Accomplishments: Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV

Dr. Deborah A. Kuhls (Medicine) accepted the invitation to serve as a representation for the American College of Surgeons to the University of Michigan's Institute for Firearm Injury Prevention External Advisory Committee.
Dr. Aditi Singh and Dr. Sandhya Wahi-Gururaj (both Medicine), along with former School of Medicine faculty member Dr. Miriam Bar-on, presented their initiative, "Wellness on a Budget," as a poster at the Association for Hospital Medical Education's Annual AHME Institute and at the American Association of American Medical Colleges…
Lauren Schmidt, Kavita Batra, Allison G. McNickle, Douglas R. Fraser, Deborah A. Kuhls, Paul J. Chestovich (all Medicine), and Rachael Robnett (Psychology), along with Lynde Lutzow of Temple University Hospital, presented their research, “Implicit Bias Affects Surgical Technical Skill Evaluations” at the Association for Surgical Education annual…
Drs. Sandhya Wahi-Gururaj, Aditi Singh, Jennifer Baynosa, and Oriaku Kas-Osoka (all Medicine), along with former School of Medicine faculty member Dr. Miriam Bar-on, presented their medical education innovation, "Learning Leadership Together: A Collaborative Approach," as a poster at the Association of American Medical Colleges 2022 Group on…
Manoj Sharma, Siddharth Raich (both Social and Behavioral Health), and Kavita Batra (Medicine) with Francesco Chirico of Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore (Italy) published an article, “A Multi-theory Model-based Analysis of Correlates for Initiating and Sustaining Mammography Screening Behavior among Hispanic American Women in the United…
Jeremy R. Anderson, Kavita Batra, Allison McNickle, Douglas Fraser, Laura Gryder, Paul Chestovich, and Deborah Kuhls (all Medicine) presented their research, “Injury Burden of On-vs. Off-road Vehicular Crashes in Nevada: A Comparative Analysis,” at the Southwestern Surgical Congress 2022 annual meeting in Arizona.
Vishvaas Ravikumar (Medicine) is a 2022-23 recipient of the Society of Hospital Medicine's Student and Resident Research Grant, one of three selected nationally per year, for a quality improvement project on an educational intervention to optimize SEP and CBC lab orders in the hospital setting. He is a rising fourth-year medical student. Dr.…
Gabriela Doyle, Mary Froelich, Kavita Batra, Noam Dadon, Brian Ward, Jennifer Baynosa, Deborah Kuhls, and Charles St. Hill (all Medicine) presented their research, “The Impact of COVID-19 on Graduate Medical Education” at the Southwestern Surgical Congress 2022 annual meeting in Arizona.
Kavita Batra (Medicine), Manoj Sharma (Social and Behavioral Health), and Chia-Liang Dai (Teaching and Learning), along with Jagdish Khubchandani of New Mexico State University, published a manuscript, “COVID-19 Booster Vaccination Hesitancy in the United States: A Multi-theory-model (MTM)-based National Assessment” in the journal Vaccines (Impact…
Aidy Weeks (Libraries) is the co-author of a chapter, "Virtual Chat and Chew: Radical Self-Care for BIPOC Information Professionals," published in the book, Leadership Wellness and Mental Health Concerns in Higher Education. The chapter explores the formation of a weekly virtual forum known as the “Chat & Chew” by the members of the…
Gregory P. Brown, Kavita Batra, Suzie Hong, Raveena Bakhru, Emily Dorin, and Robert Sottile (all Medicine) presented their research, "A Cross-sectional Survey of Therapists to Assess Perceived Effectiveness of Advanced Integrative Therapy Interventions: A Pilot Study,” at the 11th Annual Energy Psychology Research Symposium hosted by the…
Samantha Slinkard-Barnum, Laura Gryder, Kavita Batra, Paul Chestovich, and Deborah Kuhls (all Medicine) recently published an open access journal article, "Skilled Maneuvering: Evaluation of a Young Driver Advanced Training Program," in The Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery.