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TrojanDocs, The Trojan Voice, and USC Med Ezine. We want to
hear from you! Please email your suggestions to the Alumni
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Dean
Stephen Ryan
Steps Down
After 13 Years
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After serving 13 years - longer than any dean in the history of USC's medical school - Stephen J. Ryan announced his resignation as dean of the Keck School of Medicine and Senior Vice President for Medical Care, effective June 30, 2004.
He will return full time to ophthalmology as president of the USC-affiliated Doheny Eye Institute, where he has an active research lab, and serves as the Grace and Emery Beardsley Professor of Ophthalmology.
In his letter to faculty, Ryan expressed his appreciation to everyone affiliated with the Keck School. "I have greatly enjoyed working with the dedicated faculty, staff, students, and supporters of the Keck School of Medicine over these past 13 years," he wrote.
During his tenure as dean, the Keck School of Medicine
underwent a remarkable transformation. A few of the highlights
are:
- Overall research funding increased from $72 million in FY93 to $149 million in FY02.
- The average grade point average of entering medical students improved from 3.47 in FY92 to 3.61 in FY03 and cumulative MCAT scores went from 29.2 in FY92 to 32.4 in FY03.
- Campus expansion commenced with more than 585,000 square feet of new research space including the Zilkha Neurogenetic Institute, the Harlyne J. Norris Cancer Research Tower and Research Building 3, along with new clinical buildings-USC's Healthcare Consultation Center II and the USC University Hospital Norris Tower, being built by Tenet Healthcare. USC's partner, Los Angeles County, is on target for its 600-bed, $820 million replacement facility slated to open in 2007.
For more information on this story, click here:
Keck School of Medicine Dean Stephen J. Ryan to Step Down in June
Keck School officials map plan for Leadership Transition
Brian Henderson named new dean of Keck School of Medicine
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KSOM
ALUMS IN THE SPOTLIGHT
Herschel Burston, M.D.
Class of '37
Dr. & Mrs. Burston
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Dr. Herschel Burston, Keck School of Medicine of USC class of 1937, and his wife Mrs. Nora Burston, have made a $100,000 gift to the Keck School of Medicine to assist medical students.
Salerni Collegium will be the benefactor of $5,000 of Burston's gift and another $5,000 will be allocated to the Berman Loan Fund. The remaining $90,000 is being used to establish the Dr. Herschel and Mrs. Nora Burston Endowed Scholarship Fund, which will provide scholarships to medical students in need.
Dr. Burston lives in Studio City with his wife of 62 years is retired from his practice as a Plastic Surgeon and Ear, Nose and Throat Specialist. The Burstons have two children and three grandchildren.
The Burstons have always been active members of their community. Before retiring Dr. Burston volunteered his time for the Parent Teachers Association to perform tonsillectomies for underprivileged students of the Los Angeles Unified School District. He now serves as President of the Board of Emeritus Physicians at Cedars Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles.
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KSOM
FACULTY UPDATE
Clive R. Taylor, M.D., Ph.D.
Clive R. Taylor, Senior Associate Dean for Educational Affairs, and professor and chair of the Department of Pathology, has been at USC since 1976 - a career spanning four decades at the medical school. Taylor joined the USC Department of Pathology in 1976. Prior to that, the Littleport, England, native received his medical training at Oxford University and lectured in pathology at Oxford. He served with the Oxfordshire Health Authority before coming to USC on a Medical Research Council Traveling Fellowship in Cancer Research.
He has served as chair of the Department of Pathology and
director of laboratories at the LAC+USC Medical Center since
1984. In addition, he is President of University Pathology
Associates and has recently completed terms as President
of the Biological Stain Commission and President of the
Association of Pathology Chairs. Taylor teaches pathology
to first, second and third year students and conducts resident
pathology teaching, postgraduate pathology lectures, laboratories
and examinations.
The research in Dr. Taylor's laboratory has focused on the
identification of markers of different tumor types, development
of new antibodies, and the standardization of this technology
for general application by all surgical pathologists. More
recently, the focus has changed somewhat from the identification
of particular tumor types to the development of markers
that establish prognosis early in the course of a tumor,
as opposed to waiting for evidence of tumor spread. Dr.
Taylor's clinical interests include diagnostic immunopathology,
leukemia, lymphoma, cancer diagnosis and treatment, and
anatomic and clinical pathology. In 2002, Dr. Taylor was
awarded the Philip Levine Award of the American Society
of Clinical Pathology for his outstanding research in immunohematology.
Taylor was appointed Senior Associate Dean in 1997. At the
time of his appointment, he stated, "I'm looking forward
to working with the students, faculty and my colleagues
at the department chair level towards being the best we
can be in medical education. I see the primary role of the
position as the advocate for the medical students."
Which faculty would you like to catch up
with?
Let us know at ksomalum@usc.edu.
Calling All Golfers and Tennis Players!
Salerni Collegium 21st Annual Golf &
3rd Annual Tennis Tournaments
Monday, June 14, 2004
We urgently need your support for this event! Come out
and enjoy a fun-filled day at the Wilshire Country Club
for golf or the historic Los Angeles Tennis Club for tennis.
This event raises funds for critically needed medical student
scholarships. Call Elliott Law today at (323) 442-2361 or
send email to elaw@usc.edu
to register to play or sponsor a medical student.
CURRENT
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
Volunteer at the medical school and make
a difference at your alma mater. There are a wide variety
of volunteer opportunities; chances are there is something
for you. It is the efforts of loyal alumni that make our
programs so successful. You have something valuable to offer.
To receive information about one of the volunteer opportunities
listed below, please contact Colin Kaiser, Director, Alumni & Constituent Relations,
at (323) 442-1084 or send email to ckaiser@usc.edu.
Alumni Ambassador
On-going - looking for alumni to help with regional programs
for alumni to reconnect.
Career Resource Network
On-going - student-alumni career networking.
Class Agent
On-going - serves as class representative for their medical
school class.
Student Recruitment
On-going - looking for alumni to help with student recruitment fairs.
PAST EVENTS
2004 Salerni Collegium/Medical Faculty Wives and Friends
Annual Scholarship Dinner
KSOM Olympian Honorees
L to r: Rod Strachan '81, Sammy Lee '47, and Tom McBreen '79
Much Appreciated!
Salerni Collegium President George Stoneman '65
passes
the reigns to Salerni President-elect Robert Stanton '54
Howard P. House M.D. Scholarship recipient Anna Barbara
'04
is honored with the House Family
Proceeds from this event are used to fund
medical student scholarships.
Click here to see photos from other past events.
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