{"id":4,"date":"2023-08-08T21:04:21","date_gmt":"2023-08-08T21:04:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/about\/?page_id=4"},"modified":"2025-07-31T06:10:04","modified_gmt":"2025-07-31T06:10:04","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About the Keck School"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n  \n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--hero-primary has-image horizontal-navigation\"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--hero-primary\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      <div class=\"image-container\">\n\n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2023\/08\/about-hero-meltzer-21-768x432.jpg\"\n          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USC\">Keck School of Medicine of USC<\/a>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                      <\/div>\n        \n                      \n<div class=\"f--field f--page-title has-stripe\">\n\n    \n  <h1>About the Keck School<\/h1>\n\n\n<\/div>\n        \n              <\/div>\n    \n              \n<div class=\"f--field f--link eyebrow-link\">\n\n    \n    \n  \n<a\n  class=\"link \"\n  href=\"https:\/\/www.keckmedicine.org\/find-a-doctor\/\"\n  target=\"_blank\"  aria-label=\"Read&#x20;more&#x20;about&#x20;Are&#x20;You&#x20;a&#x20;Patient&#x3F;\">\n        Are You a Patient?\n    <\/a>\n\n\n<\/div>\n    \n    \n      \n              <div class=\"horizontal-nav\">\n                      <div class=\"horizontal-menu-container\">\n              <button class=\"expand-menu\">\n                                  In This Section\n                                <svg class=\"menu\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\"\n           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\n  <h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Create The Future Of Medicine<\/h2>\n<p class=\"large\">At the Keck School of Medicine, we ignite discovery. Our research asks probing questions to transform health on a global scale. Our innovative curriculum tackles the cultural and environmental factors that influence health, giving students invaluable experience treating patients in the diverse and vibrant heart of L.A. And every day, we provide innovative, personalized and compassionate care to our patients, helping them live longer, healthier lives. Experience all this in a uniquely creative, entrepreneurial setting that sparks groundbreaking new treatments and one-of-a-kind collaborations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n        \n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--cta-cards-collection \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--cta-cards-collection\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n<div class=\"inner-wrapper\">\n      <div class=\"header-container\">\n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title\">\n\n    \n  <h2>\n          A Medical School with More to Offer\n      <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n      \n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--description description-large\">\n\n    \n  <p>See what makes the Keck School a standout among America\u2019s best medical schools.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n      \n      \n    <\/div>\n  \n      <div class=\"cards-container\">\n      \n        <div class=\"card\">\n\n                            <a href=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/about\/annual-report\/\" >\n            \n                                    <h3>Impact<\/h3>\n                \n                                    <span class=\"card-description\">Explore our recent milestones and ambitious goals for the future in this year\u2019s Annual Report.<\/span>\n                \n                            <\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n      \n        <div class=\"card\">\n\n                            <a href=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/about\/leadership\/\" >\n            \n                                    <h3>Leadership<\/h3>\n                \n                                    <span class=\"card-description\">Meet the vanguards who make the Keck School one of America\u2019s premier medical institutions.<\/span>\n                \n                            <\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n      \n        <div class=\"card\">\n\n                            <a href=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/about\/history\/\" >\n            \n                                    <h3>History<\/h3>\n                \n                                    <span class=\"card-description\">Since opening in 1885 in a former winery, the Keck School has forged new frontiers in health.<\/span>\n                \n                            <\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n      \n        <div class=\"card\">\n\n                            <a href=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/about\/life-in-southern-california\/\" >\n            \n                                    <h3>Southern California<\/h3>\n                \n                                    <span class=\"card-description\">Find balance where academic excellence meets California chill.<\/span>\n                \n                            <\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n  \n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n      \n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--statistics \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--statistics\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      <div class=\"header-container\">\n\n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title\">\n\n    \n  <h2>\n          A School on the Move\n      <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n      \n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--description description-medium\">\n\n    \n  <p>With soaring growth in faculty and research funding, we\u2019re accelerating progress toward better health.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n          <\/div>\n  \n      <div class=\"stats-container\">\n                          <div class=\"stat\">\n                                    <h3>3,000+ <\/h3>\n                \n                                    <span><p>Students and Trainees<\/p>\n<\/span>\n                \n            <\/div>\n                                  <div class=\"stat\">\n                                    <h3>100%+<\/h3>\n                \n                                    <span><p>More than Doubled Research Funding Since 2014<\/p>\n<\/span>\n                \n            <\/div>\n                                  <div class=\"stat\">\n                                    <h3>32 <\/h3>\n                \n                                    <span><p>Active Community Partnerships<\/p>\n<\/span>\n                \n            <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n  \n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--spacer \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--spacer\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n  \n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--featured-block image-left white\"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--featured-block\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n  <div class=\"text-image-container\">\n    <div class=\"text-container\">\n\n      \n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title has-stripe\">\n\n    \n  <h2>\n          Dean\u2019s Corner\n      <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n      \n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--description description-medium\">\n\n    \n  <p>Meet Carolyn Meltzer, MD, Dean of the Keck School of Medicine<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n      \n              <div class=\"links-container\">\n                          \n<div class=\"f--field f--link\">\n\n    \n    \n  \n<a\n  class=\"link \"\n  href=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/about\/deans-corner\/\"\n    aria-label=\"Read&#x20;more&#x20;about&#x20;Visit&#x20;the&#x20;Dean&#x27;s&#x20;Corner\">\n    <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"20\" height=\"12\" viewBox=\"0 0 20 12\"><polygon points=\"14 0 20 6 19 7 19 7 19 7 14 12 13 10.9 16.9 7 0 7 0 5 17 5 13 1 14 0\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" stroke-width=\"0\"\/><\/svg>    Visit the Dean&#8217;s Corner\n    <\/a>\n\n\n<\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n      \n    <\/div>\n\n          <div class=\"image-container\">\n            \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n       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