About
The Learn, Experience And Progress (LEAP) Internship/Externship Program at the Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV strives to fulfill the Top Tier 2.0 vision of “improving the lives of our diverse students and transforming our communities through education and engagement.” This inter-institutional administrative program provides UNLV graduate students the opportunity to engage in academic healthcare and obtain real work experience and/or education credits that are the foundation to their success after graduation. A limited number of interns/externs are selected from our program partners each semester to participate.
Internships
Internships are a carefully monitored and paid work experience through which students can pursue intentional learning goals and reflect actively on what they are learning throughout the experience.
Externships
Externships consist of unpaid experiential learning opportunities where students collaborate with their degree program to obtain class credit or to otherwise incorporate the externship into their course of study.
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Program Partners
Lee Business School
Master of Science in Management Information Systems (MIS)
Master of Science in Entrepreneurship and Innovation (MBA)
School of Public Health
Master of Science in Healthcare Administration and Policy (MHA)
Master of Science in Public Health (MPH)
Boyd Law School
Healthcare and Employment Law
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2024 Cohort
Stephanie P. Mendizabal
MS, UNLV, Public Health
BS, Northern Arizona University, Biomedical Science
Minored in Chemistry and Psychology
Chianna Rodriguez
MPH, UNLV, Public Health
BA, UNLV, Criminal Justice
Grad Spotlight
Simran Sodhi
JD, UNLV William S. Boyd School of Law
MBA, UNLV, Lee Business School
BS, UNLV, Marketing
Miklo Alcala
MPH Candidate, UNLV School of Public Health
BA, UNLV, Anthropology
Kaiyang Bu
MS Management Information System Candidate, UNLV Lee Business School
MS, UNLV, Hospitality Management
BA, UNLV, Hospitality Management
Edward B. Curry, Jr.
JD, UNLV, Boyd Law School
BS, Stetson University, Public Health
Antonio Gering
MHA, UNLV, Healthcare Administration
BS, UNLV, Healthcare Administration
Steven Jamieson
JD Candidate, UNLV William S. Boyd School of Law
BA, BYU, Political Science
Woongseop Kim
MS of Applied Economics--Data Intelligence Candidate, UNLV Lee Business School
BA, UNLV, Hospitality Management
Roberto Nolasco-Cruz
JD Candidate Transfer Student, UNLV William S. Boyd School of Law
JD Candidate, USD Knudson School of Law
BS, Kennesaw State University, Anthropology
Cameron Pfand
MHA, UNLV, Healthcare Administration
BS, UNLV, Healthcare Administration
Kumar Rishav
MS Management Information Candidate, UNLV Lee Business School
BS, UNLV, Healthcare Administration
BA, UNLV, Communication Studies
Andrea Santillan
JD Candidate, UNLV William S. Boyd School of Law
BA, UNLV, Political Science
Cynthia Solis-Murillo
MHA, UNLV, Healthcare Administration
BS, UNLV, Healthcare Administration
BA, UNLV, Communication Studies
Kline Fielden
JD Candidate, UNLV William S. Boyd School of Law
MA, UNLV School of Public Health
BS, UNR Community Health Sciences
Michelle Han
JD Candidate, UNLV William S. Boyd School of Law
MA, Columbia University Art and Art Design
BFA, Pratt Institute Interior Design
Jorge “Coco” Padilla
JD, UNLV William S. Boyd School of Law
BA, UNLV Political Science
Christopher Metcalf
JD Candidate, UNLV William S. Boyd School of Law
BA, Baylor University Political Science
Janan Apple
MHA Candidate, UNLV School of Public Health
BS, UNLV School of Public Health
Gabrielle De Le Rosa
MHA Candidate, UNLV School of Public Health
BS, UNR Biology
Jheverly Ann Malabanan
MHA Candidate, UNLV School of Public Health
BS, UNLV School of Public Health
Elizabeth Terry
MHA Candidate, UNLV School of Public Health
BS, UNLV School of Public Health
Jocelyn Williams
MHA Candidate, UNLV School of Public Health
BS, UNLV School of Public Health
Alexander Chan
MBA Candidate, UNLV Lee Business School
JD, University of Washington School of Law
Mayli Alarcon
MBA Candidate, UNLV Lee Business School
JD, UNLV William S. Boyd School of Law
BA, UNLV Political Science
"I want to help create a path for students and a pipeline for UNLV's academic healthcare future initiatives. LEAP and UPWARD allows that synergy."
Elaine Aromin
Program Founder