A group of students stand on a stage.

Battle Born in Every Sense

Through the uncertainty of accreditation, the charter class gambled on a fledgling medical school — and then faced a mass shooting and catastrophic pandemic. For UNLV’s first medical school graduates, the risk pays off.

The Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV charter class takes part in its white coat ceremony in 2017. (R. Marsh Starks/UNLV Photo Services)

 

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