The Keck School Difference
The Keck School of Medicine of USC is a leading private medical school recognized for excellence in research, primary care, and specialty training. Located in Los Angeles, the Keck School ranks among the top medical schools in California for NIH funding, clinical training, and residency placement.
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Shaping the Next Generation of Health Leaders
Education at the Keck School of Medicine of USC is not only transformative but redefining what it means to be a health professional. The context is our diverse city, renowned faculty, state of the art facilities, and broad clinical and research opportunities. The result is a new kind of leader, equipped to tackle the most complex challenges of our time, and committed to improving lives locally and around the globe.
At the Forefront of Education
At the Keck School, education, research, and clinical training come together to prepare the next generation of clinician leaders and scientific innovators.
97.4%
Match rate of 2025 Keck School MD students as they chart their paths to practice and lead.
209
PhD students igniting discovery in research with publications in FY25.
1,000
Residents and fellows training in a broad range of settings.
Where Care Happens
The Keck School provides patients with world-class care merging deep expertise, leading-edge technology and human connection. From our private clinics to affiliated safety-net hospitals, faculty and trainees serve diverse communities and push forward the newest advances in human health.
Saving Lives Through Research
It’s the spark that turns a question into a cure. We are igniting discoveries to transform lives — from brain health to cancer science to regenerative medicine.
USC Stem Cell
Stem cells transform. So do we.
Our researchers are working to restore what disease and injury have taken away by discovering how the body builds and renews itself. With these insights, we are developing new cell, gene and regenerative therapies with the goal of repairing tissues and organs.
USC is an incubator for the medicine of the 21st century — regenerative medicine.
USC Cancer
Cancer rewrites the rules. So do we.
Our researchers are harnessing the power of data, health equity and strategic partnerships to translate discoveries into treatments that target a patient’s unique cancer. Our research is focused on personalizing treatment and prevention, reducing clinical disparities and advancing a world-class immunotherapy program.
USC is shaping the future of cancer science to improve the lives of all patients with cancer.
USC Brain Health
The brain innovates. So do we.
Our researchers are meeting the brain’s complexity with their own in the fight against Alzheimer’s disease and dementia, mental health conditions, neurodevelopmental and neurodegenerative disorders, and vision and hearing loss.
USC is uniting the greatest minds to reimagine the future of brain health.
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The mission of cultivating breakthroughs that fundamentally change the practice of medicine is an exciting, fulfilling one. You are invited along, and there are a number of ways to take part.