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INTERNATIONAL IMPACT

Research & Faculty

Our multifaceted and collaborative research enterprise maintains significant international impact. Our four departments—Clinical Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Pharmaceutical and Health Economics, and Regulatory and Quality Sciences—provide a unique and dynamic environment for laboratory discovery, translational breakthroughs, policy solutions and regulatory innovation. 

OUR RESEARCHERS

Why USC?

Our research faculty is world renowned for its innovative and collaborative research.

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Why is USC a great setting for your research?

“I love the interdisciplinary nature of this university, the fact that you can come to a place that has a school of pharmacy and a great medical school and hospital. Where I sit in the Schaeffer Center blending pharmacy, medicine, and policy in one place allows me to work on interdisciplinary studies. When I’m doing new research, I hit the ground running by finding out who else on this campus does work that can complement my thinking and come to solutions that are not just policy-relevant, but can be implemented at the bedside to improve care for the patient.”

William Padula

PhD

Assistant Professor of Pharmaceutical and Health Economics

Improving Health Locally and Globally

Every aspect of our work is dedicated to innovation for a healthier world.

STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS

Collaborating for Greater Results

Our alliances across USC include the Keck School of Medicine, Viterbi School of Engineering, Price School of Public Policy, Leonard Davis School of Gerontology, Marshall School of Business, Gould School of Law, and Dornsife College of Letters, Arts, and Sciences. However, our research and teaching initiatives extend far beyond campus and California, with numerous external academic and industry partnerships across the nation and around the world. Frequent local collaborators include Caltech, Cedars-Sinai, City of Hope, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, Kaiser Permanente School of Medicine, Los Angeles County + USC Medical Center, Keck Hospital of USC and RAND Corp.

2023 Research Impact Report

News

A small number of pharmacy benefit managers dominated the Medicare Part D, Medicaid and commercial markets in 2023, and the three biggest PBMs may each be targeting different payer markets, according to new USC Schaeffer Center research published Sept. 10 in JAMA.