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Division of Health Sciences News

Comprised of the schools of Integrated Health Sciences, Public Health, Dental Medicine, and Nursing, the Division of Health Sciences is developing academic, research, and community service programs to meet the health care needs of our constantly growing region.

Current Health Sciences News

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Campus News |

Approach aimed at lifting Nevada from its low rankings in health care access. 

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Campus News |

A roundup of news about the brights spots on campus.

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UNLV History |

A transformational force for improving healthcare in Nevada, the Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV hits a major milestone.

students working with infant manikins as part of nurse camp
Campus News |

Students from across the country attended the weeklong program to learn more about what it's like working in the nursing field.

A student checks the eyes of a medical manikin.
Campus News |

A $400,000 federal appropriation provides UNLV's Clinical Simulation Center with state-of-the-art resources for nursing students to hone their skills.

Rebecca Scherr, MD
Business and Community |

Dr. Rebecca Scherr creates better environments through healthier school lunches, smoke- and vape-free parks, and areas around the city that offer physical activities.

Health Sciences In The News

Psychiatric Times

The US Food & Drug Administration (FDA) has made 2 updates to the packaging label for an approved treatment for Parkinson disease psychosis.

KSNV-TV: News 3

The future engineers are making their mark on local roads to improve transportation for drivers. The National Summer Transportation Institute (NSTI) hosted a two-week program to give students the opportunity to envision and redesign streets across the valley.

KSNV-TV: News 3

UNLV hosted a Teen Driver Safety Day to bring awareness of the consequences of driving impaired. The event featured a crash reenactment involving a teen who decided to drive drunk, a trauma surgeon who treats those "victims," and a staged trial with a judge who presides over DUI cases.

Telemundo Las Vegas

From the University of Nevada, Las Vegas he planned to put the issue of reducing drug costs at the center of his politics and political agenda.

Las Vegas Sun

During his speech, Biden frequently addressed the scrubs- and white coat-clad students and faculty from UNLV’s health sciences programs, including the Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine, who filled in rows on a staircase under a banner reading “Lowering costs for American families.”

Desert Companion

Can a poverty simulation help prepare med students to empathize with low-income patients?

Health Sciences Experts

A mental health expert with particular interest in child well-being.
An expert in medical surgical, mental health, emergency room, intensive care, and palliative nursing
An expert in how environmental and man-made radiation affects the body.
An expert in human body movement, the physics of sports, and running.

Recent Health Sciences Accomplishments

Kyle Wilson (Athletic Training) along with alumni Yvonne Tapia and Ulises Sanchez-Flores (both Kinesiology and Nutrition Science) spoke on “Athletic Trainers in the Industrial Setting” at the 2024 Far West Athletic Trainers Association Annual Meeting and Clinical Symposium. Tapia is also part-time instructor at UNLV.
Lance Nelson (Health Sciences), John Starkey (Business), Marlon Urquico (Honors) and Cheryl Tillotson (Liberal Arts) are the winners of the 2023-24 UNLV Academic Advising Awards presented by the Office of the Associate Vice Provost for Student Success and the Academic Advising Council Leadership Team. These awards recognize individuals that go…
Christina Perez and Lance A. Nelson (both Health Sciences) are presenting at the NACADA Region 9 Conference. Their recent research dives into the techniques for advising difficult students while maintaining personal health and well-being. Their presentation titled “Working Through the Pain: An advisor’s guide to breaking bad news” is a compilation…
Dean Dr. Marc J. Kahn (Medicine), vice president of health affairs, had his sixth book published. The Business of Building and Managing a Healthcare Practice, by Springer Publishing, is co-authored by colleagues Neil Baum and Jeffery Daigrepont. The book, now available on Amazon and other online sellers, provides ethical ideas and…
Robert Cochrane (Interdisciplinary Health Sciences PhD candidate), James Navalta (Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences), and Anne Weisman (School of Medicine) recently published "The Hero’s Journey as a Novel, Narrative, and Improvisational Group Intervention on Quality of Life for People with Parkinson’s Disease" in Heroism Science. Parkinson’…
Tashauna Stewart (Business), Morgan Maunakea (Sciences), Maria Aladjova (Health Sciences), Al Hastings (Honors College), and Tiffany Schmier (Academic Success Center) are the winners of the 2022-23 UNLV Academic Advising Awards presented by the Office of the Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education and the Academic Advising Council Leadership Team…