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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

UNLV XMAS
Campus News |

This month’s frosty headlines and highlights from the students and faculty of UNLV.

Dr. Beverly Neyland (left), professor of pediatrics, and Dr. Rebecca Scherr, interim chair of the department of pediatrics.
People |

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.

An image of Kirk Kerkokorian Building
Campus News |

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"
Campus News |

Embracing the idea that we’re “better together,” UNLV’s academic health center takes another step forward.

Virginia Weidenfeller (left) and Nikkie Preston.
People |

Meet two of the key members of the school of medicine development and alumni relations department.

flamenco dancers outdoors with large UNLV letters in background
Campus News |

A roundup of news about the brights spots on campus.

Medicine In The News

Las Vegas Review Journal

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.

Desert Companion

Las Vegas’ lack of a comprehensive kids’ hospital has deadly consequences. Could a solution be on the horizon?

Desert Companion

Las Vegas’ lack of a comprehensive kids’ hospital has deadly consequences. Could a solution be on the horizon?

Las Vegas Sun

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.

Las Vegas Sun

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.

KSNV-TV: News 3

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.

Medicine Experts

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Recent Medicine Accomplishments

Manoj Sharma (Social and Behavioral Health; Internal Medicine) was part of the GBD 2021 US Obesity Forecasting Collaborators as a coauthor for the publication, “National-level and state-level prevalence of overweight and obesity among children, adolescents, and adults in the USA, 1990–2021, and forecasts up to 2050 “in the journal, The Lancet (…
Kavita Batra (Medicine) and Ravi Batra (Public Health), in collaboration with the Global 2021 HIV Collaborators, published the study "Global, Regional, and National Burden of HIV/AIDS, 1990–2021, and Forecasts to 2050 for 204 Countries and Territories: The Global Burden of Disease Study 2021" in The Lancet HIV. The Batra duo has an extensive…
Magnus Chun, Kyaw Min Tun, Tahne Vongsavath, Renuka Verma, Kavita Batra, David Limsui, and Erin Jenkins (all Medicine) published "Fecal Microbiota Transplantation for Chronic Pouchitis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis" in Microorganisms. The study highlights FMT as an effective treatment for chronic pouchitis, despite a notable rate of mild…
Dr. Marc J. Kahn (Medicine), the dean of the Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine and vice president for Health Affairs, and Dr. Alison Netski (Medicine) recently published an editorial in The Sun titled, "What Nevada's Healthcare Could Learn From Ted Lasso." The editorial details how team work and a positive attitude can lead to improved health…
Claire Chen, Brianna Yee, Jenna Sutton, Sabrina Ho, Paul Cabugao, Natalie Johns, Raul Saucedo, Kaden Norman, Charlton H. Bassett, Kavita Batra, Aditi Singh (all Medicine), and Shane Sinclair from the University of Calgary published "The Validation of the Sinclair Compassion Questionnaire (SCQ) and SCQ Short Form in an English-Speaking U.S.…
Maxim Gakh, Courtney Coughenour, Emily C. Strickler, Timothy J. Bungum, Jennifer R. Pharr, Pashtana Usufzy, Megan McDonough (all Public Health), Bertille Mavegam Assoumou (Medicine), Nicole Williams Bungum, and Mindy Meacham from the Southern Nevada Health District published their manuscript entitled "What works when working together?: Cross-…