News: Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV

Owen McCloskey, human anatomy and lab supervisor, guides medical students through the cadaveric dissection lab at the Kirk Kerkorian Medical Education Building.
Campus News |

The use of the cadaveric dissection lab complements the virtual anatomy instruction by offering a more hands-on learning experience for students.

Patient Cornelia 'Connie' Jackson and Dr. Jennifer Baynosa
Business and Community |

Throughout treatment for breast cancer, Cornelia 'Connie' Jackson found Jennifer Baynosa, MD, and the UNLV Health General Surgery Clinic staff to be 'so caring and so professional.'

Nadia Gomez, MD (center), with several other faculty and staff members from the recently renamed department of gynecologic surgery and obstetrics.
Campus News |

The new naming convention undoes the widely held notion that gynecologists and obstetricians solely function as primary care providers.

Eric Kawana, Class of 2025 medical student
People |

For medical student Eric Kawana, personal health issues have highlighted the importance of 'critical thinking' in medicine.

Samantha Mujica
People |

Working her way through high school and college has prepared Samantha Mujica for medical school’s demanding hours and expectations.

Graduation surprise
Campus News |

News stories from the summer featuring UNLV students and faculty.

Medical student Daniel Houston
People |

Daniel Houston founded student-led group Medical Students for Disability and Chronic Illness at the Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV.

Class of 2027 Orientation Week
Campus News |

The medical school welcomes the 66 members of the class of 2027, its largest class of students to date.

an image of a skeleton's skull reflected on the surface of an anatomy table
Research |

Boxers, MMA fighters with traumatic encephalopathy syndrome diagnoses may be more likely to develop severe degenerative brain disease, research finds.

Jacob Altholz, MD
People |

Dr. Jacob Altholz's selection for NASA Aerospace Medicine clerkship leads to a unique research opportunity at the space center in Houston, Texas.

Shaunicy Sturm, Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV Class of 2026 student
People |

With plans to become a surgeon, medical student and award-winning equestrian Shaunicy Sturm wants 'to change a patient’s life so that they wake up to a better future.'

Lisa Gavin, MD, Forensic Pathology Fellowship Director
People |

Forensic Pathology Fellowship Director Lisa Gavin calls the program 'paramount' in bringing more specialists to the state.