Physician Assistant students receive 100 percent pass rate on national certifying exam

By Elise Herrera-Green

The class of 2013 of the Physician Assistant Program at USC, comprised of 50 graduates, received a 100 percent pass rate for first-time test takers on the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA) Physician Assistant National Certifying Exam (PANCE). Read More »

October 18th, 2013|Announcements|

Keck School student receives NAMME scholarship

By Elise Herrera-Green

Sheila Lau, a second-year student in the Keck School of Medicine of USC’s Primary Care Physician Assistant Program, has been selected to receive a 2013 National Association of Medical Minority Educators (NAMME) Scholarship. Lau was one of only eight students in the nation selected for this scholarship. Read More »

October 18th, 2013|Announcements|

Pfizer’s J. Jean Cui explains modern drug discovery to Keck School students

By Marie Rippen

Only five percent of potential cancer drugs make it from phase I clinical trail to FDA approval, but J. Jean Cui, PhD, associate research fellow at Pfizer, beat the odds.

 J. Jean Cui of Pfizer shared her perspective on drug discovery with Keck School students as part of the Careers in Science seminar series.  (Photo/Cristy Lytal)
J. Jean Cui of Pfizer shared her perspective on drug discovery with Keck School students as part of the Careers in Science seminar series.
(Photo/Cristy Lytal)

Cui visited the Eli and Edythe Broad CIRM Center for Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research on Sept. 13 to share her perspective on drug discovery with students as part of the Careers in Science seminar series, presented by the center in conjunction with the USC School of Pharmacy and the USC Center for Excellence in Research. Read More »

October 17th, 2013|Announcements|

Young adults make a difference in research, patient care

Young adults are the future of health care, and nowhere is that more evident than on USC’s Health Sciences Campus. Read More »

September 18th, 2013|Announcements|

New and returning Keck School students make a splash at welcome receptions

It’s the start of the fall semester, and Keck School of Medicine of USC students are back on the Health Sciences Campus! Read More »

August 30th, 2013|Announcements|