In The News: Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ

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There’s simply no one more knowledgeable about how to get a medical school off and running than Paul Umbach, who has provided consultancy for 20 of the 30 med schools that have been launched in the U.S. since 2005.

The Southern Nevada Health District received notification from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirming the first case of Acute Flaccid Myelitis in a child in Clark County.

A two-phase plan to build out the 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Medical School was created as a way to move the school forward, but it could become a major setback that turns off donors and results in a half-finished, lackluster institution.

When it comes to the word education, what comes to mind? Maybe days as a child on the playground.
Just over a year ago, Dr. Deborah Kuhls was nearing the end of her shift in the University Medical Center's trauma unit in Las Vegas. It was a Sunday like any other, the trauma surgeon said.

David Becker said he strives for honesty and compassion in his day-to-day work as a photojournalist.
And the night of Oct. 1, 2017, was no different, he said during a panel discussion Friday night at 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ.

Freelance photographer David Becker pauses to collect himself as he stares down at the notes on his lap he says he needs to accurately detail the sequence of events from a year ago. He’d ramble otherwise, he says.

They sought a carefree weekend out on the town.
Some were from Vegas, many drove in from Southern California, and others journeyed on a plane to escape the worries of their everyday lives.

Hundreds of gunshot victims were rushed to local emergency rooms where doctors were put to the test to save as many lives as possible. Local doctors were credited with their heroic efforts for keeping the number of dead from climbing higher than 58.

The Clark County Medical Society held a ‘Stop the Bleed’ training Monday in recognition of One October.

When Bruce Koeppen was founding dean of the medical school at Quinnipiac University in 2010, he made a decision that mirrored the changing technology landscape around him.