Emily J. R. Carter, Roberto Sagaribay, Aditi Singh, Deborah A. Kuhls, Kavita Batra (all Medicine), along with Jennifer Pharr (Public Health) and Lorraine Evangelista (University of California, Irvine), published, “Bias at the Bedside: A Comprehensive Review of Racial, Sexual, and Gender Minority Experiences and Provider Attitudes in Healthcare,”…

UNLV School of Medicine students Micah Char, Brady Williams, Kaloyan Momchilov, and Christine Shen, along with Amy Stone, Ph.D., (all Medicine) presented a research poster titled, "Statewide Impacts of H.R. 1, 2025 (“The Big Beautiful Bill”) on Nevada’s Healthcare System: Modeling Consequences of Rural Hospital Closures" at the 2025…

UNLV School of Medicine students Vlada Stark, Autena Asefirad, Isabel Kovaltchouk, Alexandrea Pitts, along with Amy Stone, Ph.D., (all Medicine) presented their poster titled, "Psychoneuroimmunology in IBS: The Cytokine Imprint of Psychological Distress," at the 2025 American Medical Association (AMA) Interim House of Delegates Meeting. The…

UNLV School of Medicine students helped advance national policy at the 2025 American Medical Association (AMA) Interim House of Delegates with the adoption of Resolution 228, Support Permanent Funding and Expansion of Native Hawaiian Healthcare. The resolution was led by Micah Char, with coauthor Misty Kahale (both Medicine). The newly adopted…

Vlada Stark and John Beckerle (both Medicine) presented their poster titled, "Patterns of Substance Screening and Drug Positivity in Trauma Patients: Understanding Housing Status as a Determinant of Care," at the 2025 American Medical Association (AMA) Annual House of Delegates Meeting. The study analyzed the National Trauma Data Bank (NTDB)…

Once again, ScholarGPS has named Dr. Jeffrey L. Cummings (Medicine) the world’s top scholar in the specialties of neuroscience and Alzheimer's disease. Each year, the organization analyzes published works from more than 30 million scientific researchers and ranks them by the value of their publications, citations and h-indexes. Cummings is also…

UNLV School of Medicine student contributed to the adoption of national policy at the 2025 American Medical Association (AMA) Annual House of Delegates with the adoption of policy H-60.893, Strengthening Child Labor Protections for Working Minors. Nicholas Kolch (Medicine) served as a coauthor on the resolution. The policy states that the AMA…

UNLV School of Medicine students contributed to the amendment of existing national policy at the 2025 American Medical Association (AMA) Annual House of Delegates with the adoption of policy H-60.896, Youth Residential and Other Treatment Program Regulation. Led by Eileen Enriquez with coauthor Sierra McCarty (both Medicine), the resolution…

UNLV School of Medicine students helped advance national policy at the 2025 American Medical Association (AMA) Annual House of Delegates with the adoption of policy H-140.817, Deception as a Threat to Physician Ethics. The resolution was led by Nataliyah Tahir, with coauthors Linsey Golding and Mira Dani (all Medicine). The policy states that the…

UNLV School of Medicine students contributed to the adoption of national policy at the 2025 American Medical Association (AMA) Annual House of Delegates with the adoption of resolution D-295.298, Addressing Professionalism Standards in Medical Training. The resolution was led by Eduardo Soto, with coauthors Eileen Enriquez, Linsey Golding, Mira…

UNLV School of Medicine students helped advance national policy at the 2025 American Medical Association (AMA) Annual House of Delegates with the adoption of policy H-150.913, Allergen Labeling for Spices and Herbs. The resolution was led by Eileen Enriquez, with coauthors Sierra McCarty and Eduardo Soto (all Medicine). The policy states that the…

UNLV School of Medicine students helped advance national public health policy at the 2025 American Medical Association (AMA) Annual House of Delegates, where policy H-95.895, Opposing the Use of Harm Reduction Items as Evidence of Exchanging Sex for Money, was formally adopted. Led by Mira Dani, with co-authors Nataliyah Tahir and Linsey Golding (…