The UNLV School of Medicine launched its first class July 17 but the community outreach for providing medical care is already underway and will expand in the future. UNLV has taken over eight patient clinics that the University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine operated. That includes a multispecialty pediatric center, a family and sports medicine clinic, behavioral health and counseling. UNR had 24 offices and clinical spaces and UNLV will create eight patient clinics, many around University Medical Center and others in the northeast valley.

Dan McLaughlin reckons he’s sat down to compose the farewell post to the Dan Plan a hundred times. “I just don’t know what to write,” he says. Sitting in his spartan home in Portland, Oregon, McLaughlin is self-effacing and soft-spoken. He recently launched an artisanal soft-drink venture. Discussing the Dan Plan is like reaching back into another life: Seven-plus years ago, aged 30 and unsure even of which hand to grip a golf club in, McLaughlin quit his job as a commercial photographer, took in lodgers to cover the mortgage, husbanded his savings for green fees, and set out to make the PGA Tour, home to the world’s elite golfers.

What started as an unlikely-yet-plausible vision, the UNLV School of Medicine celebrated its first day of class on July 17. As its 60 students participated in a presentation of ceremonial stethoscopes celebrating their futures in medicine, it was a long-awaited moment for higher education in Nevada.

The victim, a 20-something-year-old woman, is found outside a bar after being attacked. When she arrives by car at the hospital emergency room, she appears woozy, has very low blood pressure, and her heart and respiratory rates are both well above normal. She could die if her injuries aren’t diagnosed quickly and accurately.

UNLV has appointed Dr. Shawn Gerstenberger as acting dean for its new School of Medicine while founding Dean Barbara Atkinson continues to recover from a July surgery. Gerstenberger will serve in the temporary assignment in addition to his current role as dean for the School of Community Health Sciences at UNLV, a position he has held since 2013.

Just weeks after its initial class, the UNLV School of Medicine appointed an acting dean on Wednesday as founding dean Dr. Barbara Atkinson recovers from surgery. Dr. Shawn Gerstenberger, current dean at the School of Community Health Sciences, will serve as the acting dean.

As Southern Nevada’s only public hospital, University Medical Center was tremendously affected by the Affordable Care Act. It helped the hospital — a lot.

UNLV'S School of Medicine hosted its first "back to school" free immunization clinic today. The event offered free immunizations, WIC information, vision and dental screenings.

Three and a half years ago Nevada expanded its Medicaid program, providing government-funded health insurance to more than 210,000 low-income people, including many whom had long been uninsured.

An anonymous gift of $200,000 has been made to help fund programs at the UNLV Medicine Ackerman Center for Autism and Neurodevelopment Solutions.

A historic event took place on the campus of UNLV as the inaugural class of the new School of Medicine kicked off its first week of studies. The 60 students who were chosen among 900 applicants, were honored with ceremonial stethoscopes that serve both symbolic and practical purposes.

The long-awaited UNLV School of Medicine kicked off Monday with members of the inaugural class honored with stethoscopes at a ceremony.