The Galen Center roared with cheers and laughter as late-night TV talk show host Jimmy Kimmel shared levity, as well as his own family’s personal health struggles, to help send off 192 new doctors at the 134th Keck School … Read More »
For Ivana Giang, USC’s 2019 commencement was a tearful one.
Giang admits she’s prone to crying, whether it’s after a dance competition or while mentoring kids in South L.A. But on Friday, her tears symbolized a new milestone as … Read More »
Anson Tam is an aspiring doctor from Honolulu, who brings a hardworking, sun-loving, laid-back Hawaiian attitude to swimming, research and surgery.
Tam initially was inspired to become a doctor by the primary care physicians in his hometown. Through the years, he … Read More »
Caroline Folz’s passion for global health developed when she began to pursue her interests in medicine through the lenses of other cultures and health care systems. As a Morehead-Cain Scholar at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Folz … Read More »
From community health to mental health, health services to health behavior, Keck School of Medicine of USC graduates of the Department of Preventive Medicine have had a chance to reflect on their studies and achievements at the university. Meet a … Read More »
Kristyl Felix is set to graduate from the Primary Care Physician Assistant (PA) Program this May. Having grown up in a medically underserved area and seeing the language barriers firsthand, she is looking forward to fostering the importance of preventive … Read More »
Before moving to Los Angeles to attend the USC Mark and Mary Stevens Neuroimaging and Informatics Institute’s (INI) Master of Science in Neuroimaging and Informatics (NIIN) program at the Keck School of Medicine of USC, Jonathan Vanhoecke already had conducted … Read More »
Anushka Das entered her undergraduate career at USC with her sights set on medical school. After a year of basic science classes, she decided to take a summer anthropology course that involved backpacking 200 miles of Spain’s Camino de Santiago … Read More »
Vaughn A. Starnes, MD, a pioneering, internationally renowned cardiothoracic surgeon, chair of the Department of Surgery at Keck Medicine of USC, and co-director of the Heart Institute and founder of the Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery at Children’s … Read More »
Administrators recently offered an update on a variety of construction projects affecting the Health Sciences Campus community. In a memo distributed by Keck School of Medicine of USC Dean Laura Mosqueda, MD, and Rod Hanners, COO of Keck Medicine of … Read More »
Amy Nham is the first student to graduate with the dual degree of doctor of pharmacy (PharmD) from the USC School of Pharmacy and master of public health (MPH) from the Keck School of Medicine of USC. As a first-generation … Read More »
When he was 10 years old, Jamil Samaan and his family came to the United States from Syria. School was a struggle — he didn’t speak any English. Despite the challenges he faced as a young immigrant in the U.S., … Read More »
For Jamie Clarke, USC was more than a place to learn. USC became a place to integrate her passion for medical science with her desire to give back to underserved communities. Clarke began her journey as a Trojan as an … Read More »
Airborne lead from recycled car batteries at the Exide plant in Vernon ended up in the baby teeth of children living nearby, a USC study shows.
“We found the higher the level of lead in the soil, the higher the amount … Read More »
Eddie Menacho, PA-S, will graduate this May from the Primary Care Physician Assistant (PA) Program at the Keck School of Medicine of USC.
“I am most proud of being able to be the first PA student to do my advanced rotation … Read More »
The 136th Commencement at the University of Southern California begins at 8:30 a.m. May 10 at Alumni Memorial Park. U.S. Rep. Karen Bass will be the speaker. Individual school ceremonies follow the main ceremony. Here is … Read More »
Keck Medicine of USC has been contracted by the Culinary Health Fund to provide health care to the members and families of the Culinary Workers Union in Las Vegas.
Under the terms of the agreement, clinical staff from Keck Medicine will … Read More »
For Elizabeth Haddad, a graduate of the USC Master of Science in Neuroimaging and Informatics (NIIN) program’s Class of 2019, led by the USC Mark and Mary Stevens Neuroimaging and Informatics Institute (INI), finding time to conduct compelling research was … Read More »
From neighborhoods near USC to communities in Panama that can only be reached by boat, Jackson Fein has reached out to connect with those who need it most. Fein is graduating from the Keck School of Medicine of USC Master … Read More »
As part of broader efforts to strengthen USC’s organizational culture, experienced attorney and university administrator Felicia Washington will join USC as senior vice president of human resources, USC interim President Wanda M. Austin and President-elect Carol L. … Read More »