» Established in 1885 making Keck the oldest medical school in Southern California.

» Over 1,200 full-time faculty, 1,800 staff and 1,200 students.

» Home to 25 research-oriented basic and clinical academic programs.

» Over 7,000 alumni

» More than 5,000 physician graduates who practice in Southern California.

EDUCATION

» On the forefront of medical education with a recently redesigned curriculum that is integrated and hands on.
» 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 medical school.
» Led movement toward the use of the "standardized patient" for medical training, an idea that has taken root at schools across the nation. A "standardized patient" is a person carefully trained to portray all of the characteristics of a real patient and provide feedback to the students, especially with regard to communication and bedside skills.

Medical Degree Programs

• M.D.
  
• Baccalaureate/M.D.
  
• M.D./Ph.D.
  
• M.D./Master of Science in Clinical and Biomedical Investigations
  
• M.D./M.B.A.
  
• M.D./Master of Public Health
  
• M.D./D.D.S.
  
• M.D./Master of Science in Global Medicine

Graduate Degree Programs

Masters and/or Ph.D. degrees are offered in these areas:

• Biochemical & Molecular Biology
  
• Biostatistics
  
• Cell & Neurobiology
  
• Epidemiology
  
• Genetic, Molecular & Cellular Biology
  
• Health Behavior Research
  
• Medical Education
  
• Molecular Microbiology & Immunology
  
• Pathology
  
• Physiology & Biophysics
  
• Preventive Medicine
  
• Systems Biology & Disease
  
• Master of Public Health
  
• Master of Physician Assistant Practice

Students & Residents

» Total Enrollment: 679 medical students, 292 Ph.D. students, 300 master's students
» Average GPA of incoming class: 3.6
» Average MCAT score of incoming class: 33
» 2007 U.S. Medical Licensing Exam, Step 1, average score: 233 (83% of Keck students above national mean)
» More than 900 medical residents in 52 specialty or subspecialty programs

PATIENT CARE

» Over one million patients served annually by Keck School physicians.
» 199 physicians on 2008 "Best Doctors" and "America's Top Doctors" lists.
» More than 70 medical specialties.

Facilities

• USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center and Hospital
  
• USC University Hospital
  
• Childrens Hospital Los Angeles
  
• Los Angeles County+USC Medical Center
  
• Doctors of USC -- Downtown
  
• Healthcare Consultation Centers I & II
  
• Doheny Eye Institute
  
• Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center
  11 other affiliated hospitals throughout Southern California
  

The Doctors of USC

» More than 500 Keck School physicians are members of The Doctors of USC, the private faculty clinical practice.
» A wide range of patient services offered, from the most complex therapies to primary care for the entire family.
» Practice at numerous locations throughout Los Angeles and Southern California.

RESEARCH

» More than $140 million in total federal research support.
» Research priorities include cancer, genetics, neuroscience, preventive medicine, stem cell/regenerative medicine, bioengineering, diabetes and obesity.

Research Facilities

• Zilkha Neurogenetic Institute»
  
• USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center
  
• Doheny Eye Institute
  
• Harlyne J. Norris Cancer Research Tower
  
• Eli and Edythe Broad CIRM Center for Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research at USC (under construction)
  
• Departmental labooratories

Research Institutes

• USC Cardiac and Vascular Institute
  
• Zilkha Neurogenetic Institute
  
• USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center
  
• Eli and Edythe Broad Center for Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research at USC
  
• Institute for Genetic Medicine
  
• Institute for Global Health
  
• Saban Research Institute at Childrens Hospital Los Angeles
  
• Institute for Health Promotion & Disease Prevention Research