year medical student at the Keck School of Medicine of USC, marched with friends and classmates in the Read More »

May 14th, 2021|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Keck Medicine marks Nurses Week and Hospital Week 2021

Keck Medicine of USC recently joined organizations across the country in celebrating National Nurses Week and National Hospital Week. These annual events serve as an opportunity to pause and honor health care employees for the compassionate, innovative ways they support Read More »

May 13th, 2021|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Targeted therapies linked to improved outcomes for advanced-stage breast cancer patients

It is projected the United States will spend $245 billion on cancer care in 2030, a 35% increase over the amount spent in 2015. Innovative treatments including targeted therapies — complex, precision medicine that attack specific cancer molecules — have Read More »

May 12th, 2021|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Mother’s Day tradition continues with rose deliveries for 2021

In honor of Mother’s Day, the ambulatory infusion teams distributed roses to patients who visited USC Norris Cancer Day Hospital, the Norris Healthcare Center Treatment Center and Women’s Specialty Care Clinic, as well as the Keck Medicine of USC Arcadia, Read More »

May 12th, 2021|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

What parents need to know about COVID-19 vaccines and kids

The chance to get vaccinated against COVID-19 seems like the best thing to happen in a very long time. Like most parents you’re probably wondering: What about the kids?

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has so far authorized three Read More »

May 12th, 2021|Announcements, COVID-19, Keck Net Intranet|

Commencement 2021: Stem cell master’s graduate celebrates Trojan Family from Los Angeles to Syria

When Eli Bosnoyan first set foot on the USC campus, he was a six-year-old boy from Aleppo, Syria, visiting relatives in Los Angeles during his summer vacation.

“I was with my brother,” said Bosnoyan, who is now graduating from the Read More »

May 12th, 2021|Announcements, Commencement, Keck Net Intranet|

USC commencement 2021: What you need to know

Get ready to celebrate the classes of 2020 and 2021, as USC’s 137th and 138th commencements will get underway beginning Friday, May 14. Here are some things you need to know about a commencement full of firsts: