Message from the Dean
MEDICINE
It is a joy to work around young people. At the Keck School of Medicine of USC, our medical students and our residents are smart, curious, challenging.
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They work hard in their dedication to caring for others. Many of our young medical
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students choose the Keck School of Medicine for the opportunity to train at the re-
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David Lee, Ph.D., Chairman Edward P. Roski Jr., Vice Chairman Wallis Annenberg, Chairman, CEO and President Annenberg Foundation Peter K. Barker, Advisory Director Goldman Sachs & Co. Gordon Binder, Managing Director Coastview Capital, LLC
David Lee, Managing General Partner Clarity Partners James P. Lower, Partner Hanna & Morton, LLP Alfred E. Mann, Chairman and CEO Advanced Bionics Corp. Wendy Morrissey, Editor Vanity Fair Cecil L. Murray, Pastor (Retired) First AME Church
Eli Broad, Chairman and CEO Eli and Edythe L. Broad Foundation
C. L. Max Nikias, Executive Vice President and Provost University of Southern California
John E. Bryson, Chairman Emeritus Edison International
Holly Robinson Peete, Co-Founder HollyRod Foundation
Malcolm R. Currie, Chairman Emeritus Hughes Aircraft Company
Simon Ramo, Former Chairman KSOM Board of Overseers
Kelly Day, Member The Rockefeller University Council
Edward P. Roski Jr., President and CEO Majestic Realty Co.
Robert A. Day, Chairman W.M. Keck Foundation
Cheryl Saban, Executive Director Saban Family Foundation
Helene V. Galen, Member USC Board of Trustees
Kathryn Sample University of Southern California
Stanley P. Gold, President and CEO Shamrock Holdings Inc.
Steven B. Sample, President University of Southern California
Ghada Irani Occidental Petroleum Company
Steven Spielberg, Member USC Board of Trustees
Howard B. Keck Jr., Director W.M. Keck Foundation
Gary L. Wilson, Chairman Emeritus Northwest Airlines
Stephen M. Keck, CFA, Senior Vice President Trust Company of the West
Selim K. Zilkha Zilkha Biomass Energy
Kent Kresa, Chairman Emeritus Northrop Grumman Corp. John Kusmiersky, President The Brickstone Companies J. Terrence Lanni, Chairman Emeritus MGM Mirage
this country’s largest academic residency programs. Some 900 Keck School residents
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Carmen A . Pu l iaf i t o , M.D., M.B.A.
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receive their specialized training at the county hospital, while others receive part of their training at Childrens Hospital Los Angeles, USC University Hospital and USC Norris Cancer Hospital, Huntington Memorial Hospital, and in multiple hospitals and other sites that provide a broad range of clinical experiences and educational
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opportunities for residents, interns and fellows.
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This issue of Keck Medicine magazine tells the very special story of what it’s like
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to be a resident, experiencing the specialized medical training offered by our Keck School of Medicine faculty physicians. You will meet several of our residents and
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follow them through a few hours of their training – training that will position them
Susan Andrews, Nick Charles, Aaron Dalton, James Grant, Bob Kronemyer, Meghan Lewit, Sam Lopez, Jon Nalick, Katie Neith, Alana Klein Prisco, Leslie Ridgeway, Bryan Schneider
among the most skilled and most compassionate in the next generation of physicians. Also related to the education of our future physicians, the Keck School of Medicine is celebrating the award of the maximum eight-year accreditation from the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME), the best results achieved since 1981. In more good news this spring, our Keck School moved up a dramatic five points in rank for
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the category “Best Medical Schools,” as reported in the 2011 U.S. News and World Report’s
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annual Guide to Best Graduate Schools. Passion for teaching, research and patient care is the hallmark of our medical school. Compassionate care is one of the strong suits among the faculty and staff of the new USC Transplant Institute. Under the leadership of Dr. Cynthia Herrington, we are working to integrate our programs and enhance our support services for all
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patients in need of life-saving organ transplantation at our USC University Hospital.
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Another area of surgical expertise at USC University Hospital is the arena of car-
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diac surgery. Our surgeons perform minimally invasive heart surgery to benefit our
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patients with shorter hospital stays and faster recovery. Many hospitals are still in the
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early stages of providing these procedures, which have become routine at USC.
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In closing, I hope you will agree that one of the most moving stories coming out of the Keck School of Medicine in recent years is the story of our response to the
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earthquake crisis in Haiti that began when the ground shook in January. This issue of Keck Medicine will take you to Haiti, to the initial few days of the earthquake’s aftermath, to the chaos and compassion that has engulfed a nation in need. Your generous donations have made it possible for us to continue to send medical teams to Haiti. Although much has been accomplished, far more is yet to be done. We invite you to direct your contribution to the Keck School of Medicine Haiti Relief Fund. Photo by Don Milici
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“Big County,” as it is known to many of our Keck alumni, is also home to one of
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Carmen A. Puliafito, M.D., M.B.A., Dean
nowned Los Angeles County+USC Medical Center.
There is no doubt that your generosity will benefit those still in dire need.
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