The UNLV School of Medicine has accomplished another major milestone - it qualified for a site visit from the national accrediting body for U.S. and Canadian MD-granting medical schools.

Nevada's chief medical officer has stepped down to take a new post at the UNLV medical school.

The UNLV School of Medicine is one step closer to recruiting its first class of students.

Southern Nevada is on a bit of a roll.

The gaming and hospitality industries will continue to serve as the cornerstones of the Southern Nevada economy, but they present opportunities for diversification, economic development officials said.

The UNLV School of Medicine will rely on clinical partnerships with University Medical Center, Sunrise Hospital, the VA Medical Center in North Las Vegas and Dignity Health Nevada to train the 60 students per year who will be starting classes beginning in 2017, according to a key document submitted today as part of the school's accreditation process.

In Nevada’s efforts to promote economic diversification, few projects loom as large as the creation of the UNLV School of Medicine. We still are applauding UNLV, the Board of Regents, Gov. Brian Sandoval and the Legislature for creating the school on paper, then funding it for real.

Dr. Barbara Atkinson admits retirement didn’t really suit her — at least the first time.

UNLV has promoted the head of its planned medical school in hopes that the move will boost ongoing efforts to develop the nascent program.

Dr. Barbara Atkinson, who has spent the last 18 months shaping the region's first public medical school, has been named founding dean of the UNLV School of Medicine.

Nevada legislators today released the final portion of $27 million allocated to create a medical school at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

The Legislative Interim Finance Committee has released $18.2 million to start a medical school at UNLV beginning in August 2017.