student shaking hands with professor on stage

Religious Faith Leads Student To Pursue Career in Medicine

Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine student Jacob Villarama took a year off to pray and contemplate which career path to follow.

Medical student Jacob Villarama, right, at the Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine white coat ceremony. (Josh Hawkins/UNLV)

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