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
After founding an investment firm, Randy Gracia has generously (and gratefully) invested in his alma mater.
After launching his electrical contracting business, Joe Murphy plugs into his spirit of generosity to support UNLV.
How the School of Medicine's 11 residency specialty programs and 11 fellowship programs bring medical expertise to the community.
Even well into his undergraduate studies, Chase Shropshire didn't envision a career in medicine. Now he’s the School of Medicine’s first Alumnus of the Year.
The Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine's program equips future doctors with the knowledge and clinical skills needed to become a physician who cares for the community.
A monthly roundup of the top news stories featuring UNLV staff and students.
Medicine In The News
“Can you imagine a day when you turn on your faucet and no water comes out?” The hypothetical question, posed by a research team at UNLV, is called a “Day Zero” scenario. It sounds like the plot of a doomsday apocalypse series but it’s not as unimaginable - or as far-fetched - as a Hollywood screenplay might seem.
As the temperature starts to drop in southern Nevada, we were wondering if the colder weather can really make you sick? Dr. David Weismiller, a professor of family medicine at UNLV, joined ARC Las Vegas and Evan Schreiber to talk about the correlation.
Once medical students have completed medical school and received their medical degree, what is the next step? Could they immediately start their own practice and see patients?
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The Down Syndrome Connections Las Vegas announced DS Connect24, the 3rd Annual Las Vegas Down Syndrome Conference was held on Saturday. October is Down Syndrome Awareness Month. The event was held at the Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine on the campus of UNLV.
A new survey shows one-third of former professional football players believe they have the degenerative brain disease known as chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE. The research, published in the medical journal JAMA Neurology, represents one of the latest expansive surveys on cognitive health issues caused by contact sports.
