Louise Ball retired from USC and went on to run her own business managing non-profit medical associations dedicated to advancing continuing medical education for physicians.  At the age of 75, she published a book titled The International Medical Graduates’ Guide to U.S. Medicine: Negotiating the Maze, in which she discusses the problems with visas and medical licensure in the United States for American citizens graduating from foreign medical schools and foreign students graduating from American medical schools.  She was a charter member of the Staff Retirement Association at USC of which she is still an active member.  She is also a volunteer for CARES, a non-profit auxiliary of the LA County/USC Medical Center that cares for 22,000 children annually while their families care for patients at the hospital.

Bio

Louise came to USC in 1962 as Administrative Assistant to the Associate Dean of Medical Education.  A few years later she became Special Assistant to the Dean at the Keck School of Medicine.  This position encompassed a little bit of everything, and her degree in journalism gave her an advantage when it came to writing.  She wrote and edited publications, did ghost writing and grant writing.  Aside from assisting the deans, she also enjoyed being a liaison between the medical students and the faculty as she directed the Curriculum Office.  In 1984 she received the Elaine Stevely Hoffman Award.  Louise retired in 1985 after 23 years of service.

Lessons Learned

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