Study shows how efficiency can reduce patient wait times at clinics
(Photo/iStock) Waiting around at the doctor's office isn't just an annoyance for patients. With the number of patients at practices growing, it puts stress and strain [...]
Keck School’s Street Med program featured in Sunday LAT
Brett Feldman, Eddie Menacho and Gabrielle Johnson work as part of the Street Medicine team at USC, which provides medical care to people who are living on [...]
Dean Mosqueda Celebrates Caregivers on Rose Parade Float
Dean Mosqueda, her mother-in-law Emilia Mosqueda, and The SCAN Foundation celebrated America’s 41 million caregivers. - Photo courtesy of The SCAN Foundation. Dr. Laura Mosqueda, dean [...]
Researchers develop new information tool to standardize clinical outreach to unsheltered homeless
HOUSED BEDS acronym can help outreach workers better assess the needs of unsheltered homeless patients and improve treatment plans. Researchers from the street medicine team at the Keck [...]
Study: Financial abuse of older adults by family members more common than scams by strangers
Despite numerous telephone, mail and internet scams directed toward older adults, relatives may perpetrate more financial elder abuse than strangers, suggests a new study by experts at the [...]
Experts develop new tool to track injuries in older adults
Dr. Laura Mosqueda An estimated 10 percent of older adults experience some form of abuse each year. However, the link between injuries and possible elder abuse [...]
New grant will support training clinicians to care for vulnerable populations
As part of the grant, students from the Primary Care Physician Assistant Program will rotate with the street medicine team in an effort to get first-hand experience [...]
New study seeks to improve medication adherence among Latinos with diabetes
Certain lifestyle changes and low-cost interventions may improve how Latino patients with diabetes manage their medication regimen. Latino adults have higher diabetes rates than non-Latinos, yet research shows [...]
Primary Care Physician Assistant Program Ranked Top in California and No. 10 Nationally
Clinical instructor oversees a cast workshop in the Primary Care Physician Assistant Program at the Keck School of Medicine of USC. (Photo/Claire Norman) The Primary Care [...]
