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UNR Med students bolster health care workforce during COVID-19 pandemic
Tuesday, April 7, 2020: The COVID-19 pandemic has caused much uncertainty and change at all levels of education. Medical education is no exception. While the COVID-19 outbreak has complicated the learning process, University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine (UNR Med) students are taking what they’ve learned in the lecture halls and during clinical rotations to mobilize in response to the COVID-19 crisis, bolstering the health care workforce in northern Nevada.
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Volunteer recruitment effort confronts state’s longstanding health professional shortage
• Nevada Current
“We’re trying to loosen some of the licensing requirements, expand reciprocity with other states — the big problem with all of those efforts is you see 49 other states doing the same thing,” said John Packham, associate dean for the Office of Statewide Initiatives at the University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine.
Tony Phan reports live on how UNR Med medical students are volunteering with COVID-19 efforts
• KRXI Fox 11 News
Fox 11 News interviews Dr. Callister and UNR Med medical student Clint Kolseth on how how UNR Med medical students are volunteering with COVID-19 efforts.
UNR Med's Dr. Callister discusses medical students' COVID-19 volunteer efforts with KRNV News 4
• KRNV Channel 4 News
The pandemic has changed the learning process for students across the country, including University of Nevada Reno, School of Medicine students. They no longer have hands-on classes in clinicals more than 40 students are volunteering time wherever they can.
UNR Med medical student Clint Kolseth discusses COVID-19 volunteer efforts with KRNV News 4
• KRNV Channel 4 News
UNR Med medical students are volunteering time to assist in the fight against coronavirus. Hailey Vetterlein talked with Clint Kolseth about how they are helping.
UNR Med students step up to help the community
• KOLO Channel 8 News
The campus up at UNR is pretty desolate. The same goes for the medical school where classes have been cancelled. But that doesn't mean students at the medical school aren't putting what they've learned to work. At a triage center, fourth year medical students are answering calls from those who have big concerns about the coronavirus and their potential exposure.
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Thomas L. Schwenk, M.D., dean of the University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine, delivered UNR Med's 2019 State of the School Address, Monday, Sept. 9, 2019 at Basin Street Stadium Club at Mackay Stadium.