Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV News
The Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV is becoming a world-class center for medical education, patient care, and research. We aim to prepare Nevada's doctors with the most innovative and technologically advanced forms of medical training while also forming community partnerships to serve the healthcare needs of our diverse and urban population.
Current Medicine News
New year, new you! Students can fulfill their resolutions with a course focused on developing their best selves.
Community service is embedded in the education of medical students and resident physicians.
An enduring UNLV end-of-semester tradition is to highlight exceptional students who embody the academic, research, and community impact of the graduating class.
Dr. David Jackson shares how Gynecologic Surgery and Obstetrics' priorities include training physicians, providing elite care, and establishing transformational research.
This month’s frosty headlines and highlights from the students and faculty of UNLV.
Dr. Rebecca Scherr was not only a patient of Dr. Beverly Neyland's from birth, but a student of hers during her medical school training.
Medicine In The News
After a slow start, the Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV was established in August 2014 and saw its first class graduate in 2021.
Many of you have trouble getting a doctors appointment. In fact, some Nevadans say they resort to urgent care or the emergency room just to get in front of a doctor in the valley.
U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy called for cancer warning labels to be placed on alcoholic beverages, similar to packs of cigarettes, in a report released Friday. It's highlighting a link between alcohol consumption and increased cancer risk.
Norovirus, sometimes called the “winter vomiting disease” or “two-bucket disease” — because it causes both vomiting and diarrhea — is on the rise across the nation, even as seasonal flu is taking off and walking pneumonia rages on. Dr. Marc Kahn, Dean of the Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV, joined ARC Las Vegas and Evan Schreiber to explain the best way to protect yourself.
Detectives have revealed new details in the case of the 37-year-old active U.S. Army soldier, Mathew Livelsberger suggesting a possible motive behind a New Year's Day explosion. Livelsberger reportedly left written grievances before the incident.
Healthcare in Nevada hasn’t always had a stellar reputation. From access and cost to professional burnout, the Silver State has a myriad of challenges. But when a suspicious spot shows up on a CAT scan or a bizarre symptom manifests itself Nevadan’s rely on medical professionals.
