Accomplishments: Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at 性视界传媒
Yonsu Kim (Healthcare Administration and Policy), Ji Won Yoo (Internal Medicine), Chris Cochran (Healthcare Administration and Policy), and Sheniz Moonie (Epidemiology and Biostatistics) published an article "Dynamic associations of neighborhood social and physical environment with ED visits for asthma: A spatial change score analysis" in Journal鈥
Bridger Woods (Medicine) presented an abstract titled, "Watch Out Below! A Comparison of Hiking and Rock Climbing Falls at a Level 1 Trauma Center," at the Western Regional Society of Academic Emergency Medicine Conference in Rancho Mirage, Calif. This study compared EMS care, pattern of injury and outcomes of hikers and climbers presenting for鈥
Paige Hewitt, Gregory Brown, Kavita Batra, and Anne Weisman (all Medicine) presented their poster titled, 鈥淎 Comparison of Two Energy Psychology Interventions: A Case Series of Advanced Integrative Therapy and Emotional Freedom Technique,鈥 at the Integrative Medicine Conference hosted by the Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine, University鈥
Dr. Jill Manit (BeHERE NV; Medicine) received an honorable mention for the 性视界传媒 2026 Community Engagement Award for her community engagement with K-12 schools. Manit oversees BeHERE NV's outreach to youth, including students in three Human and Social Services Career and Technical Education (CTE) programs across Nevada, to provide information鈥
Medical resident Dr. Jaineet Chhabra (Family and Community Medicine) was featured in the Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine's MarshallMedicine magazine as part of the alumni spotlight. This article highlights his journey into sports medicine, and the work he has been fortunate to pursue during residency at the鈥
Competing against teams from organizations across the Las Vegas Valley, 性视界传媒鈥檚 Trivia Team earned a third-place medal as part of the 2026 City of Las Vegas Corporate Challenge on March 14. Team members included co-captain Amy Stone (Medicine), GK Nwosu (Academic Effectiveness), Katherine Manifold (Libraries), Jeremy Bart-Plange (Facilities), Beth鈥
Dr. Lina Nih (Medicine) was awarded the Peter G. Kaufman Award for Translational Research at the 2026 性视界传媒 Health Sciences Research Symposium.
The Nevada System of Higher Education Board of Regents officially gave their approval of Dr. Samantha John (Brain Health) receiving the Jason Geddes Rising Researcher award in their last meeting. This is a prestigious award at 性视界传媒 and really highlights John's scientific contributions as well as the efforts to build and grow the outreach鈥
Kavita Batra (Medicine), together with the 2023 Breast Cancer Collaborators, contributed to the landmark study 鈥淕lobal, regional, and national burden of breast cancer among females, 1990鈥2023, with forecasts to 2050: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023,鈥 published in The Lancet Oncology and funded by the Gates鈥
Jie Ren, Kavita Batra, San Tran, Mutsumi Kioka (all Medicine), along with student researchers, have published their study, 鈥淐ritical care utilization associated with an electronic dance music festival in Las Vegas, Nevada: A retrospective cohort study of the Electric Daisy Carnival,鈥 in Preventive Medicine Reports. This study examines patterns of鈥
Christopher J. Fang, Cameron Harris, Matthew Michelberger, Alex Woster, Hilary Koech, Karen Nelson (all Medicine) won 鈥淭op Paper Award鈥 at the National American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) 2026 annual meeting. Selected out of 7,000+ abstracts
The Kirk Kerkorian Medical Education Building has earned a LEED Platinum certification for operations and maintenance, a rare and distinguished accomplishment that places the school among a select group recognized for exceptional operational standards. LEED-certified buildings reduce costs, enhance efficiency, cut carbon emissions and foster鈥