• 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.
  • Dr. Fraser teaching medical students at the Clinical Simulation Center of Las Vegas.
  • A student looking at a research poster at the Medical Research Society 2nd Annual Student Research Symposium in 2021.

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An assortment of fruits, vegetables, and nuts

Med School Students Take Special “Health Meets Food” Class

side-by-side images of a man and a woman

Two new profs look forward to helping students achieve their medical dreams.

portrait of woman

Lessons learned from her brother, Michael, prompted Dr. Kate Martin to develop an Honors College course that will urge students to consider the needs of those with differences.

two men in front of research poster

Endocrinologist discusses link between diabetes and COVID-19.

Child getting temperature taken

Colleagues from the UNLV School of Medicine have penned a paper on Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children.

man holding doctor coat over his arm.

Students begin their medical school studies despite COVID-19.

Gastroparesis illustration. Text: Loss of muscles to move food through the digestive. Damages vagus nerves. Food stays in the stomach too long (bezoars). Closed sphincter. Delayed gastric emptying.

A two-hour procedure performed by Dr. Annabel Barber of the UNLV School of Medicine dramatically improved patient Joan Anderson’s life.

Medical students talking

Toyokazu “Chris” Endo plans to feed his appetite for service by becoming a cardiothoracic surgeon.

Dr. Mayra Alejandra Jones-Betancourt with her husband and daughter

Dr. Mayra Jones-Betancourt takes seriously her role as the Latino Medical Student Faculty Advisor at the medical school.

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