Community Engagement

The JEDI Academy is a JEDI workforce development program bringing together the Keck School of Medicine, Keck Medicine of USC, and University Relations to support our surrounding communities. The program offers training, technical assistance and mentoring to young adults (ages 18 to 24), providing them with opportunities to learn about various career pathways, including administration, hospital technical work, emergency preparedness, and fostering participation in the physician assistant USC PA pipeline. Participants receive a stipend and are connected to one of the chosen pathways. Via problem-based learning, participants gain a better understanding of what training is needed to do a certain type of job, what careers may pay, and how to prepare for a career in one of these areas. They also receive training in resume writing, mock job interviews, identifying their own goals and objectives, and engaging in a career discovery day.

Contact: Lourdes Baezconde Garbanati, PhD

The Keck Federal Work Study Scholars Program is a new initiative to bring USC undergraduate and graduate students to the Health Sciences Campus for employment, career development, and mentorship. In this partnership with the USC’s Leslie and William McMorrow Neighborhood Academic Initiative, students who receive Federal Work Study as part of their financial aid package will be recruited to fill part-time positions in a variety of disciplines during the academic year.

Contact: Juliet Emamaullee MD, PhD

The Keck Human Rights Clinic (KHRC) is a student-run clinic dedicated to providing forensic medical and psychological evaluations to survivors of human rights abuses seeking asylum in the United States. Visit the clinic’s webpage: https://sites.usc.edu/keckhumanrights/.