Department of Emergency Medicine
Providing high quality care. Leading in education and research. Fostering tomorrow's leaders.
Welcome to the homepage of the Department of Emergency Medicine of the USC Keck School of Medicine!
We are an academic department based at the Los Angeles County/University of Southern California Medical Center (LAC+USC), located in the heart of Los Angeles. LAC+USC is one of the nation’s largest teaching and referral hospitals, serving as the central hub of the County’s emergency services network.
In addition to providing high quality care to the over 500 ill and injured adult and pediatric patients who arrive to our clinical areas daily, our mission is to excel in education and research, developing the future leaders in emergency medical care.
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Western Regional Emergency Medicine Student Symposium USC Keck School of Medicine, in conjunction with the UC Irvine School of Medicine are hosting a one day event featuring a West coast residency fair, workshops in ultrasound, imaging and airway management, and speakers from EM programs throughout the west.... continue |
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Opinion Editorial by Marc Eckstein, MD General Hospital is about to shut down. No, I am not referring to the long-running TV soap opera. It's the Los Angeles County/USC Medical Center -- the realreal General Hospital, shown at the start of the soap opera and also known as the Great Stone Mother -- that is about to close. In its place, a new, state-of-the-art facility is set to open next door Nov. 7.... continue |
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USC Emergency Medicine Symposium for EM bound Medical Students The Los Angeles County-University of Southern California Emergency Medicine Residency Program invited interested Southern California medical students to the first annual USC emergency medicine symposium and residency fair. This one day event was designed for all medical students who are interested in pursuing careers in emergency medicine.... continue |