Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV News
The Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV is becoming a world-class center for medical education, patient care, and research. We aim to prepare Nevada's doctors with the most innovative and technologically advanced forms of medical training while also forming community partnerships to serve the healthcare needs of our diverse and urban population.
Current Medicine News
This month’s frosty headlines and highlights from the students and faculty of UNLV.
Dr. Rebecca Scherr was not only a patient of Dr. Beverly Neyland's from birth, but a student of hers during her medical school training.
Approach aimed at lifting Nevada from its low rankings in health care access.
![A sign in front of a building reads "UNLV Shadow Lane Campus"](/sites/default/files/styles/768_width/public/media/image/2024-11/D73504_0451.jpg?itok=ZSaTLKyl "A sign in front of a building reads "UNLV Shadow Lane Campus"")
Embracing the idea that we’re “better together,” UNLV’s academic health center takes another step forward.
Meet two of the key members of the school of medicine development and alumni relations department.
A roundup of news about the brights spots on campus.
Medicine In The News
Kennedy Jackson, a UNLV theater arts major, still remembers the hummingbird she saw fluttering outside of UNLV’s Beam Hall one year ago. She was walking back from studying for finals, and the campus was abuzz with pre-finals stress and pre-holiday anticipation. But in just a few short hours, the excitement and jitters would turn into utter fear.
Las Vegas’ lack of a comprehensive kids’ hospital has deadly consequences. Could a solution be on the horizon?
Las Vegas’ lack of a comprehensive kids’ hospital has deadly consequences. Could a solution be on the horizon?
The highly acclaimed Apple TV show “Ted Lasso” first appeared in 2020 to rave reviews. Ostensibly, it is a show about a college American football coach in the Midwest who finds himself coaching a Premier League soccer team in the U.K. despite knowing little about U.K. culture, colloquialisms or the game of soccer itself.
The highly acclaimed Apple TV show “Ted Lasso” first appeared in 2020 to rave reviews. Ostensibly, it is a show about a college American football coach in the Midwest who finds himself coaching a Premier League soccer team in the U.K. despite knowing little about U.K. culture, colloquialisms or the game of soccer itself.
As we near the most food-centric holiday on the calendar, discussions are arising over the effects of overindulging on Thanksgiving. Dr. Marc Kahn, Dean of the Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV, joined ARC Las Vegas and Evan Schreiber to share what he is most concerned about this holiday season.
