• School of Medicine staff performing curbside testing for SARS-CoV-2 in the parking lot of the 1707 Charleston location in 2020..
  • Medical student doing research in the lab of Edwin Oh, Ph.D.
  • A student looking at a research poster at the Medical Research Society 2nd Annual Student Research Symposium in 2021.

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Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV Class of 2029 Orientation

The class of 2029 began its medical school journey last week at the Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine.

Ryan Jannoud, Class of 2027 medical student

While working as a certified nursing assistant, Ryan Jannound was inspired to become a doctor after observing the way physicians and nurses helped improve the lives of patients.

David Jackson, MD, Intermountain Healthcare of Nevada Endowed Chair in Gynecologic Surgery & Obstetrics at the Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV, and Edozie Ezeanolue, member of the class of 2026, at the Class of 2026 White Coat Ceremony.

As a medical student with an entrepreneurial spirit, Edozie Ezeanolue envisions technology transforming the future of healthcare.

Woman in blue scrubs looking at the Las Vegas city skyline.

How graduate medical education at the Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine is transforming healthcare in Nevada.

Yarini Quezada, MD, FACOG

Dr. Yarini Quezada is one of the only dual board-certified urogynecologists in the city.

The Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV Class of 2024 celebrating their commencement and academic hooding ceremony.

Fourth-year medical students reflect on their medical school journey one week before commencement.

Caitlin Chen, DO, is an assistant professor and associate residency program director in the Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health.

After completing an out-of-state fellowship, Dr. Caitlin Chen returned to Las Vegas to inspire and educate the next generation of physicians at the school of medicine.

Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV Match Day and White Coat Ceremony Collage

Two classes celebrate different milestones on their journey to become doctors.

Elissa Palmer, MD

Providing the best patient care requires physicians to stay at the forefront of medical advancements. Continuing medical education ensures they can do just that.

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