• 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 bout with malaria put Oluwafunmilola Okuyemi on the path to becoming a physician. Today she and 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ colleagues have pioneered a way to lessen COVID-19 spread during surgery.

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51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Medicine workers part of the COVID-19 battle as vaccine rollout is just beginning.

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

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Volunteer efforts by hundreds of Southern Nevada physicians enhance the medical training of 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ students.

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Members of the inaugural class of the 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ 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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From groundbreaking research to breaking ground on a new medical education building, the 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ School of Medicine continues to transform care in the community.

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Drs. Abbey and Bradley Burger met in an unusual setting while attending medical school.

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Andrew Han plans to practice psychiatry, using treatment that relies less on medication than is usual.

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COVID-19 has rerouted but not derailed Dr. Arthur Romero’s work to improve lung cancer patient outcomes.

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