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June 11, 2020 |
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Health Sciences Campus community observes eight minutes, 46 seconds of silenceIn solidarity with the organization White Coats for Black Lives, faculty and students across the Health Sciences Campus, including USC Verdugo Hills Hospital, gathered to join a nationwide observance of silence for eight minutes and 46 seconds in honor of George Floyd and others who have lost their lives due to racial injustice. |
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Patient's long journey leads to recovery after transplant surgeryWhen Timothy Thomas, 36, experienced a sudden heart attack followed by cardiac failure, he was sent to Keck Medicine, where he would spend months waiting for a heart transplant while machines kept him alive. When the staff found out that Thomas was engaged, they offered him an extraordinary gift — by throwing a hospital wedding for him. |
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Ophthalmology residents adapt amid COVID-related disruptionsAmidst the pandemic, barrier shields meant to protect patients and physicians from COVID-19 transmission went on national backorder. Charles DeBoer, MD, PhD, responded by spending his own time and personal resources to build personal protective equipment customized for ophthalmic exams, allowing doctors and patients to resume eye care visits safely. |
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Actors who portray patients face a new world of virtual medical examsStandardized patients are actors who help the Keck School of Medicine of USC faculty test their students' interpersonal skills as well as their medical knowledge. The work requires simulating emotional and psychosocial issues along with physical symptoms in a realistic way, which presented a challenge when standardized patient visits went virtual. |
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