Vlada Stark (Medicine) gave a presentation, "Treating Distress, Producing Norms: Ethical Boundaries in Aesthetic Medicine," for the American Medical Association's (AMA) Committee on Humanism and Ethics in Medicine. The presentation examined the ethical tensions at the intersection of patient distress, autonomy, and the growing normalization…

Lauren Reyes and Nicole Short (both Psychology) have published the article "Anxiety Sensitivity and Coping-Oriented Cannabis Use: The Moderating Effect of Positive Cannabis Expectancies" in Substance Use & Misuse. Reyes is a second-year clinical psychology doctoral student. Short is an assistant professor in the department. The study…

Hyunhwa "Henna" Lee (Nursing) delivered the poster presentation "RN-RISE: Collaborative Faculty Pathways for Advancing Nursing Scholarship and Community-Responsive Research" at the 2026 AACN Doctoral Education Conference Research Leadership Network Program on Jan. 14, 2026 in Bonita Springs, Florida. This presentation highlights RN-RISE…

Micah Char, with coauthors Brady Williams, Bella Chung, Baylor Akhavan-Mora, and Jennifer Panczyszyn (all Medicine students) helped advance state public health advocacy at the 2025 Nevada State Medical Association (NSMA) Annual House of Delegates with the adoption of Resolution 4, Oppose the Reintroduction of Nuclear Weapons Testing at the Nevada…

Eileen Enriquez and Sierra McCarty (both School of Medicine students) helped advance state policy at the 2025 Nevada State Medical Association (NSMA) Annual House of Delegates with the adoption of Resolution E22, Regulate Troubled Teen Organizations. They authored the resolution, which addresses widespread safety, oversight, and accountability…

Eileen Enriquez and Sierra McCarty (both School of Medicine students) helped advance state policy at the 2025 Nevada State Medical Association (NSMA) Annual House of Delegates with the adoption of Resolution 15, Regulate Gamete Donation. They authored the resolution, which addresses growing gaps in oversight of assisted reproductive technologies…

A research poster titled Cross-State Consequences of Rural Hospital Closures: Simulating Healthcare System Strain in the I-15 Corridor After “The Big Beautiful Bill” was presented at the 2025 Nevada State Medical Association (NSMA) Annual House of Delegates. Authored by student Micah Char and assistant professor Amy Stone (both Medicine), the…

Micah Char (Medicine student) helped advance state public health advocacy at the 2025 Nevada State Medical Association (NSMA) Annual House of Delegates with the adoption of Resolution 10, Prohibit Speed Enhancements on E-Bikes and E-Scooters. He authored the resolution, which highlights the sharp rise in micromobility-related injuries and…

UNLV School of Medicine students helped advance state policy at the 2025 Nevada State Medical Association (NSMA) Annual House of Delegates with the adoption of Resolution E23, Address Public Health Risks of Online Sports Betting. The resolution was led by Ryan Jannoud, with coauthors Eileen Enriquez and Gwen Metcalf (all Medicine). The resolution…