Accomplishments: Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at 性视界传媒
Kavita Batra (Medicine), along with collaborators from India and the United States, published a chapter titled 鈥淐ircular Economy in Tourism Finance: A Bibliometric Analysis鈥 in the book Reimagining Tourism Finance. The chapter explores how circular economy principles can strengthen sustainable tourism finance by promoting resource efficiency,鈥
Liahm Blank, Joshua Khorsandi, Nicole Kang, Kaloyan Momchilov, Itai Blank, and Kavita Batra (all Medicine) published a study titled 鈥淔rom Pantry to Physiology: A Narrative Review Linking Food Insecurity to Biological Dysfunction鈥 in Dialogues in Health. The review highlights that food insecurity is not only a socioeconomic challenge but also a鈥
Jenna Serr, Vidhani Goel, Roberto Sagaribay, Kavita Batra, and Ami P. Shah (Medicine) recently published their study, 鈥淧ediatric Trauma Trends Before and After Recreational Cannabis Legalization in Nevada: A Retrospective Repeated Cross-Sectional Study,鈥 in the journal Children. The study found that while the overall incidence of pediatric鈥
Vidhani S. Goel (Public Health), Sheniz Moonie (Public Health), and Kavita Batra (Medicine) presented at the Nevada Public Health Association Annual Conference held in Las Vegas, Nevada, from April 21-22, 2026. The lightning talk titled When the Pantry Is Empty, the Airways Suffer: Food Insecurity and Asthma Outcomes Across the Life Course鈥
Liahm Blank, Joshua Khorsandi, Roberto Sagaribay, and Kavita Batra (all Medicine), along with Elizabeth England-Kennedy, Jagdish Khubchandani, Karen Kopera-Frye (New Mexico State University), and Srikanta Banerjee (Walden University), recently published a review article in the journal Brain Sciences titled 鈥淲hen the Clock Shifts: A Comprehensive鈥
Dr. Marc J. Kahn (Medicine) and his colleague Dr. Neil Baum published their latest book, Business Basics for Your Healthcare Practice, with Springer Nature. The book includes topics pertaining to the financial and legal considerations in practice, transitions to private practice or academic practice, branding and marketing strategies in鈥
Yonsu Kim (Healthcare Administration and Policy), Ji Won Yoo (Internal Medicine), Lorraine Brown (Healthcare Administration and Policy), Isabelle Kwak (Internal Medicine), Sheniz Moonie (Epidemiology and Biostatistics) published an article, "Widening Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Hospitalizations for Asthma with Type II Diabetes: A trend analysis (鈥
Kathryn Houk (Medicine; Libraries) is a recipient of the Medical Library Association's 2026 President's Award for her work on developing an Open Database to Support Promotion and Tenure Efforts for Health Sciences Librarians. The award recognizes the effort in creating an invaluable resource that fulfills a critical need among academic鈥
Manoj Sharma (Social & Behavioral Health; Internal Medicine) coauthored a textbook, Introduction to Community and Public Health (3rd edition) with his former student, Prof. Paul Branscum of Miami University, and published by Wiley. This is the only textbook that delivers definitive treatment of all five core areas of public health, viz.,鈥
Aidy Weeks (Medicine; Libraries) has been elected to the el2026 Medical Library Association (MLA) Board of Directors. MLA is a global, nonprofit educational organization, with a membership of more than 2,500 institutions and professionals in the health information field. The Board of Directors serves as the governing body of MLA, representing鈥
Dr. Sehoon Park, Dr. Alfonso Ayala, Dr. Christopher J Fang, Dr. Aaron Gray, Dr. Daniel Kokmeyer (Orthopedic Surgery), Dr. Ashley Pistorio (Plastic Surgery), and Dr. Allison McNickle (Trauma Surgery) published an article entitled "Upper Extremity Injury Patterns Unique to Utility Terrain Off-Road Vehicles" in the Journal of Hand Surgery and鈥
Mathew J. Stephen from the University of Rochester, Baylor Akhavan (Medicine), Melinda Chu from Auriva Health, Kavita Batra (Medicine), & Roberto Sagaribay (Medicine) have published "The Current Landscape of Remote Patient Monitoring Regarding Diabetes Mellitus and Hypoglycemia: Protocol for a Scoping Review" in JMIR: Research Protocol. 鈥