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
The medical school celebrated the class of 2024 matches and welcomed 87 residents to their graduate medical education programs.
The development of a UNLV Academic Health Center will provide high-value quality care for the community, a source of economic diversity for our economy, and cutting-edge research.
Dr. Mitchell Forman, who will lead the new fellowship, shares how the program will help attract, train, and retain more physicians to the state.
Pet Partners of Las Vegas and UNLV Libraries celebrate 10 years of therapy dog visits to campus.
Chapters representing 10 Western states attended the regional conference for the Student National Medical Association.
Paul Harasim, author and associate editorial director of the medical school for over six years, shares his farewell.
Medicine In The News
A portion of the spin4 crohn’s & colitis cures event will support the Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV to help expand resources for IBD patients in Southern Nevada.
It doesn’t appear on the calendar. There are no shopping days devoted to it. No one even remotely looks forward to its arrival. But for those afflicted by its wrath, allergy season is as real as any other time of year, bringing with it sneezes, runny noses and fatigue instead of glad tidings and good feelings.
The next generation of life-saving physicians is one step closer to starting their journey. The Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV and Touro University Nevada College of Osteopathic Medicine celebrated Match Day on Friday. Soon-to-be graduates awaited to find out where they will spend the next 3-7 years performing residencies in their specialties.
UNLV medical students learned where they will take the next step in their journey to become doctors. Medical schools across the country, including UNLV’s Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine, held their Match Day on Friday for the class of 2024. Medical students learned where they will go for their residency training for the next 3-7 years.
The Superbug, known for its resistance to anti-fungal medications has been found in elevated levels in our city's wastewater. Back in January, the Nevada Department of Health and Human Services reported the highest number of cases we have seen in Southern Nevada. We talked to the doctor who is leading waste water monitoring here in the valley to find out more about this alarming trend, along with patients hearing about the risks.
Gaslighting is no longer a novelty, but there is now a new 'lighting' in the dating world: bluelighting. We already knew that the light from your television, smartphone or laptop is bad for your eyes, but your relationship can also suffer from all those screens. Glasses with a blue light filter won't help, but what will?