News: Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV

Nadia Gomez, MD (center), with several other faculty and staff members from the recently renamed department of gynecologic surgery and obstetrics.
Campus News |

The new naming convention undoes the widely held notion that gynecologists and obstetricians solely function as primary care providers.

Eric Kawana, Class of 2025 medical student
People |

For medical student Eric Kawana, personal health issues have highlighted the importance of 'critical thinking' in medicine.

Samantha Mujica
People |

Working her way through high school and college has prepared Samantha Mujica for medical school’s demanding hours and expectations.

Graduation surprise
Campus News |

News stories from the summer featuring UNLV students and faculty.

Medical student Daniel Houston
People |

Daniel Houston founded student-led group Medical Students for Disability and Chronic Illness at the Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV.

Class of 2027 Orientation Week
Campus News |

The medical school welcomes the 66 members of the class of 2027, its largest class of students to date.

an image of a skeleton's skull reflected on the surface of an anatomy table
Research |

Boxers, MMA fighters with traumatic encephalopathy syndrome diagnoses may be more likely to develop severe degenerative brain disease, research finds.

Jacob Altholz, MD
People |

Dr. Jacob Altholz's selection for NASA Aerospace Medicine clerkship leads to a unique research opportunity at the space center in Houston, Texas.

Shaunicy Sturm, Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV Class of 2026 student
People |

With plans to become a surgeon, medical student and award-winning equestrian Shaunicy Sturm wants 'to change a patient’s life so that they wake up to a better future.'

Lisa Gavin, MD, Forensic Pathology Fellowship Director
People |

Forensic Pathology Fellowship Director Lisa Gavin calls the program 'paramount' in bringing more specialists to the state.

Keith (left) and Kevin Noorda (right), third-year medical students.
People |

Third-year medical students are set to be the first pair of identical twins to graduate from the Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV.

Courtney Thornton
People |

After her sister's childhood cancer diagnosis, Courtney Thornton learned firsthand the importance of access to quality medical care.