News & Events
University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine
• The University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine’s Class of 2021 committed to a lifetime of learning, teaching and compassionate care as each student recited the Honor Pledge and received a physician’s white coat during the school's White Coat Ceremony on Friday, Aug 11.
• The class of 2021 has officially joined the UNR Med family. During the two-week MedFIT program, our newest group of aspiring physicians was asked to think critically about why they are here.
• The University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine’s incoming class of medical students made their first rounds on an atypical group of patients this afternoon – murals and artwork in downtown Reno.
• Strategic planning documents are often put on a shelf, never to be implemented. Not at the University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine!
• Welcome events for the Class of 2021 include MedFit and Family Day.
• There will be a #PositivelyUNRMed Blood Drive Tuesday, August 1 from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. in the Silver 10 parking lot, located north of the Pennington Health Sciences building.
• The Nevada Attorney General has allocated 1.2 million to the University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine to create a new OB/GYN department based in Reno with UNR Med community and hospital partners.
• The University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine ranks 13th in the nation's 20 most affordable medical schools, according to a study
• Every July 11th, slushy fans across the country hit their local 7-Elevens for free 7.11-ounce Slurpees. We spoke with Lindsay Wexler, RDN, CSSD, LD - a clinical dietician in UNR Med's Wellness and Weight Management Clinic - about the benefits of pairing a brisk walk with a delicious reward.
• The spring issue of Synapse just landed in mailboxes across the country, with an impressive story titled “Physiology & Cell Biology Ranked 17th in U.S. for Research Funding.” The ink on that great news story is barely dry, and it‘s already outdated. I couldn’t be more thrilled.
• The UNR Med Clinician’s Ceremony will be on June 21
• Molecular therapy may have new life as a potential treatment for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
• When the Reno Rodeo comes to town this week Kim Quinn Financial Services' chief financial officer will make her sixth appearance in the "Wildest, Richest Rodeo in the West" during her 25-year career.
• For 29 years, Jamie Anderson has been the medical school’s face in rural Nevada.
• Student hold memorial service to honor those who donated their bodies to their educational experiences.
• Margie Cooley, 77, has been an avid University of Nevada, Reno supporter since she moved to the area in the 1950s.
• The Nevada Geriatric Education Center presents free training sessions for those providing care for veterans with dementia through its Geriatric Lecture Series.
• The answer to any question or dilemma we face is how we can best serve the State of Nevada and improve health and healthcare for all Nevadans.
• Wellness garden grows alongside Pennington Medical Education building.
• The University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine announces its free Student Outreach Clinic for June.
• Commencement ceremonies for the University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine’s Class of 2017 were held this afternoon at Lawlor Events Center at the University of Nevada, Reno.
• the University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine named Nicole Jacobs, Ph.D., to the new position of associate dean of diversity and inclusion.
• School of Medicine to hold hooding ceremony this Friday, May 19 at Lawlor Events Center.
• Peter Jones, Ph.D., The Mick Hitchcock, Ph.D. Endowed Chair in Medical Biochemistry at the University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine, is giving back to the foundation that believed in his research enough to fund it several years ago.
• This spring, an enthusiastic alumna from the Class of 2002 returned to her alma mater as interim chair.
