• School of Medicine staff performing curbside testing for SARS-CoV-2 in the parking lot of the 1707 Charleston location in 2020..
  • Medical student doing research in the lab of Edwin Oh, Ph.D.
  • A student looking at a research poster at the Medical Research Society 2nd Annual Student Research Symposium in 2021.

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Elissa Palmer, MD

Providing the best patient care requires physicians to stay at the forefront of medical advancements. Continuing medical education ensures they can do just that.

Winn Chatham, MD

Dr. Winn Chatham and his team are forging ahead with their research, bolstered by the promise of more rheumatologists practicing in Southern Nevada thanks to the new fellowship program.

From left to right: Dean Marc J. Kahn, Dr. Jefferson Kinney, Dr. Kate Zhong, Dr. Jeffrey Cummings, and Dr. Mark Guadagnoli at the “Brain Health Frontiers: Tackling Alzheimer's Together” panel discussion.

The 'Brain Health Frontiers: Tackling Alzheimer's Together' panel discussion highlighted the revolutionary research the Department of Brain Health is conducting to fight Alzheimer’s disease.

Dr. Corrin Sullivan and Angie Sioco standing in front of the medical education building.

The primary focus for the Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine's continuous improvement program is to make sure there is a robust system in place for improvement processes and for accreditation.

Fourth-year medical students at the Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV teaching anatomy to K-fifth graders.

Community service is embedded in the education of medical students and resident physicians.

David N. Jackson, MD, FACOG

Dr. David Jackson shares how Gynecologic Surgery and Obstetrics' priorities include training physicians, providing elite care, and establishing transformational research.

Dr. Beverly Neyland (left), professor of pediatrics, and Dr. Rebecca Scherr, interim chair of the department of pediatrics.

Dr. Rebecca Scherr was not only a patient of Dr. Beverly Neyland's from birth, but a student of hers during her medical school training.

Virginia Weidenfeller (left) and Nikkie Preston.

Meet two of the key members of the school of medicine development and alumni relations department.

Erik N. Kubiak, MD

Dr. Erik Kubiak believes the future of orthopaedics is to become more holistic, to the benefit of patients.

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