Accomplishments: Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV
Acute care surgery fellow Dr. David Velez (Medicine) was recognized with an Innovation in Education Award by the Society of Critical Care Program Directors Society for his web-based Educational Review Resource for Surgical Critical Care and Acute Care Surgery. Dr. Velez created the Operative Review of Surgery website which provides a free…
Dr. Jaineet Chhabra (Medicine) was featured on WOAY-TV, a television station in West Virginia, for presenting a sports medicine career day talk to high school students after presenting a $2,000 grant to the Woodrow Wilson High School tennis team.
Manoj Sharma (Social and Behavioral Health; Internal Medicine) presented a paper titled, “The advent of the fourth-generation multi-theory model (MTM) of health behavior change in health promotion research” at the World Summit on Public Health and Health Sciences held in Bern, Switzerland held between October 14 -16. The presentation was about the…
Dr. Jaineet Chhabra (Medicine) will be doing a lecture at the Far West Athletic Trainers' Association (FWATA) Annual Meeting and Clinical Symposium occurring from April 16-19, 2025. His lecture will be on his proposal, "The Coupling of Cardiovascular and Musculoskeletal Biomechanics: Advancing Sports Biodesign and Injury Prevention.”
Dr. Brandon Eddy (Medicine) has been named a recipient of the UNLV Foundation Distinguished Teaching Award. Members of the selection committee were impressed with his exemplary efforts in the classroom. Dr. Eddy will receive a $5,000 stipend and be recognized at the 2025 Academic Achievement Awards Ceremony to be held in spring.
Dr. Amy Stone (Medicine) was one of the authors of a published a paper titled "Comparison of diagnostic accuracy of rapid antigen tests for COVID-19 compared to the viral genetic test in adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis " in the journal JBI Evidence Synthesis. The journal published an editorial describing its impact …
Dr. Amy Stone (Medicine) and colleagues published an editorial based on their systematic review of COVID-19 rapid antigen tests that focused on the lessons learned from the pandemic. The article highlights the need for continuing efforts in generating and synthesizing consistent usable evidence for today's healthcare concerns. As part of the lead-…
Manoj Sharma (Social and Behavioral Health, Internal Medicine) has published a book titled, “Effective Approaches to Global Health Issues” along with Ram Lakhan of Berea College published by Academic Press (Elsevier) (ISBN# 978-0-443-29098-5). A book launch party is planned for Monday, October 21, 2024, between 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. in Room GTW…
Kavita Batra (Medicine) and Manoj Sharma (Social and Behavioral Health; Internal Medicine) as part of GBD 2021 Tobacco Forecasting Collaborators were coauthors in “Forecasting the effects of smoking prevalence scenarios on years of life lost and life expectancy from 2022 to 2050: A systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021”…
Dr. Gregory Brown (Medicine) presented "TRAUMA and trauma: The Hypnosis Antidote" at the 4th Annual 5-PATH International Association of Hypnosis Professional Symposium.
Noehealani Antolin (Medicine) has been appointed Treasurer of the Nevada Public Health Association (NPHA), whose mission is to advocate for public health in Nevada, with a focus on improving health outcomes and promoting equity in health status. She is the Grant and Research Director for a traffic safety initiative that aims to reduce traffic…
Elissa Palmer (Family and Community Medicine) presented “Leadership: Identifying gender gap and stressors with a focus on self-competency assessment and resilience” at the Europe Region Annual Meeting of the World Organization of National Colleges, Academies and Academic Associations of General Practitioners/Family Physicians (WONCA) in Dublin,…