News: Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ

Daniel Houston founded student-led group Medical Students for Disability and Chronic Illness at the Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ.

The medical school welcomes the 66 members of the class of 2027, its largest class of students to date.
Boxers, MMA fighters with traumatic encephalopathy syndrome diagnoses may be more likely to develop severe degenerative brain disease, research finds.

Dr. Jacob Altholz's selection for NASA Aerospace Medicine clerkship leads to a unique research opportunity at the space center in Houston, Texas.

With plans to become a surgeon, medical student and award-winning equestrian Shaunicy Sturm wants 'to change a patient’s life so that they wake up to a better future.'

Forensic Pathology Fellowship Director Lisa Gavin calls the program 'paramount' in bringing more specialists to the state.

Third-year medical students are set to be the first pair of identical twins to graduate from the Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ.

After her sister's childhood cancer diagnosis, Courtney Thornton learned firsthand the importance of access to quality medical care.

Local doctors pass knowledge on to Las Vegas' next generation of physicians.

Hounded by stress? Studies show that on a ruff day, spending time with a dog has health benefits.
News highlights featuring 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ faculty and students who made local and national headlines.

51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ study pinpoints 10 bacterial groups associated with Alzheimer’s disease, provides new insights into the relationship between gut makeup and dementia.