News: Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV

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Campus News |

School earns accreditation from Liaison Committee on Medical Education, meaning it meets or exceeds the highest standards for schools of medicine.

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People |

Dr. Brandi Alexander chose family medicine because it provides a range of challenges and opportunities to advocate for women of color.

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People |

A bout with malaria put Oluwafunmilola Okuyemi on the path to becoming a physician. Today she and UNLV colleagues have pioneered a way to lessen COVID-19 spread during surgery.

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Campus News |

A collection of news stories from the new year highlighting the experts and events at UNLV.

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People |

UNLV Medicine workers part of the COVID-19 battle as vaccine rollout is just beginning.

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Business and Community |

UNLV vaccine expert Johan Bester examines the ethical considerations behind the decision to get inoculated.

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Campus News |

The 36-bed skilled nursing site is expected to add an important dimension to students’ clinical education.

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Campus News |

Volunteer efforts by hundreds of Southern Nevada physicians enhance the medical training of UNLV students.

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People |

Members of the inaugural class of the UNLV School of Medicine await the results of Match Day — the day med school students across the nation find out where they will receive their specialty training.

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People |

Great places are made of great people. Here are a few who made the news in 2020.

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Business and Community |

As the pandemic tightened its grip on Nevada, the nation, and the world, UNLV responded in ways big and small. Members of the media also turned to UNLV's faculty experts for answers.

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Arts and Culture |

A sampling of university experts who sounded off on the year’s monumental movements surrounding race, ethnicity, and gender.