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 | USC recently purchased the USC University Hospital and the USC Norris Cancer Hospital. This hospital acquisition will ensure that USC has one of the nation’s top-ranked integrated academic medical centers, comprising USC University Hospital, USC Norris Cancer Hospital, the Keck School of Medicine of USC and The Doctors of USC. |
Founded in 1885, the Keck School of Medicine of USC is a major center of medical research, education and patient care with more than 1,200 full-time faculty members and a voluntary faculty of more than 3,800 physicians. Faculty of the school include national leaders in each of its 25 clinical and basic science departments. Located on the university’s 30.8-acre Health Sciences campus three miles northeast of downtown Los Angeles, the Keck School is adjacent to the Los Angeles County+USC Medical Center, one of the largest teaching hospitals in the United States.
Keck’s faculty, students and residents serve more than one million patients each year through the Los Angeles County+USC Medical Center, the USC Norris Cancer Hospital, USC University Hospital, Doheny Eye Institute, Childrens Hospital Los Angeles, and a network of additional USC-affiliated hospitals throughout Southern California. More than 500 faculty physicians comprise The Doctors of USC, caring for patients with a variety of complex medical needs as well as providing primary care.
The new Eli and Edythe Broad CIRM Center for Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research is scheduled to open in the Fall of 2010, joining the Harlyne J. Norris Cancer Research Tower and Zilkha Neurogenetic Institute in providing state-of-the-art facilities for important scientific discovery. With more than $170 million in total federal research support, the Keck School ranks among the top U.S. medical schools in federal funding. Research programs in stem cell/regenerative medicine, cancer, genetics, neuroscience, preventive medicine, transplantation medicine, bioengineering and other key areas have attracted national recognition.
In the educational arena, the Keck School of Medicine is at the forefront of medical education, with an integrated, modern curriculum. Keck was among the first medical schools to adopt Introduction to Clinical Medicine courses for first-year students, providing real-world experience in patient care from the start of the medical school career.
Administration
Carmen A. Puliafito, M.D., M.B.A., Dean, May S. and John Hooval Dean’s Chair in MedicineCoreen Rodgers, M.B.A., Chief Operating Officer
M. Elizabeth Fini, Ph.D., Vice Dean, Research Advancement
Henri Ford, M.D., Vice Dean, Medical Education
Judy Garner, Ph.D., Senior Associate Dean, Faculty Affairs; Associate Provost for Faculty Development
Minor W. Anderson, President and CEO, USC Care Medical Group, Inc.
Jane Brust, Associate Senior Vice President for Health Sciences Public Relations and Marketing
William D. Loadvine, Senior Executive Director, Development
Allan V. Abbott, M.D., Associate Dean, Curriculum and Continuing Medical Education
Raquel D. Arias, M.D., Associate Dean, Educational Affairs (Special Programs)
Thomas A. Buchanan, M.D., Associate Dean, Clinical Research
Donna D. Elliott, M.D., Ed.D., Associate Dean, Student Affairs
Deborah Johnson, Ph.D., Associate Dean, Graduate Affairs (Ph.D. Programs)
Elahe Nezami, Ph.D., Associate Dean, Undergraduate, Master’s and Professional Degree Programs
Lawrence M. Opas, M.D., Associate Dean, Graduate Medical Education
Michele T. Pato, M.D., Associate Dean, Academic Scholarship
Erin A. Quinn, Ph.D., Associate Dean, Admissions
Althea M. Alexander, Assistant Dean, Office for Diversity
Stanley P. Azen, Ph.D., Assistant Dean, Research Integrity
Pamela B. Schaff, M.D., Assistant Dean, Curriculum
Joel E. Schechter, Ph.D., Assistant Dean, Student Affairs
Frank R. Sinatra, M.D., Assistant Dean, Faculty Development
Darcy V. Spicer, M.D., Assistant Dean, Clinical Studies