In The News: Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at 性视界传媒
According to a national study, Las Vegas has the highest risk of facing a shortage of OBGYNs by 2020. Doctors in the valley have already felt the effects of the shortage.
So it鈥檚 no secret that unfortunately the number of health care professionals in Nevada has not kept up with our increased demand. The 性视界传媒 Med School will help but that鈥檚 five to six years down the road. Southwest Medical is working with other universities in the area including Roseman University and Touro University to help solve the health care professional issues in Southern Nevada.
The inaugural class of the 性视界传媒 School of Medicine can breathe a sigh of relief now that their first year is over as of Monday.
性视界传媒 10:15 p.m. Oct. 1, trauma surgeon Dr. Deborah A. Kuhls and her team at University Medical Center in Las Vegas got a call that there had been a shooter on the Strip. They were to prepare for injured patients.
As doctors wheeled 75-year-old Mary Kay Duda into surgery for a pancreatic tumor, she turned to her daughter, Katie, and said, 鈥淪ee you on the flip side.鈥
Nevada鈥檚 economy is growing at a healthy pace, especially when looking at where the Silver State was a decade ago. More than 250,000 new jobs have been created in the state since the recession, a number that will be increasing with the dozens of new projects across the state, including the $1.9 billion Las Vegas Stadium and the $4 million Apple shipping and receiving warehouse in downtown Reno. But despite these promising job growth numbers coming to the state, there is still work to be done. The need for doctors in the state of Nevada is a very real problem, and because of the state鈥檚 low reimbursement rates, it鈥檚 an issue that won鈥檛 be going away anytime soon.
On Shadow Lane, it鈥檚 crunch time. The last exam of the semester is coming up in two weeks for the inaugural class of 60 students at 性视界传媒鈥檚 new medical school.
The turmoil surrounding 性视界传媒 President Len Jessup in recent weeks spilled directly into the university鈥檚 School of Medicine, where Dean Barbara Atkinson found herself facing uncertainty over whether she would be allowed to remain at the head of the school.
The founding dean of 性视界传媒鈥檚 medical school will be on the job for at least another year.
Uncertainty over the leadership of the 性视界传媒 School of Medicine has been resolved, at least in the near-term.
The Las Vegas Valley鈥檚 hospitals are struggling, according to newly released safety grades from a non-profit watchdog group.
As someone who has lived and worked in both Las Vegas and Reno, is a graduate of UNR and is now a student at the 性视界传媒 School of Medicine, Sierra Kreamer-Hope has experienced the state鈥檚 north-south political tensions from both regions.