Accomplishments: Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at 性视界传媒
Micah Char (Medicine student) helped advance state public health advocacy at the 2025 Nevada State Medical Association (NSMA) Annual House of Delegates with the adoption of Resolution 10, Prohibit Speed Enhancements on E-Bikes and E-Scooters. He authored the resolution, which highlights the sharp rise in micromobility-related injuries and鈥
性视界传媒 School of Medicine students helped advance state policy at the 2025 Nevada State Medical Association (NSMA) Annual House of Delegates with the adoption of Resolution E23, Address Public Health Risks of Online Sports Betting. The resolution was led by Ryan Jannoud, with coauthors Eileen Enriquez and Gwen Metcalf (all Medicine).
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The Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at 性视界传媒 Couple and Family Therapy Program is representing 性视界传媒 worldwide. Drs. Sara Jordan and Vaida Kazlauskaite, along with several students from the program, presented at the 2026 Oslo Communication in Healthcare Education and Research (OCHER) Conference in Oslo, Norway.
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Manoj Sharma (Social and Behavioral Health; Internal Medicine) published the article, 鈥淕lobal, regional, and national burden of chronic respiratory diseases and impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, 1990鈥2023: A Global Burden of Disease study,鈥 as a senior collaborator in the journal, Nature Medicine (Impact factor 50.0). The study found that globally鈥
First-year medical student Hirsh Makhija (Medicine) is lead author of a study that shows pharmacists in United States face a significantly higher risk of suicide compared to the general population. The study, published in the American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy, showed that pharmacists overall had a 21% increased risk during the 2011 to鈥
Sharmistha Roy (Social and Behavioral Health), Ashis Kumar Biswas (Epidemiology and Biostatistics), and Manoj Sharma (Social and Behavioral Health; Internal Medicine) published an article titled, 鈥淣orovirus: Emerging challenges and clinical conundrums,鈥 in the journal Advances in Medicine, Psychology and Public Health. The manuscript underscores鈥
Kenneth Izuora (Medicine) was elected to serve as the Treasurer of the American Association of Clinical Endocrinology (AACE) effective Jan. 1, 2026. AACE is the leading professional organization for physicians and other healthcare professionals who provide clinical鈥
Kavita Batra (Medicine) has once again been recognized as a Top Scholar by ScholarGPS, an honor awarded to researchers whose work ranks among the most influential worldwide based on scholarly productivity, citation impact, and research quality. This recognition reflects her lifetime impact in COVID-19 research. Additionally, based on her鈥
Magnus Chun, Rakhi Patel; Zan Ferrin, Sneh Sonaiya, Sneh, Tahne Vongsavath, Tahne, Jiayi Ge, Kavita Batra, Roberto Sagaribay, Yassin Naga, Preet Patel, Jose Aponte-Pieras (all Medicine) published an abstract, "Too Much, Too Soon? Rethinking Fluid Resuscitation in Acute Pancreatitis: A Retrospective Cohort Study," in the American Journal鈥
Kavita Batra (Medicine), along with Jagdish Khubchandani (New Mexico State University) and Andrew Yockey (University of Mississippi), co-authored the editorial 鈥淪ocial and Political Activism in Scientific Medical Journals: Belief-Based Evidence or Evidence-Based Beliefs?鈥 in the Journal of Medicine, Surgery, and Public Health. The editorial鈥
Kavita Batra (Medicine) and Ravi Batra (Public Health) along with the Global Burden of Disease 2023 Lower Respiratory Infections and Antimicrobial Resistance Collaborators, published 鈥淕lobal Burden of Lower Respiratory Infections and Aetiologies, 1990鈥2023鈥 in The Lancet Infectious Diseases. This global analysis found that lower respiratory鈥
Sanna Fatima, Nancy Seto, Kavita Batra, Vidhani S. Goel, Cristina Ortiz-Malave, and Kenneth E. Izuora (all Medicine) published 鈥淐linical Factors Associated with Failure of Insulin Transition in Adults with Diabetic Ketoacidosis鈥 in Endocrine Practice. In this retrospective study of 493 adults hospitalized with diabetic ketoacidosis, failure to鈥