Services

    • Keck School students can make appointments with one of the school’s in-house clinical psychologists.
    • Therapy and psychiatry services are available through USC’s student health services including crisis help that is available 24-hours a day.
    • First, second- and third-year medical students have mental health check-ins with a psychologist.
    • Mental health panel discussions with faculty and other students.
    • Supportive, confidential hour-long group sessions for clerkship students to discuss challenges of beginning clinical work.
    • Mandatory wellness days for clerkship students.
    • Individualized behavioral help to improve time management, self-care or work-life balance available through the Division of Occupational Therapy’s Lifestyle Redesign program.
    • Deans are available to talk 24 hours a day through the Deans On-Call service.
    • Keck Peer Support provides one-on-one peer support and discussion groups on sensitive topics. The group also arranges study breaks, dinners at faculty members’ homes and other events.
    • Schwartz Rounds are held quarterly for hospital staff to discuss emotional issues in caring for patients and families.
    • HSC recreation center or gym at Currie Hall
    • Free on-campus yoga classes twice a week
    • Free on-campus boot camp workouts once a week
    • Free exercise balls, bike desks and standing desks available for studying on campus
    • Free cooking workshops
    • USC Recreational Sports
    • Office of Religious Life offers community of spiritual reflection
    • Student communities of various denominations host regular gatherings
    • Free one-on-one financial counseling