Welcome to the Keck School of Medicine Center for Health Equity in the Americas of the University of Southern California.

Welcome to our virtual space where collaboration, partnerships, research, trainings, and the exchange of evidence base practices can take place; all in the pursuit of health equity in the Americas.

  • The Office of Community Outreach and Engagement present at the EUROGIN conference in Stockholm, Sweden
    The KSOM Office of Community Outreach and Engagement is currently presenting at EUROGIN, Innovations in HPV Research and Global Cancer Solutions: an International Collaborative Conference, in Stockholm, Sweden, between March 13-16, 2024. EUROGIN, is the world's leading international congress on HPV infections and associated cancers with a focus on prevention and diagnostics. For four days,…
  • Featuring Dayanara Ruiz and the CDC Bring Your Brave Campaign
    Dayanara Ruiz Dayanara Ruiz is a first-year PhD student in the Health Behavior Research program at the Keck School of Medicine. Dayanara was selected as one of the faces of the Center for Disease Control's (CDC) breast cancer awareness campaign, Bring Your Brave, and is part of the "Beyond the Diagnosis" series in which women…
  • EACR-AACR Basic and Translational Research Conference: How to Bring Basic Science Discoveries to the Clinic
    The European Association for Cancer Research (EACR) and American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) hosted the Basic and Translational Research Conference, a new joint conference in Dublin, Ireland in collaboration with the Irish Association for Cancer Research (IACR) from February 27-29, 2024. This conference gathered top experts in the fields of immunology, drug development, tumor…
  • KSOM Presence at Advancing the Science of Cancer in Latinos Conference
    The Mays Cancer Center and the Institute for Health Promotion Research at UT Health San Antonio hosted the fourth international conference on Advancing the Science of Cancer in Latinos on February 21-23, 2024, in San Antonio, Texas. Many University of Southern California (USC), Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center (NCCC), Keck School of Medicine (KSOM) staff members…
  • Celebrating Native American Heritage Month at USC
    November is Native American Heritage Month, a time to celebrate the stories and traditions of Native Americans that are part of our dynamic USC campus. On November 15, 2023 the USC Native American Student Assembly organized USC's first Native American Heritage Month Celebration a beautiful event with traditional bird singers, and a panel that spoke…