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Keck School of Medicine of USC

Community

Are You a Patient?

Community Programs & Education

The Health Sciences Campus is located within one of the most dynamic and exciting communities in the world. We are rich in diversity across the spectrum — economically, ethnically, linguistically and in terms of gender, ability and health. The Keck School of Medicine of USC is committed to hearing, learning and fulfilling the needs of our community by engaging and empowering our neighbors. We understand how important it is to work together to improve health care in our neighborhood.

Service Recognition

AAMC Spencer Foreman Award 2025

“The relationship with our community is foundationally built on trust and engaged partnerships. The depth and breadth of our 42 community partnerships — from empowering and opening doors for children and young adults, to providing access to trusted health information, to inclusive clinical trial participation — helps to remove barriers and leads to tangibly better health outcomes. We’re grateful that the AAMC has recognized this hard work with the Spencer Foreman Award.”

— Carolyn Meltzer, MD, dean of the Keck School of Medicine

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Community Engagement News

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Press Release

AAMC honors Keck School of Medicine of USC with the Spencer Foreman Award for Outstanding Community Engagement

September 30, 2025
Dr. Cecilia Perez (PhD, CCC-SLP) and workshop participants at the Los Angeles Public Library. (Photo Credit: Cecilia Perez)
Campus News

In Praise of Charlas: Cecilia Perez Brings Bilingual Workshops to the Los Angeles Public Library

Press Release

USC medical school program helps drive primary care careers through community-focused training

Campus News

Surgeon for a Day: Middle-schoolers come to USC for early look at health care careers

Partnerships ignite local impact

As a nexus for academic medicine, the Keck School of Medicine of USC fosters solutions for the biggest problems in human health through the traditional pillars of education, research and care. Its links to the communities living alongside USC’s campuses in Los Angeles — one of the most diverse cities anywhere — has led to local impact becoming its fourth pillar.

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Strengthening Local Connections

The Keck School of Medicine of USC is deeply connected to the diverse communities surrounding its Health Sciences Campus, recognizing community impact as a vital extension of its mission in education, research, and care. The school engages and empowers its neighbors across Los Angeles to improve health, equity, and well-being together.

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The Keck School in the Community

Explore the ways that we partner with our neighbors to promote health, well-being and prosperity.

Youth Educational Programs

Neighborhood Wellness

Community Education

Research and the Community

Igniting Community Impact

1.3 M

Community members reached through direct outreach and social and traditional media.

190

Community-based agencies receiving evidence-based guidance.

42

Active community partnerships.

Contact Us to Get Involved

Student Initiatives

Community Programs

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  • Kevin Tsao (kevin.tsao@med.usc.edu)