Accomplishments: Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at 性视界传媒
Dr. Marc J. Kahn (Medicine) and his colleague published a front-page editorial Sunday in the Las Vegas Sun detailing the fact that the separation of public health from clinical medicine has led to problems dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic. Kahn and his colleagues offered suggestions for future health care crises.
Dr. Deborah A. Kuhls (Medicine), professor of surgery and interim assistant dean for research co-authored a journal article "American Association for the Surgery of Trauma Prevention Committee Review: family justice centers - a not-so-novel, but unknown gem
in Trauma Surgery and Acute Care Open.
Jennifer Pharr (Environmental and Occupational Health), associate professor, and Kavita Batra (Medicine), statistician, recently published "Propensity Score Analysis Assessing the Burden of Non-Communicable Diseases among the Transgender Population in the United States Using the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (2017鈥
Dr. Kavita Batra (Medicine) was interviewed for a feature in Inside Higher Ed called 鈥淪uicide Prevention Shouldn鈥檛 Be Optional鈥 based on a peer-reviewed article she published in co-authorship with Manoj Sharma (Environmental & Occupational Health) and other co-authors from the University of Utah and Coforge Ltd. The鈥
Dr. Joshua J. Goldman (Medicine) penned the cover story for the most recent issue of Vegas Inc., HealthCare Quarterly. The article, "Body Positivity in a Modern Perfectionist World," touches on the history of beauty, the role of plastic surgery in the body-positive movement and in self-care, the impact of social media on self-image, and the basics鈥
Drs. Banveet Kaur Khetarpal and Awad Javaid (both Medicine) recently published a manuscript, "Electromagnetic Interference from Left Ventricular Assist Device in Patients with Transvenous Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator," in Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology. The authors reviewed more than 700 patients over 16 years with advanced鈥
June Cho (Nursing), Jess Li (Medicine), and Xan Goodman (Libraries) published a paper, "The Variability and Determinants of Testosterone Measurements in Children: A Critical Review,鈥 online in Biological Research for Nursing.
Micajah Daniels, Manoj Sharma (both Environmental and Occupational Health), and Kavita Batra (Medicine) published a commentary, "Social Media and Substance Use among Adolescents: Implications for Research" in the Journal of Alcohol and Drug Education. The commentary examines the growing use of social media among adolescents and its impact on鈥
Justin Bauzon, a fourth-year medical student, was selected as a poster finalist in the Patient Safety category, and podium winner in the high value care category during the American College of Physicians 2021 National Abstracts Competition. Bauzon collaborated with Dr. Caleb Murphy and Dr. Sandhya Wahi-Gururaj from the鈥
Kavita Batra (Medicine) recently published an article, "Knowledge, Protective Behaviors and Risk Perception of COVID-19 among Dental Students in India: A Cross-Sectional Analysis," in the Healthcare journal. This study was conducted in collaboration with multiple investigators from Community Health Centers of South-Central (Texas),鈥
The Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at 性视界传媒 was recognized for its outstanding contributions and significant progress in highway safety research. Funded by grants from the Nevada office of traffic safety, principal investigator Dr. Deborah Kuhls, project director Laura Gryder (both Medicine), and a team of passionate faculty, staff, and student鈥
Dong-Hun Han, Pearl Kim, Jay Shen (all Healthcare Administration and Policy), Ji Yoo (Medicine), and Wenlian Zhou (Dental), along with researchers at Seoul National University, recently published a paper, "The Association of Education in a New Society and Social Support from the Education with the Health of North Korean Defectors: A Cross-鈥