The secret to research impact? Diversity, equity and inclusion
Keck School of Medicine of USC launches and sustains innovative programs with health equity at heart By Wayne Lewis Photo iStock People around the world rely ... Read More »
Student-led task force promotes racial justice at KSOM
By Sarah Nightingale When George Floyd was killed by a Minneapolis police officer on May 25, 2020, outrage erupted across the country. Terry Zhu, a fourth-year medical student, ... Read More »
Keck School responds to Chauvin verdict, Daunte Wright’s death, violence against AAPI
This week former Minneapolis Police officer Derek Chauvin was convicted by a jury of all three charges against him in the killing of George Floyd last year. Narsing ... Read More »
Celebrating the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment
A message from Dr. Zea Borok on Women’s Equality Day Zea Borok, MD I thought it important for us to recognize an important day in history ... Read More »
Join Edwin Lindo for webinar ‘Pathologizing Racism’ today at 3:30
The Keck School of Medicine’s Office for Social Justice welcomes Edwin Lindo, JD, a Critical Race Theory Scholar and educator at Department of Family Medicine at the University ... Read More »
Prof. Bluthenthal interviewed for Voice of S.D. story on homelessness
A July 15 story in the Voice of San Diego on the factors driving black homelessness quoted Ricky Bluthenthal, PhD, professor of preventive medicine and Associate Dean for Social ... Read More »
Keck School’s Bluthenthal quoted in NYT story on rising overdose deaths
Ricky Bluthenthal, PhD, professor of preventive medicine and Associate Dean for Social Justice, was quoted in a July 15 story in The New York Times on the rising ... Read More »
KSOM adds health justice to medical student curriculum
Students volunteering at the Midnight Mission in Los Angeles. A commitment to social justice is built into the DNA of the Keck School of Medicine, ... Read More »
What is the USC Ombuds?
From right, USC Ombuds Katherine Greenwood and Thomas Kosakowski, and Ombuds Office Coordinator Marlene Lozano (Photo courtesy of the USC Office of the Ombuds) Stress levels ... Read More »