• 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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man with climbing gear poses on rock cliff

Henderson native Kian Habashi's active lifestyle as an outdoor sports enthusiast made him a shoe-in for being cast in the series, set to broadcast in May.

Dean Kahn at the 2023 State of the School Address

Marc J. Kahn, dean of the Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine shares the year's highlights in annual address. 

Karl Aharonian

Karl Aharonian's path to UNLV began thousands of miles from Las Vegas.

Paul Friedman; Nate Hollister, MD; and Scott McDonald (left to right) at the inaugural Circus Meets Medicine Conference, which they co-organized.

Dr. Nate Hollister and his fellow performers organized a conference for circus entertainers and medical experts to learn from each other.

Class of 2023 medical student hugging her family at Match Day

With all graduates from the Class of 2023 being matched successfully to residency programs across the U.S., March 17 was a day of sweet celebrations.

Osman M. Rahimi, DO, and Saima Nur, DO

Thanks to a Nobel-prize winning algorithm, these internal medicine residents — and married couple  — could begin their residency, together, at the Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine.

Dean Marc J. Kahn and University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine Dean Paul Hauptman together at the Nevada Legislature.

An increase in medical residency and fellowship positions would help decrease the state's physician shortage.

Casey Roehr, MD

Dr. Casey Roehr now performs surgeries at the same hospital he was born in: UMC.

Robert Hersh

Robert Hersh (1987-2022), alumnus and talented architect, played an integral role in the planning and construction of the Kirk Kerkorian Medical Education Building.

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