• 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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Katerina Roma, DO,

Pursuing a fellowship in gastroenterology seemed to be a natural choice for Katerina Roma, who grew up working with her hands – mending old furniture, electronics, and bicycles.

Juliann Shih, MD

Internal medicine resident Juliann Shih’s eight-year research project into chromosomal anomalies in tumorous cells culminates in lauded publication.

Owen McCloskey, human anatomy and lab supervisor, guides medical students through the cadaveric dissection lab at the Kirk Kerkorian Medical Education Building.

The use of the cadaveric dissection lab complements the virtual anatomy instruction by offering a more hands-on learning experience for students.

Patient Cornelia 'Connie' Jackson and Dr. Jennifer Baynosa

Throughout treatment for breast cancer, Cornelia 'Connie' Jackson found Jennifer Baynosa, MD, and the UNLV Health General Surgery Clinic staff to be 'so caring and so professional.'

Nadia Gomez, MD (center), with several other faculty and staff members from the recently renamed department of gynecologic surgery and obstetrics.

The new naming convention undoes the widely held notion that gynecologists and obstetricians solely function as primary care providers.

Eric Kawana, Class of 2025 medical student

For medical student Eric Kawana, personal health issues have highlighted the importance of 'critical thinking' in medicine.

Samantha Mujica

Working her way through high school and college has prepared Samantha Mujica for medical school’s demanding hours and expectations.

Medical student Daniel Houston

Daniel Houston founded student-led group Medical Students for Disability and Chronic Illness at the Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV.

Class of 2027 Orientation Week

The medical school welcomes the 66 members of the class of 2027, its largest class of students to date.

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