For more than 40 years, USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center has gone beyond exceptional medicine to lead the fight to make cancer a disease of the past.
USC Norris is one of the eight original comprehensive cancer centers designated by the National Cancer Institute and has a mission to translate scientific discoveries into innovative therapies for its patients. The cancer center’s research breakthroughs have led the way to a greater understanding of the underlying causes of cancer and new methods of prevention, detection and treatment.
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Exceptional Capabilities
- A 60-bed hospital, USC Norris focuses on 13 key areas of cancer treatment: breast cancer, gastrointestinal cancer, genetic counseling, gynecological cancers, head and neck cancers, hematology, lung cancer, melanoma, neuro-oncology, radiation oncology, sarcoma, skin cancer and urologic oncology.
- Using a multidisciplinary team approach, the more than 250 dedicated physicians and scientists of USC Norris treat and prevent cancer by developing new therapies, enhancing existing protocols and providing personalized, precision care that is the most advanced available.
- As an integral part of a university-based medical center, USC Norris offers access to hundreds of innovative clinical trials and extensive patient education, empowering patients to take an active role in their health care.
Every day at Keck Hospital of USC, physicians, nurses and staff go beyond the science of exceptional medicine to bring patients breakthroughs in the art of caring.
Keck Hospital of USC, a 401-bed acute care hospital, is part of Keck Medicine of USC, the University of Southern California’s medical enterprise. Its internationally renowned physicians care for patients, teach and conduct research at the Keck School of Medicine of USC, the region’s first medical school.
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Exceptional Capabilities
- Keck Hospital of USC provides innovative care for complex medical and surgical issues. Highly trained specialists in each area provide every patient with an individualized, yet extensive care plan.
- Keck Hospital of USC physicians treat the most acutely ill patients with some of the most innovative techniques in the world. Hundreds of clinical trials are currently taking place at Keck Hospital of USC and its affiliated research institutions, giving participants access to novel and promising therapies that generally are not available elsewhere.
- Combining exceptional scientific research with compassionate, patient-centered care, Keck Hospital of USC goes beyond exceptional medicine to deliver customized, personalized care — the right therapy at the right time to meet each patient’s specific needs.
Quality Transparency
- Keck Hospital of USC strives to be the trusted leader in delivering quality health care through uncompromising service excellence. As part of our transparency efforts, information about our hospital’s safety standards and practices is available to the general public. This data is updated regularly and supports our efforts to monitor and improve our safety standards and empower our patient community. To learn more about our safety standards, please visit our Quality Transparency page.
With a tradition dating back to 1885, the Keck School of Medicine of USC is the oldest school of medicine in Southern California. Here, you’ll discover a long tradition of innovation and community service.
Notable Achievements
- First academic Department of Emergency Medicine in the United States in 1970
- First to provide real-world experience in patient care in the first year of medical school
- Led movement toward the use of the “standardized patient” for medical training
- Developed HTE@USC, a cross-disciplinary program for medical and engineering students to find solutions to real-world health care problems
Today’s Keck School of Medicine
1,500 full-time faculty, 1,800 staff, and 1,200 students and trainees
24 research-oriented basic and clinical academic programs
At the Keck School of Medicine of USC, we are dedicated to improving the quality of life for individuals and society by promoting health, preventing and curing disease, advancing biomedical research and educating tomorrow’s physicians and scientists.
- Established in 1885 making Keck the oldest medical school in Southern California
- More than 1,500 full-time faculty, 2,400 voluntary faculty physicians, 1,800 staff and 1,200 students
- More than 900 resident physicians being trained in more than 50 specialty or subspecialty programs
- Home to 24 research-oriented basic and clinical academic programs
- Generates more than $230 million in annual sponsored research
- More than 7,000 alumni
- More than 5,000 physician graduates who practice in Southern California