MD Program
In pace with the changing face of medicine, the Keck School has stepped toward the forefront of medical education with the adoption of an integrated, modern curriculum.
Already recognized for being among the first medical schools to adopt the Introduction to Clinical Medicine courses for the first-year students which provides critical real-world experience in patient care from the start of medical school, the Keck School faculty led the movement towards the use of the "standardized patient" for medical training, an idea which has taken root at schools across the nation. The Keck School's new curriculum promises to improve the medical training at the Keck School even more, as it better reflects the current state of medicine and practice.
The Keck School offers innovative training programs for physicians interested in scientific research, including two M.D./Ph.D. programs, a fifth-year research option and master's programs to train physicians in biomedical research methods, study design and analysis. Many medical students take advantage of opportunities to work closely with leading medical faculty during their training at the Keck School. Programs to enhance the careers of future physicians in business administration and public health are also offered.
Supervised by Keck School faculty, medical students also play a key role in patient care in more than a dozen affiliated hospitals, including the adjacent LAC+USC Medical Center, one of the largest teaching hospitals in the nation.
MD Program
Combined Degree Programs