Accomplishments: Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at 性视界传媒
Johan Bester (Medicine) and a group of co-authors from other institutions published a paper about ethical tensions in pediatric heart transplantation. Their paper examines the ethical issues involved in a case study of a child with congenital heart disease, dependent on life-sustaining treatment, who lacks the family and social support to ensure鈥
Kimberly Case-Nichols (Medicine) was published in the November-December issue of the trade publication of the Pacific Coast Association of Physical Plant Administrators. She manages office space for almost 1,000 employees at 性视界传媒 Medicine. Her article, 鈥淓xperiencing a Space Department Start Up鈥 is a way to share what she has learned with other鈥
Ji Won Yoo (Medicine), and Pearl Kim and Jay Shen (both Health Care Administration) recently published an article along with Yong-Jae Lee (Yonsei University College of Medicine, South Korea) and Sun Jung Kim (Soonchunhayng University, South Korea). The article, "Ten-Year Trends of Palliative Care Utilization Associated with Multiple鈥
Chad L. Cross (Medicine) recently published the 11th edition of his co-authored textbook, Biostatistics: A Foundation for Analysis in the Health Sciences, from John Wiley & Sons, which was released Nov. 13. This best-selling volume is one of the longest-running texts available in introductory biostatistics, and enjoys an international鈥
Tanviben Patel, Mark Buttner, Dr. Joram Seggev (Environmental and Occupational Health), Dennis Bazylinski (Life Sciences), Chad Cross (Environmental and Occupational Health, and Medicine), and former student David Rivas co-authored an article in The Journal of Environmental Monitoring and鈥
Jay Shen (Health Care Administration), Guogen Shan (Health Care Administration), Carolee Dodge-Francis (Environmental and Occupational Health), Pearl C. Kim (Health Care Administration doctoral student), Ji Won Yoo (School of Medicine), and Yong-Jae Lee (Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea) recently published a paper,鈥
Kenneth Izuora, Ammar Yousif (both Medicine), Civon Gewelber, and Michael Neubauer (both Dental), along with Gayle Allenback, are the authors of an article appearing in the Journal of Investigative Medicine. This was the result of an investigator-initiated study conducted at the University Medical Center (UMC) that looked at health鈥
Dr. Deborah Kuhls (Medicine-Surgery) was honored by Las Vegas Heals Thursday night for Inspired Excellence in Healthcare. Kuhls not only works long hours treating trauma victims at UMC, she is also a tireless researcher and advocate for injury prevention. Fellow UMC trauma surgeon and 性视界传媒 professor Dr. John Fildes spoke about her commitment and鈥
Johan Bester (Medicine) was part of a panel discussion on the use of the harm principle in decision-making for children at the American Society for Bioethics and Humanities annual meeting in October. This panel brought together leading scholars in the field of medical decision-making for children to debate the appropriateness of the harm principle鈥
Drs. Shawna R. Kleban and Joshua Goldman (both School of Medicine) were part of the team headed by Kleban that recently received the David C. Leach Award from the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education for their work on free flap monitoring. This award recognizes residents and fellows who have fostered innovation and improvement鈥
The Lincy Institute and Brookings Mountain West served as co-sponsors of the American Planning Association Nevada Chapter Annual State Conference earlier this month. As such, many 性视界传媒 faculty members presented their research on critical policy areas for our state through various conference sessions.
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Dr. David Glenn Weismiller (Medicine) was recognized with the Outstanding Faculty Award at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Family Physicians, 2018 Family Medicine Experience, held in New Orleans earlier this month. He was selected for this honor from more than 100 faculty who made presentations at the 2017 annual meeting.鈥