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The UNLV School of Medicine announced Friday it has received full accreditation, a major milestone that clears the way for the school’s first graduating class to smoothly transition into their medical careers.
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The accrediting body for schools of medicine in the U.S. and Canada has announced that the UNLV School of Medicine has been granted full accreditation.
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Following five years of partial accreditation, the UNLV School of Medicine announced Friday that it had been fully accredited by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education, which oversees the accreditation process for medical schools in both the U.S. and Canada.
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Following five years of partial accreditation, the UNLV School of Medicine announced Friday that it had been fully accredited by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education, which oversees the accreditation process for medical schools in both the U.S. and Canada.
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Since schools shut down in March, Clark County School District’s early-warning system, which monitors students’ mental health episodes, has sent more than 3,100 alerts to district officials, according to a recent story in The New York Times. That has prompted CCSD to hasten the return of in-person learning for some elementary school grades.
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The UNLV School of Medicine is officially an accredited institution. This means it is meeting or exceeding national standards.
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The University of Nevada, Las Vegas School of Medicine has been granted full accreditation in the U.S., campus and state university administrators announced Friday.
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Administrators say the University of Nevada, Las Vegas School of Medicine has been granted full accreditation in the U.S. and Canada.
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