• 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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Physician Committed to Helping Patients Better Understand Their Medical Treatment
Annette Mayes, MD

OB-GYN physician who recently joined the medical school feels fulfilled being a mentor and role model to others following in her footsteps.

Endocrinology Fellowship Attracts Much-Needed Specialists to Southern Nevada
Dr. Kenneth Izuora and Dr. Sanna Fatima

This American Diabetes Awareness Month, Dr. Kenneth Izuora and Dr. Sanna Fatima highlight Nevada's need for more endocrinologists.

Loss of a Loved One Gave Physician a 'Passion to Pursue a Career in Medicine'
two adults and a baby

A prevalence of asthma in the Black community moved Dr. Justin Jeffries to pursue a fellowship in pulmonary medicine and critical care.

Discipline Leads Musician to Military and Medicine
marine playing a tuba in military band

Following in his father's footsteps, Dr. Steven Mowen was drawn to both performing in a military band and the fast-paced field of emergency medicine.

Class Gift Adds Color and Meaning to Medical Education Building's Walls
abstract artwork with las vegas strip in background

UNLV junior Rose Jiang is the artist behind 'Primum Non Nocere,' digital art gifted to the Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine by the class of 2023.

Physician-Researcher Draws on Cultural Heritage to Connect with Past, Patients
Lorena Suarez-Kelly, MD

Surgical oncologist and cancer researcher joins the Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV as an assistant professor of surgery.

Physician Finds 'Fulfillment Taking Care of the Sickest Patients'
Heather Boakye-Wenzel, MD

A childhood malarial infection inspired Heather Boakye-Wenzel 'to become a doctor to help people ... to make people feel better.'

Medical Student Finds Healing in Storytelling
Santosha Veeramachaneni

For Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV Class of 2025 student Santosha Veeramachaneni, writing stories is a way to 'improve access and equity in the community.'

Medical Student Joins 'the Raider Family'
Medical student Cameron Harris (center) on Allegiant Stadium's sideline with Raiders chief medical officer, Dr. Navdeep Singh (left), and team president, Sandra Douglass Morgan (right).

Cameron Harris' career choice in orthopaedic surgery is reinforced after completing sports medicine clinical rotation with the Raiders.

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