Accomplishments: Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV
Manoj Sharma (Social and Behavioral Health; Internal Medicine) has published an article titled, “Managing stress by medical students and residents,” in UJMS: UCMS Journal of Medical Sciences. The article identifies sources of stress and offers practical tips for managing stress among medical students and residents who often feel high levels…
Jyoti Mago (Clinical Sciences, Dental) and Manoj Sharma (Social and Behavioral Health; Internal Medicine) in association with Amar Kanekar of the University of Arkansas at Little Rock have published an article titled, “Applications of ChatGPT in oral healthcare: a current and brief overview” in the Global Journal for Research Analysis. The article…
Mitchell Cross, MD (PGY2 Emergency Medicine resident), Joel Schirding, MD (PGY3 Emergency Medicine resident), and assistant professor Kristina Domanski, MD (Emergency Medicine), authored a case report titled, "Peripartum Cardiomyopathy in a Multigravida Patient," which was recently published in the peer-reviewed Cureus Journal of…
Manoj Sharma (Social and Behavioral Health; Internal Medicine), Kara Radzak (Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences), Annie Lindsay (University of Nevada, Reno-Extension), and Asma Awan (Social and Behavioral Health) received a grant of $144,512 from the University of Nevada Reno Extension Program - Advancing our powerful partnerships to address…
Manoj Sharma (Social and Behavioral Health; Internal Medicine), Kara Radzak (Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences), and Asma Awan (Social and Behavioral Health) received a grant of $144,512 from the University of Nevada Reno Extension Program - Advancing our powerful partnerships to address critical issues facing Clark County.
The grant will help…
Asma Awan (Social and Behavioral Health) and Manoj Sharma (Social and Behavioral Health; Internal Medicine) made a virtual presentation titled, “Implications of effective behavior change interventions in post-COVID-19 era for mental health problems among the rural elderly populations,” at the 5th International Symposium on Global Pandemics and…
Asma Awan, Miklo Alcala, Priyambda Kumra, (all Social and Behavioral Health) and Manoj Sharma (Social and Behavioral Health; Internal Medicine) presented a paper titled, "Navigating the past for a South Asian paradigm of mental health: A chronological literature review," at the Ankara International Congress on Scientific Research-VIII held in…
Bryan Bledsoe (Emergency Medicine) has released the sixth-edition of the textbook Paramedic Care: Principles and Practices.
Pearson Education (Brady) is proud to announce the release of the sixth-edition of Bledsoe’s Paramedic Care: Principles and Practices. This textbook, first published in 1991, has become the standard for paramedic…
The Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine Endocrinology Fellowship, including Melanie Shackleford (student), Ryan Shao (resident), Faun Botor (resident), Talha Khan (fellow), Ajay Kumar(fellow), Mark Chang (faculty), Amber Champion (faculty), and Kenneth Izuora (faculty) presented three abstracts titled, "A Case of Rathke's Cleft Cyst with Multiple…
Kavita Batra (Medicine) along with Ravi Batra, and Manoj Sharma (both Public Health) published a book chapter titled "Social Media and Infodemiology: Use of Social Media Monitoring in Emergency Preparedness" in the book Effective Use of Social Media in Public Health. This chapter aims to elucidate the “misinformation” aspect of the…
Kavita Batra (Medicine) and Manoj Sharma (Social & Behavioral Health; Internal Medicine) have co-edited a book titled, “Effective Use of Social Media in Public Health,” published by Elsevier (ISBN: 9780323956307). The book presents a current and extensive review of social media and its role in public health and health care. The book is…
Syed Saquib, Paul Chestovich, Carmen Flores, Joseph Carroll, Douglas Fraser, Jessica Tullington, and Kavita Batra (all Medicine) published an abstract for their study, "The Role of Body Mass Index in Hospitalized Burn Patients," in the Journal of Burn Care & Research. These findings were also presented at the 2023 Annual Conference of the…