Topic: health and medicine

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

dental faculty and student working on a patient
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The first of its kind in the state, the facility is purpose-built to serve patients who use a wheelchair or gurney during dental treatments. The school is also expanding care for cleft palate and craniofacial anomalies.

Students assess X-ray images in a dark room.
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Physical therapy and radiography students collaborate to get a crystal-clear vision for better patient care.

Woman in blue scrubs looking at the Las Vegas city skyline.
Business and Community |

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

vials in a research lab
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Program provides patients access to new treatments and improves local healthcare through collaboration with medical professionals.

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

Shauna Landis sits at office desk
Campus News |

Student Counseling and Psychological Services and the Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine are working together to expand the availability of psychiatric services for students.

skyline at sunset
Business and Community |

From hosting science field trips to delivering therapy services to rural areas, UNLV enriches the lives of Nevadans. 

The Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV Class of 2024 celebrating their commencement and academic hooding ceremony.
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Fourth-year medical students reflect on their medical school journey one week before commencement.

two women talking during symposium
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UNLV Health Sciences schools team up with other state institutions to showcase faculty and student work.

A student reaching out with VR gear on.
Campus News |

Occupational Therapy 750 teaches students how to create adaptive tools to improve patient care.

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.
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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.

Rachel Matthews, one of the first graduates of UNLV Nursing's Midwifery Program, simulates a birth during a skills lab with Kate Woeber, Ph.D., CNM, MPH, FACNM, the program director
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UNLV fills gaps in healthcare by growing Nevada's midwifery workforce with certified nurse midwives.

Several hands reach up toward a stethoscope.
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Students examine the evolution of America’s healthcare system in the larger social, political, and economic context of the last 500 years.

individual receiving a vaccination from masked health practitioner
Campus News |

A group of faculty, students, and alumni roll out a campaign that encourages parents to complete their child's vaccine series. 

Closeup on the prosthetic right leg of a man sitting on a folding chair
Research |

As more Americans live with limb loss, UNLV physical therapy research teams explore novel ways to smooth the path to rehabilitation and recovery after amputation.

closeup soldier and psychotherapist hands during consultation
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Kathleen McNamara, a veteran and clinical social worker, discusses why mental health care is a crucial service offered by Veterans Affairs.

A brain model atop a blue plate
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UNLV research team says high blood sugar levels appear to weaken function in key part of brain, mimicking Alzheimer’s.