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Fortunately for water polo player (Charles) Mills, his teammates and the roughly 700 other Trojan student-athletes, the athletic specialists from Keck Medicine of USC provide some of the best care in the region.

“The care here, at USC, is completely unmatched,” Mills says. “Everything was super organized, and there was full transparency — I trusted the process, and it worked out 100% well for me.”…Continue Reading Meet some of the doctors healing USC’s athletes

The American Heart Association presented the USC Trojan Family with the Heartsaver Hero Award in recognition of its lifesaving actions in emergency situations and its commitment to help build a community of lifesavers in Los Angeles County.

Presented during USC’s Conquest spirit event on November 16, 2023, ahead of the school’s rivalry football game against UCLA, the award was accepted by Dr. Sarah Van Orman, vice president and chief campus health officer of USC, with director of operations for Athletic Medicine, Russ Romano. USC Student Health, and the Athletic Medicine department within its oversight, is a health care unit of Keck Medicine of USC.

“Their professionalism and skilled responses in emergency situations have saved lives.” said Dr. Van Orman, “We are especially proud of our athletic trainers, who have demonstrated the commitment to excellence in health care that Keck Medicine of USC is recognized for throughout Southern California.”…Continue Reading Trojans honored as “Heartsaver Heroes” by the American Heart Association

A medical emergency during a sports event is something no one hopes for; but this year, when a student-athlete suffered a cardiac event during a men’s basketball practice, three athletic trainers from USC Student Health’s Athletic Medicine team – Jon Yonamine MS, ATC, CES; Erin Tillman MS, ATC; and Lauren Crawford Med, ATC, LAT – jumped into action and responded within critical minutes to provide life-saving care.
For this outstanding accomplishment in the practice of medicine, all three were honored with the 2023 Life Saver Award from the California Athletic Trainers’ Association (CATA) in the Galen Center Hall of Fame.
…Continue Reading Athletic Trainers Jon Yonamine, Erin Tillman, and Lauren Crawford honored for their actions with Men’s Basketball

John Armistead’s first three words were “mom,” “dad,” and “touchdown.” Sports have been a part of the USC Iovine and Young graduate student’s world for as long as he can remember. Currently pursuing a Master’s in Integrated Design, Business and Technology, Armistead is realizing his academic ambitions while also living out an athletic one –…Continue Reading IYA Grad Student and Football Player John Armistead: Fighting On for Mental Health

Trojans gathered on Monday to honor one of USC’s most celebrated alumni: track and field legend Allyson Felix. The home of USC track and field will now be known as Allyson Felix Field, a distinction that highlights and cements the university’s relationship with the activist, entrepreneur, mother and most decorated track and field athlete in…Continue Reading Home of USC track and field team renamed Allyson Felix Field