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University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine
• 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.
• Nevada Sagebrush
The state of Nevada has a shortage of physician assistants, but the University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine is looking to help.
• KUNR Reno Public Radio
Nevada has a shortage of healthcare workers. To combat this problem, the University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine is starting a physician assistant studies program.
• KTVN Channel 2
There's a new program at the UNR School of Medicine designed to help improve access to healthcare in the state. Starting next month, UNR Med will be offering a Physician Assistant Studies Program.
• KRNV FoxReno
The University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine is welcoming northern Nevadans who are in need of healthcare services to attend their free healthcare clinics this June and July.
• KOLO Channel 8
The University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine has a new program that will help create more healthcare professionals in our state. The School of Medicine just announced the new Physician Assistant Studies Program.
• Sierra Sun
Fingers gloved in blue latex fidgeted with each other as the student stood at the back of the group, her eyes peering through clear plastic between surgical mask and elastic hair net.
• KRXI
The UNR School of Medicine is introducing a Physician Assistant Studies Program to the community. The program is the first of its kind in the Nevada System of Higher Education.
• KNPR
The University of Nevada Reno School of Medicine is looking to expand its physical space into a 60,000-square-foot, $9 million building.
• Reno Gazette Journal
The University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine is looking to buy a 60,000-square-foot building at 745 W. Moana Lane.
• Generation Boomer
Recently, the University of Nevada Reno, School of Medicine, Associate Professor Dr. Seungil Ro, Ph.D., was awarded a sizeable grant following an important discoveryfinding a molecule that can be used to inhibit and treat Type 2 diabetes.
• Medical Health News
Women in northern Nevada will have more options and resources for their health care, thanks to the University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine (UNR Med) opening a new UNR Med Women's Health Center, offering obstetrical, gynecological, and midwifery care to women in Reno and northern Nevada.
• KOLO
Since 1997, the School of Medicine at the University of Nevada, Reno has conducted free health clinics for local residents. The Student Outreach Clinics have helped around 15,000 people. KOLO's 8 News Now Terri Russel went to the clinic to see how it operates and why it's a real learning experience.
• Nevada Today
The UNR Med Class of 2018 produced triple physician legacies. UNR Med’s commencement Friday, May 18, became a full-circle moment for three UNR Med alums who all have children who graduated with their Doctor of Medicine degrees.
• KRNV
More than 69 graduates from the UNR School of Medicine received their doctorate of medicine degrees.
