USC’s Keck Medicine has launched the USC Nursing Institute with the intent to “promote education, leadership development, clinical expertise, and research among nurses.” Keck Medicine’s website has the news release.
Nurses across the health system’s four hospitals and over 100 clinic locations will be supported by the institute. Keck Medicine employs approximately 4,000 nurses across all its locations.
The USC Nursing Institute’s focus in its first year will be “supporting nurse-driven clinical and scientific research. The institute has created a research council which will host the first-ever nursing symposium in summer 2024 to showcase Keck Medicine nurses’ work in the areas of performance improvement, evidence-based practice and research.” It will also “provide nurses with opportunities to advance their academic degrees, certifications and specialty training.”
The institute also “hopes to create a simulation lab, which will provide an immersive learning experience to help nurses practice new skills, and to collaborate with nursing schools to build and nurture community relationships.”
