In The News: Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV
The UNLV School of Medicine has chosen University Medical Center trauma surgeon John Fildes to step into the role of interim dean as founding Dean Barbara Atkinson transitions to an advisory role.
A surgeon who won national recognition for directing trauma care for some of the most seriously wounded following the Las Vegas Strip massacre in 2017 is being named interim dean of the School of Medicine at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
Dr. John Fildes has been named interim dean for the UNLV School of Medicine, effective Sept. 1, the university announced today. He will serve in the role as the university continues a national search for the next dean, officials said.
In light of the three mass shootings in the last week, Las Vegas-area agencies are offering additional resources to those still feeling the effects of the Oct. 1 mass shooting on the Strip nearly two years ago.
In the aftermath of mass shootings in Texas and Ohio that left 31 people dead in one weekend, the Vegas Strong Resiliency Center is receiving more requests for support from survivors and others affected by the Oct. 1, 2017, shooting on the Strip.
With temperatures of more than 35ºC, the pavement and the asphalt of the streets and highways can produce second-degree burns in desert points of the southwest USA.
In today’s episode, we talk with Sara Smock Jordan, Ph.D., LMFT, Associate Professor, Program Director of Marriage and Family Therapy, and Graduate Coordinator at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
Make sure rubber, not your skin, meets the road: When skin touches sunbaked pavement, serious burns can quickly set in.
Hot pavement poses a burn risk, particularly when outside temperatures reach greater than 95 degrees Fahrenheit, according to a study published in the July/August issue of the Journal of Burn Care & Research.
The so-called “5-second rule” for dropped food is not real — whatever fell still has germs from the floor, even a very good-looking slice of pizza.
