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USC Alumna Brooke Edwards Advocates for Assessment Tool to Improve Health Outcomes for Liver Transplant Patients
Brooke Edwards ’23 is one of the finalists of the 9th annual Association of Pacific Rim Universities (APRU) Global Health Student Poster Contest. The recent USC alumna was invited to attend the APRU Global Health Conference at the Tecnologico de Monterrey in Mexico...
Meet Kayla Tilton: A USC Alumna Named to de Beaumont Foundation’s 40 Under 40 in Public Health
Graduation Date: 2018, 2019 Degrees: Bachelor of Science in Health Promotion and Disease Prevention (2018) Progressive Degree in Master of Public Health (2019) Kayla Tilton, MPH, an industrious and versatile recent USC alumna, has been recognized as one of the...
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Evidence review helps to understand enhanced recovery after vascular surgery
A recent evidence review on enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) is helping those in the field understand the clinical effectiveness of current best practices, and where there are gaps in knowledge and evidence. The Southern California Evidence Review Center,...
Climate Action Can’t Wait: Student Reflections During the UN Climate Conference
As leaders from government, NGOs, businesses, and civil society gathered in Dubai, United Arab Emirates for the UN’s climate change conference (COP 28), faculty member Ans Irfan, MD, EdD, DrPH, ScD, MPH, MRPL, assigned his latest project for students in his PM599...
Novel predictor of prediabetes in Latino youth identified in new USC study
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