Keck School of Medicine

About Keck School of Medicine

The Keck School of Medicine is the medical school at the University of Southern California. Founded in 1885 as the USC College of Medicine, it was closed in 1921 and reopened in 1928 as the USC School of Medicine.  The Doheny Eye Institute is globally recognized as a leading center for patient care, advanced vision research, and clinical education. In conjunction with the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, the Institute fulfills its founding mission to conserve, improve, and restore human eyesight.  In recent years the USC Department of Ophthalmology and the Doheny Eye Institute has been ranked in the top 10 ophthalmology programs in the country by U.S. News & World Report and Ophthalmology Times. The new Doheny Retina Institute was established to emphasize clinical research and to speed the process of moving research findings to clinical care. The Retina Institute team has a record of success with the innovative “retina chip” designed to restore sight to patients with blinding retinal disorders.