Department of Emergency Medicine
Welcome to the Department of Emergency Medicine at the Keck School of Medicine of the Unviersity of Southern California operating in the LAC+USC Medical Center.
The Department of Emergency Medicine is also responsible for an active Paramedic Base Station, the Hyperbaric Treatment Chamber on Catalina Island, the Center for life Support Training, and Research, the Emergency Evaluation Area of the Los Angeles County Jail Service, and a 15 bed Observation Unit.
Today the Department of Emergency Medicine, led by Dr. Sean Henderson, provides world-class emergency, trauma and medical services to the County's 10 million residents. It is the County's largest emergency department, the backbone of the County's safety net for emergency care, and the County's "Flagship" trauma center providing more than 28% of all trauma care in Los Angeles County. The DEM is also the sponsor of one of the largest CME events in Emergency Medicine, Essentials of Emergency Medicine, and offers one of the medical school's most coveted clerkships, winning the award for Educational Excellence in 1997, 2003, 2007 and 2009. Our faculty hold or have held leadership positions in the American Board of Emergency Medicine, the American College of Emergency Physicians and the Society of Acadmic Emergency Medicine. Our alumni are spread throughout the nation practicing the specialty in every venue, from small practice groups to large academic centers.
2011 Fall Newsletter
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Dr. Sean Henderson announced Chair of Department of Emergency Medicine in the Keck School's The Weekly newsletter.
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The LAC USC Medical Center featured in the LA Times!
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The University of Southern California’s renowned doctors and nationally ranked private hospitals have a new name effective November 1: Keck Medical Center of USC.
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25th Annual Productivity and Quality Awards Program
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Flank Pain: Approaches in Emergency Diagnosis and Management
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Access to health insurance top indicator for better outcomes among undocumented children
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Max Harry Weil, a former USC faculty member and pioneer in the field of critical-care medicine, has died at the age of 84. Weil died of prostate cancer on July 29 at his home in Rancho Mirage, where he founded the Weil Institute of Critical Care Medicine.
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Steven Mackey has been appointed the new executive director of the USC-affiliated Health Research Association (HRA) and the executive director for Clinical Research at the Keck School of Medicine.
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