USC School of Pharmacy joins community partners at South L.A. Health Fair

Students, staff and faculty of the USC School of Pharmacy joined several community organizations at an afternoon health fair at South Los Angeles’ Saint Mark United Methodist Church on Sept. 10. The event featured free flu and COVID-19 vaccines, health Read More »

September 14th, 2022|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Pandemic conditions have increased elder abuse severity

Reported cases of elder abuse over the course of the pandemic show a worrying trend — an increase in severity and multiple abuses happening at the same time. The data was gathered and analyzed in a first-of-its-kind study led by Read More »

September 14th, 2022|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

USC School of Pharmacy alumni spotlight: Sharon Jhawar

Sharon Jhawar earned her PharmD at the USC School of Pharmacy in 2001, an accomplishment that soon led to a job at SCAN Health Plan, one of the nation’s largest not-for-profit Medicare Advantage plans.

A board-certified geriatric pharmacist Read More »

September 13th, 2022|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Keck Medicine receives $2 million to address physician burnout

UniHealth Foundation has awarded $2 million to Keck Medicine of USC to study solutions to physician burnout. This research will address three major elements of physician burnout — emotional stress, skill mastery and workflow — by conducting Read More »

September 13th, 2022|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Structural brain changes found in young people with suicidal ideation and behaviors

In response to rising suicide rates among children and teens, a group of international researchers called the ENIGMA Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviours (ENIGMA-STB) consortium, has conducted a study to examine associations between brain structure and suicide attempt in young people Read More »

September 12th, 2022|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|