COMMUNITY
The Department of Medicine at USC is committed to fostering a welcoming and supportive work and learning environment. Learning from and caring for a population varying in age, race, gender, cultural background, socioeconomic status, religion, gender identity, and sexual orientation, cultivates culturally competent and conscious physicians. Our residency leadership is dedicated to recruiting trainees from all backgrounds and viewpoints, ensuring a team that brings varied perspectives and experiences to our field, promoting an educational environment rooted in communication, collaboration, and collegiality. Our department values the unique contributions of each team member and upholds USC’s core principles of integrity, excellence, and respect.
AFFINITY GROUPS
LAC+USC Affinity Groups are spaces to foster support and encouragement among residents and fellows who identify with a particular community during their training at LAC+USC. There are groups for the Black community, Latinx community, LGBTQ+ community, Women in Medicine, First Generation community, and more. Depending on the group, these may meet anytime from monthly to quarterly and is open to everyone.
Our Patients
Los Angeles county is one of the most ethnically and socially diverse regions in the United States and is home to people from more than 140 countries, speaking 224 different identified languages. The City of Angels boasts the largest communities outside their home countries of many nations, including Korea, Iran, Thailand, Mexico, and El Salvador. In addition to those who call LA home, there are over 47 million visitors Los Angeles annually.
As a safety-net hospital, LAC+USC serves a large local, vulnerable population. During your training here with us, you will care for these Angelinos, their families, and the visitors to our county. We believe that learning from and caring for a population diverse in thought, experience, socioeconomic status, ethnicity, and religion, breeds a culturally competent and conscious physician. We are proud of our role in helping bridge the gaps in healthcare disparities and providing care for the underserved.