Emergency Medicine
Welcome to the Department of Emergency Medicine at the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California operating in the LAC+USC Medical Center.
The Department of Emergency Medicine at LAC+USC 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 Academic Emergency Medicine. Our alumni are spread throughout the nation practicing the specialty in every venue, from small practice groups to large academic centers.
The Department of Emergency Medicine is pleased to announce the following applicants have matched to this program for the 2013 Match Day:
| Nicholas Abraham |
Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University |
| Ariel Bowman |
Raymond and Ruth Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania |
| Caroline Brandon |
Temple University School of Medicine |
| Crystal Brown |
Temple University School of Medicine |
| Rafael Chavez |
Univeristy of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine |
| Jennifer Farah |
Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California |
| Gerald Farrell |
Temple University School of Medicine |
| Michael Fitzgerald |
University of Minnesota Medical School |
| Katherine Harter |
George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences |
| Aarti Jain |
Keck School of Medicine of the Univeristy of Southern California |
| Saman Kashani |
Tulane University School of Medicine |
| Jennifer Marvil |
University of California, Davis, School of Medicine |
| Eugene Park |
University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine |
| Brian Raffetto |
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA |
| Neil Rifenbark |
Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California |
| Allison Sarff |
Tufts University School of Medicine |
| Peggy Tseng |
Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons |
For latest news check out our quarterly newsletters:
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Spring Newsletter 2012
Fall Newsletter 2012
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