News: Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV
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The UNLV Medicine Ackerman Center for Autism and Neurodevelopment Solutions provides families with the gamut of specialists — all in one place.
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With overdose deaths at epidemic levels, the School of Medicine is ensuring its new doctors are well trained in pain management treatment.
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With the Ackerman Center, families in Las Vegas Valley finally now have one place to turn to for comprehensive autism care.
The one-time UNLV homecoming queen returns to help build UNLV School of Medicine’s curriculum.
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A sometimes hockey player and a full-time librarian, she is excited about the challenge of establishing a new library.
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More than 10,000 donors contributed to UNLV in fiscal year 2016; two-year total of $150 million is most since conclusion of last capital campaign in 2009.
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Building a curriculum from scratch is bringing innovative new approaches to teaching Nevada's future doctors.
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Nevada System of Higher Education, UNLV and UNR finalized an agreement to ensure Nevada’s two medical schools each has thriving clinical practice plan.
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Dr. Barbara Atkinson's experience on the Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues is having a practical and timely influence on the School of Medicine's curriculum.
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Learn why this new member of the UNLV School of Medicine keeps a pink magic wand in his office.
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A unique aspect of UNLV School of Medicine’s curriculum gets students to focus on personal growth and professional enrichment.
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Tackling community issues is fundamental to the UNLV School of Medicine as it prepares for its incoming class in 2017.