Emergency Medicine

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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: 

Fall Newsletter 2011

Spring Newsletter 2012

Fall Newsletter 2012

 

 

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