Manoj Sharma (Social and Behavioral Health; Internal Medicine) and graduate students, Mohammad Sohail Akhter, Sharmistha Roy, and Refat Srejon (all Social and Behavioral Health), published a paper titled, “Future Issues in Global Health: Challenges and Conundrums,” in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (Cite…

Gregory Brown, Kavita Batra, Emily Dorin, Andrew Han, Arianna Palermini, Robert Sottile, and Sherine Khanbijian (all Medicine) presented their study titled, "Six-Month Follow-Up Comparing AIT and EFT in the Reduction of Negative Emotions Associated with a Past Memory," at the 2025 Annual Meeting of the American College of Psychiatrists in…

Samrawit Misiker (Student Presenter), Ann Beck, Emily Ahner, Iren Gharibyan, Christine Lee, Paige Hewitt, Dale M. Netski, Kavita Batra, Nadia Gomez, and Leanne Free (all Medicine) presented their study, "An Analysis of Intrauterine Device-related Videos on TikTok," at the SNMA Regional Medical Education Conference in California. Their research…

Dr. Jeffrey L. Cummings (Brain Health) co-authored a recently published article titled, "Drug repurposing for Alzheimer’s disease and other neurodegenerative disorders," which addresses new strategies -- particularly involving computational mechanisms -- for discovering new candidates for drug repurposing; legislative, scientific, and…

Drs. Amanda Leisgang Osse, Jefferson W. Kinney, and Jeffrey L. Cummings (all Medicine) recently co-authored the article, "The Common Alzheimer's Disease Research Ontology (CADRO) for biomarker categorization." The article pertains to a classification system developed by the NIH for all biological processes involved in Alzheimer's disease. The name…

Miguel Fudolig (Epidemiology and Biostatistics), Manoj Sharma (Social and Behavioral Health) and Kavita Batra (Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine) published an article titled, "Profile Analysis of Handwashing Behavior Among a Sample of College Students in the Multi-Theory Model Framework," in the journal, Hygiene. The study investigated the…

Ryan Jannoud (Medicine) tied for first place for Best Case Presentation Poster at the Clark County Medical Society Symposium on February 1 for his research on delayed emergence after general anesthesia, a critical issue in perioperative care. Alongside Dr. Vladislav Zhitny (alumnus of the Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV, Class of 2022)…

Taimur Khalid (Medicine) tied for first place for Best Case Presentation Poster at the Clark County Medical Society Symposium on February 1 for his research on liquid biopsy in head and neck cancer, an innovative diagnostic approach that could revolutionize cancer treatment. Alongside co-author Dr. Jo-Lawrence Martinez Bigcas Assistant Professor…

Samir Alkhouri (Medicine) won first place for Best Medical Student Poster on Feb. 1 at the Clark County Medical Society Symposium for his research on improving emergency department (ED) efficiency through nurse standing orders. Along with co-authors Waseem Musleh and Dr. Nicholas Stark from Merced Mercy Medical Center, Alkhouri developed…

Sarah Kazemeini (Medicine) won second place for Best Medical Student Poster at the Clark County Medical Society Symposium on February 1. Her work, along with that of Ahmed Nadeem-Tariq, Ryan Shih, John Rafanan, Nabih Ghani, and Thomas A. Vida, PhD, showcased a groundbreaking perspective on Alzheimer's disease, moving beyond the traditional focus…

Marc J. Kahn (Medicine) has been named to the Liason Committee on Medical Education (LCME). The LCME, comprised of 21 voting members, is recognized by the U.S. Department of Education as the authority for the accreditation of medical education programs leading to the MD degree. He will serve a three-year term.  

Jennifer Pancyzyszyn (Medicine) was recently announced as one of two Nevada educators to win the Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST) for 2022. The PAEMST is the nation’s highest honor for teaching in science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and computer science.