Overview

Keck School of Medicine of USC

The Keck School of Medicine trains tomorrow’s leaders in patient care and biomedical research and provides advanced health care to the people of Southern California. Increasingly, the Keck School is expanding its biomedical research enterprise and, in so doing, raising its profile as a premier medical school. USC faculty physicians serve more than 1 million patients a year at such facilities as the cutting-edge USC University Hospital and the Los Angeles County+USC Medical Center, one of the largest teaching hospitals in the United States. The Keck School faculty receives more than $150 million annually in federal research funding.

Dean

Carmen A. Puliafito

Contact Information

Keck School of Medicine of USC
1975 Zonal Ave. Suite 500
Los Angeles, CA 90089-9175
(323) 442-1900

School's Web Site

www.usc.edu/keck

Founded

1885

Faculty

1,268

Medical Students

679

Ph.D. Students

292

Master’s Degree Students

300

Residents

More than 900 in 52 specialty or subspecialty programs

Academic Departments

Anesthesiology
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Cardiovascular Medicine
Cardiothoracic Surgery
Cell and Neurobiology
Colorectal Surgery
Dermatology
Emergency Medicine
Family Medicine
Medical Education
Medicine
Molecular Microbiology and Immunology
Neurology
Neurological Surgery
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Ophthalmology
Orthopaedic Surgery
Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery
Pathology
Pediatrics
Physiology and Biophysics
Preventive Medicine
Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Radiation Oncology
Radiology
Surgery
Urology

Other Programs

Master of Public Health
Master of Physician Assistant Practice
Master of Science in Clinical and Biomedical Investigations
Master of Science in Global Medicine
Master of Science in Biostatistics
Master of Science in Molecular Epidemiology
Bachelor of Science in Health Promotion and Disease Prevention

last updated 11/25/08