The sparkling vineyards near Cape Town, South Africa, produce some of the world’s best wines. But there’s a darker story among the people who work and live in the sunny wineries’ shadows: The region has the world’s highest prevalence of … Read More »
On the morning of April 29, visitors to the California Endowment Center were greeted by a sign reading, “Improved quality of care has become a priority issue in the American health care system. What do you contribute?”
Below the sign in … Read More »
On April 5, members of the Keck School of Medicine of USC community gathered in Aresty Auditorium to hear firsthand impressions of students’ experiences while participating in study away experiences with the Master of Science in Global Medicine program. Global … Read More »
Three junior faculty members in the Department of Neurological Surgery at the Keck School of Medicine of USC have been chosen to participate in the American Academy of Neurological Surgeons Emerging Investigator Mentoring Program.
“This award goes out to junior faculty … Read More »
How do bones heal, and how could they heal better? The answer to these questions may lie in a newly discovered population of “messenger” cells, according to a recent USC Stem Cell study published in the journal eLife.
“With nearly half … Read More »
On May 10, 90 new graduates from the Keck School of Medicine of USC’s undergraduate programs in Global Health and Health Promotion and Disease Prevention celebrated their accomplishments together at Town and Gown, a historic venue on USC’s University Park … Read More »
On May 10, the Primary Care Physician Assistant (PA) Program at the Keck School of Medicine of USC held a satellite commencement ceremony on the southwest lawn of the Allan Hancock Foundation Building on University Park Campus. There were 58 … Read More »
As the latest group of graduates prepared to celebrate receiving their degrees, Los Angeles County Department of Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer, PhD, MPH, MEd, presented the Keck School of Medicine of USC’s PhD, MPH and MS Class of 2019 … Read More »
In honor of Mother’s Day, the ambulatory infusion teams handed out roses to patients who visited the USC Norris Cancer Hospital, Healthcare Center 3 Treatment Center and Women’s Specialty unit, and the Arcadia, Orange County and Pasadena treatment centers during … Read More »
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 »