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.
Contact
Office of Compliance LEAP Program
1701 W Charleston Blvd., Suite 220
Las Vegas, NV 89102
Phone: 702-823-3703
Email: leap@medicine.unlv.edu
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
Interested in a Partnership?
Contact the Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV Office of Compliance.
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
Janan Apple, Fellow at American College of Healthcare Executives
Gabrielle De Le Rosa – Fellow at Mount Sinai Health System.
"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
