Facts & Figures

Established in 1885 making Keck the oldest medical school in Southern California.
More than 1,500 full-time faculty, 2,000 staff and 1,200 students.
Home to 25 research-oriented basic and clinical academic programs.
More than 7,000 alumni.
More than 5,000 physician graduates who practice in Southern California.

On the forefront of medical education with a recently redesigned curriculum that is integrated and hands on.
Among the first medical schools to adopt Introduction to Clinical Medicine courses for first-year students, providing real-world experience in patient care from the start of medical school.
Led movement toward the use of the "standardized patient" for medical training, an idea that has taken root at schools across the nation. A "standardized patient" is a person carefully trained to portray all of the characteristics of a real patient and provide feedback to the students, especially with regard to communication and bedside skills.

Medical Degree Programs

Graduate Degree Programs
Masters and/or Ph.D. degrees are offered in these areas:

Students & Residents

2011-2012 total enrollment: 701 medical students, 294 Ph.D. students, 300 master's students
Average GPA of incoming class: 3.64
Average MCAT score of incoming class: 33
2007 U.S. Medical Licensing Exam, Step 1, average score: 233 (83% of Keck students above national mean)
More than 900 medical residents in 52 specialty or subspecialty programs

Over one million patients served annually by Keck School physicians.
170 USC physicians on Pasadena Magazine's 2011 "Top Doctors" list.
134 USC physicians on 2011-12 U.S. News & World Report magazine's rankings of "Top Doctors."
More than 70 medical specialties.

Keck Medical Center of USC

An integrated academic medical center comprised of Keck Hospital of USC, USC Norris Cancer Hospital and more than 500 Keck faculty physicians.
Together the staff and clinicians work persistently toward personalized, innovative, compassionate care for their patients and community.
Keck Hospital of USC and USC Norris Cancer Hospital placed among the best hospitals in the nation in the 2011-12 U.S. News & World Report magazine's rankings of "America's Best Hospitals."

Facilities

USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center and Hospital
Keck Hospital of USC
Children's Hospital Los Angeles
Los Angeles County+USC Medical Center
Keck Medical Center of USC satellite offices in Beverly Hills, La Canada, and Pasadena
Doctors of USC -- Downtown
Healthcare Consultation Centers I & II
Doheny Eye Institute
Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center
11 other affiliated hospitals throughout Southern California

Keck Faculty Physicians

More than 500 physicians who are faculty members of the Keck School of Medicine.
A wide range of patient services offered - from the most complex therapies to primary care for the entire family.
Practice at numerous locations throughout Los Angeles and Southern California.

More than $275 million in annual sponsored program awards.
Research priorities include cancer, genetics, neuroscience, preventive medicine, stem cell/regenerative medicine, bioengineering, diabetes and obesity.

Research Facilities

Eli and Edythe Broad CIRM Center for Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research
Zilkha Neurogenetic Institute
USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center
Harlyne J. Norris Cancer Research Tower
Doheny Eye Institute
Harlyne J. Norris Cancer Research Tower
Eli and Edythe Broad CIRM Center for Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research at USC (under construction)
Departmental laboratories

Research Institutes

USC Cardiac and Vascular Institute
Eli and Edythe Broad Center for Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research at USC
Zilkha Neurogenetic Institute
USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center
Eli and Edythe Broad Center for Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research at USC
Institute for Genetic Medicine
Institute for Global Health
Saban Research Institute at Children's Hospital Los Angeles
Institute for Health Promotion & Disease Prevention Research

Keck Medicine Initiative

Among the most critical priorities of the Campaign for USC, the Keck Medicine Initiative aims to raise $1.5 billion- 25 percent of the overall campaign goal.
Focuses on four priorities within USC's academic medical center: advancing research, enriching medical education, enhancing patient care, and strengthening infrastructure.
To make a donation, please visit: http://www.keckmedicineofusc.org

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