Keck School of Medicine of USC Program

Program Identity & Fit

Founded in 2021 as Keck Medicine of USC's first residency program, this is a young, academically-embedded family medicine program built explicitly around a "Clinic-First" continuity model spanning a tertiary/quaternary academic clinic, a new dedicated Arcadia clinic, and a longitudinal FQHC partnership with AltaMed serving underserved Los Angeles communities. Its defining feature is a mandatory, year-round Street Medicine curriculum delivering primary care to unhoused patients on the streets, complemented by developing tracks in HIV primary care, College Health, Medical Education, and buprenorphine/MAT training integrated into both clinic and street settings. Residents rotate through high-acuity partner institutions (LA General Medical Center, CHLA, CA Hospital Medical Center) for broad procedural and inpatient exposure while completing a required research and QI project each, journal clubs, and a Research Incubator, reflecting a program still building its scholarly infrastructure rather than one with an established research pipeline. As an inaugural program, it appears to value residents willing to co-design curriculum, take on committee leadership, and commit to health equity, advocacy, and underserved/urban primary care rather than pursue narrow subspecialization.