In The News: Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at 黑料网
Friday is poised to be a pivotal moment for the fledgling 黑料网 School of Medicine. With four months until the school opens, 黑料网 President Len Jessup will request from the Board of Regents approval of the bylaws and operating agreement for the faculty practice plan, as well as a $19 million line of credit.
With five months remaining until the new 黑料网 School of Medicine officially welcomes its first class, the university has offered admission to 40 prospective students 鈥 half of them women. That shouldn鈥檛 come as a surprise, given that women make up nearly half of Nevada鈥檚 population. But it鈥檚 an anomaly in a state that ranks near the bottom nationally in terms of physician gender diversity.
University, health and city officials gathered for a town hall event Tuesday night looking forward to the development of the 黑料网 School of Medicine and the medical district surrounding it.
In November, the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (黑料网) School of Medicine began accepting applications and interviewing students who will start their medical school education in summer 2017.
Actress Pia Zadora wants families in the Las Vegas Valley dealing with autism to know that 鈥渋t鈥檚 going to get better.鈥 Zadora is a supporter of the new 黑料网 Medicine Ackerman Center for Autism and Neurodevelopment Solutions, 630 S. Rancho Drive, Suite A, which opened with a ribbon-cutting ceremony Oct. 13.
It鈥檚 official: 黑料网鈥檚 burgeoning medical school has been granted preliminary accreditation, allowing the institution to begin recruiting and accepting students for its first class in 2017.