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The Keck School of Medicine educates the nation's future physicians and biomedical scientists. From day one, medical students help care for patients as part of an innovative curriculum that integrates basic and clinical sciences, technology and communication, the latest medical advances and the oldest healing arts. Students train in one of the largest teaching hospitals in the nation, gaining experience with the diverse, urban population of Los Angeles. Graduate and medical students play leading roles in the creation of new knowledge as part of the Keck School's vibrant research community.

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Top California University Physicians, Researchers to Address Proposition 29 and Efforts to Cure Cancer on Wednesday, May 30

Leading physicians and researchers from California universities will come together Wednesday, May 30 to discuss the impact of tobacco on residents’ health as well as the potential implications of a statewide initiative aimed at supporting cancer research.

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  • Physician Assistant Graduate Focuses on Patients First

    Hodges graduated with a master’s from the USC Primary Care Physician Assistant program at the Keck School.

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  • Keck School of Medicine honors philanthropist Selim Zilkha

    Businessman and philanthropist Selim Zilkha received the Elaine Stevely Hoffman Award during commencement ceremonies for the Keck School of Medicine.

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  • Keck School Dean’s Research Scholars chosen

    Keck School of Medicine Dean Carmen A. Puliafito recently announced 10 students to join the ranks of the prestigious Dean’s Research Scholars.

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  • Foundation donates $6 million for stroke clinic

    The gift was committed to establish the Roxanna Todd Hodges Comprehensive Stroke Clinic and the Roxanna Todd Hodges Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA) Program.

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  • Beijing Olympics Experiment Reveals Biological Link Between Air Pollution Exposure, Cardiovascular Disease

    Using the 2008 Beijing Olympics as their laboratory, Keck School of Medicine of USC researchers and colleagues have found biological evidence that even a short-term reduction in air pollution exposure improves one’s cardiovascular health.

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  • Keck School Congratulates New Doctors

    Nearly 2,500 guests arrived at the Shrine Auditorium to celebrate with the Keck School class of 2012, which included 171 M.D. graduates.

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  • Scientists Find Surprising Links Between Health, Relative Income Inequality

    New research from the Keck School of Medicine of USC shows that, while stress and depression levels surge when a Chinese teenager thinks he earns less money than his peers, psychological health remains steady when he thinks he earns the same as or more than his peers.

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