• School of Medicine staff performing curbside testing for SARS-CoV-2 in the parking lot of the 1707 Charleston location in 2020..
  • Medical student doing research in the lab of Edwin Oh, Ph.D.
  • A student looking at a research poster at the Medical Research Society 2nd Annual Student Research Symposium in 2021.

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A transformational force for improving healthcare in Nevada, the Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at ºÚÁÏÍø hits a major milestone.

Portrait of Richard Baynosa standing next to a surgical robot.

Dr. Richard Baynosa shares how advances in robotic techniques are improving patient outcomes.

Members of the Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at ºÚÁÏÍø Class of 2028 during orientation week.

Members of the class of 2028 were treated to a week full of activities where they were introduced to the medical school and their fellow classmates.

Aron Rogers, DO, associate professor, rural family medicine program director,  and family medicine clerkship director at the Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at ºÚÁÏÍø.

Dr. Aron Rogers shares how small towns stir up big feelings for residents in the Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine's rural family medicine program.

Qlub Med, with the help of the school of medicine faculty, planned an event for students, faculty, and staff to learn about gender affirming care, covering diagnosis to surgery.

Qlub Med hopes to fix health disparities and inequities among the LGBTQ+ community through education.

Father and child in a consultation with a pediatrician.

The Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine makes it their core mission to provide care to those with the greatest need in our community.

Sisi Tian, MD

The assistant professor of otolaryngology finds beauty in the complexities of the human anatomy.

Members of the BeHERE NV team from left to right – Jill Manit, PhD, MSW; Sara Hunt, PhD; Eterniti Claggett, BS; and Adriana Monroy, BS – at the ºÚÁÏÍø Mental Health Initiatives Forum in April 2024.

The Behavioral Health Education, Retention, and Expansion Network of Nevada aims to improve the mental health workforce in the state.

Dr. Vladislav Zhitny, an original member of the Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at ºÚÁÏÍø Charter Class.

Anesthesiology resident Dr. Vladislav Zhitny still makes time to help ºÚÁÏÍø medical students get their work published in peer-reviewed journals.

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