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University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine
• KOLO Channel 8 News
Dr. Lisa Leiden sits patiently in an exam room waiting for a shot in the arm. She is calm as it is delivered. She has two more left. It’s not for the flu, or hepatitis. Rather, it’s a vaccine against rabies.
• Healio/JAMA
Symptoms of burnout and career choice regret were common among U.S. resident physicians, but differed substantially by clinical specialty, according to findings recently published in JAMA.
• KRNV Channel 4 News
Northern Nevadans who are uninsured, underinsured or without a social security number can receive free medical care this September and October 2018 at upcoming University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine (UNR Med) Student Outreach Clinics.
• KTVN Channel 2 News
The University of Nevada School of Medicine will hold free clinics in September and October.
• Reno News & Review
See pages 13-15 for UNR Med's Dr. Packham and Dr. Yang, who discuss how race and wealth affect health at the Pyramid Lake Indian Reservation and throughout Washoe County.
• Reno Gazette Journal
Nevada’s population continues to balloon, but since 2005 its physician-to-patient ratio has remained “pretty darn flat” despite efforts to attract more doctors to the state.
• KNPR Nevada Public Radio
Nevada added 2,000 doctors over the last decade, according to a new study from the University of Nevada, Reno. However, the state population grew by 200,000 over the same time.
• MedPage Today
"Even with intensive evaluation that exceeds that provided to most adolescent athletes, including both electrocardiography and echocardiography, six athletes subsequently died from undetected high-risk cardiac conditions," commented Thomas Schwenk, MD, of the University of Nevada in Reno. "Implementing intense screening programs for cardiac risk in elite athletes can prevent some deaths, but it is not perfect."
• The Nevada Independent
The number of physicians in Nevada is on the rise, but with an ever-growing population the state is still struggling to catch up to national averages, according to a new report from the University of Nevada, Reno’s School of Medicine.
• 1180 AM America Matters Media - Editor's Desk: Senior Spectrum
Despite a poor ranking among U.S. states, 47th or 48th, depending on the source, we've actually increased the supply of physicians in Nevada by close to 2,000 doctors. We're doing a good job of producing physicians, keeping them in Nevada as well as recruiting them from other states.
• Northern Nevada Business View
Roseann Langlois has joined the Advancement and Engagement department at the UNR School of Medicine (UNR Med) as content marketing manager.
• Las Vegas Review Journal
Nevada’s population continues to balloon, but since 2005 its physician-to-patient ratio has remained “pretty darn flat” despite efforts to attract more doctors to the state.
• KTVN Channel 2 News
Nationwide, Nevada has consistently ranked alarmingly low for our number of healthcare workers. While a new study shows those numbers may finally be looking up, the community steps up to fill the gap.
• KRXI Fox 11 News
If you or someone you know needs medical care, today is the last day to receive UNR Med's free clinic services for the month of July.
• KRXI Fox 11 News
The first class of UNR Med's Physician Assistant Studies Program is getting ready to hit the books for 2018 and in the first class, a brother and sister duo, Amanda and Ryan Wong. The two say they were inspired to become northern Nevada PA's after overcoming obstacles as children.
• KRNV Channel 4 News
The inaugural class at the University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine PA Studies Program is starting classes. In two years the first class will graduate and be ready to start treating patients. The first class includes a brother-sister duo, as well.
• KRNV Channel 4 News
Sanford Center for Aging at the University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine, in partnership with the University of Nevada, Reno College of Liberal Arts, the Ecology, Evolution and Conservation Biology program, and homebound elders living in Washoe County took a recreational bus trip to provide seniors, who haven’t had an opportunity to leave Reno for years, a chance to explore nearby Lake Tahoe.
• KRNV Channel 4 News
Local non-profits are hosting a free trip to Lake Tahoe tomorrow for home-bound elders. Multiple colleges at the University of Nevada are partnering up with seniors explore Lake Tahoe.
• Las Vegas Review Journal
Opening another pipeline in the battle to alleviate the state’s shortage of medical providers, the University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine has launched a new program to train physician assistants.
• KTVN Channel 2 News
Dr. Phillip Usera with the department of pathology and laboratory medicine at the University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine talks to KTVN's Kristen Remington about the imporance of blood donation.
• KKOH
University of Nevada, Reno’s School of Medicine is offering free medical exams all summer to people who don’t have health insurance.
• KOLO Channel 8 News
The University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine has a new program that will help create more health care professionals in our state. The School of Medicine just announced the new Physician Assistant Studies Program.
• KOLO Channel 8 News
Women in our area now have more health care options and resources. The University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine recently opened up a women's health center.
• KRNV Channel 4 News
The University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine has announced free clinic services located on campus just north of Mackay Stadium off North Virginia St. this summer.
• KRNV Channel 4
Dr. John Pruett, Associate Professor; Child and Adolescent Fellowship Director at UNR Med says the separation of children from their families could have severe effects.
