Watanabe named associate dean for health and population science programs
Richard M. Watanabe, PhD, has been appointed associate dean for health and population science programs at the Keck School of Medicine of USC, … Read More »
From the Conversation: Rushed COVID-19 research tests publishing safeguards, allows bad science to get through
It has been barely a few weeks since the coronavirus was declared a pandemic. The pace at which the SARS-CoV-2 virus has spread across the globe is … Read More »
Surgical residents and fellows step up again
This was not the spring the surgical residents at the Keck School of Medicine of USC expected. Instead of having plentiful opportunities to hone their craft, they have watched as elective procedures have rightly been halted in order … Read More »
A creative option to support frontline health care workers fighting COVID-19
Families with time on their hands during the stay-at-home orders can make a small gesture that will mean a lot to Keck Medicine of USC staff treating COVID-19 patients.
Volunteers can create cards to thank … Read More »
The team supporting all Keck Medicine staffers from behind the scenes
As social distancing and stay-at-home orders started to look more likely, the Human Resources department at Keck Medicine began preparing to transition a large percentage of the workforce to remote work. Lisa Joins, the executive administrator of Human … Read More »
Making the case for environmentally-informed occupational therapy
Earth Day was first commemorated on April 22, 1970. Five decades after that watershed moment, USC Chan faculty member Camille Dieterle, OTD, makes the case for occupational therapy’s own “consciousness raising” potential in her … Read More »
Keck Foundation gift to USC to speed research on COVID-19
A $4 million gift from the W. M. Keck Foundation will help scientists at the … Read More »
Ask the expert: how COVID-19 affects the eyes
With health care information changing daily amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, little attention has been given to its effect on one of the most sensitive parts of our bodies: the eyes. To provide an update, … Read More »
USC Stem Cell scientist Ebony Flowers earns prestigious fellowship
From goji berries to green tea, antioxidant rich superfoods are celebrated for protecting against cancer-causing free radicals. But what is the role of free radicals — and the process of cell metabolism that produces free radicals — in … Read More »
Drayton Harvey earns coveted student seat on AMA legislative council
One of the crucial functions of the American Medical Association is advocating on behalf of doctors and other medical personnel, in the form of lobbying federal and state officials for certain policy priorities and legislation.