News & Events
University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine
• KRNV News 4
University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine Associate Professor Seungil Ro, Ph.D. was awarded $2 million to continue research on a cure for type 2 diabetes.
• American Medical Association
Thomas L. Schwenk, M.D., UNR Med Dean published in JAMA Network
• KRXI
First year medical students at the University of Nevada, Reno are planning a trip to Nicaragua this summer to help provide medical relief to those in need.
• Nevada NewsMakers
Guests: Thomas Schwenk, Dean of the University of Nevada School of Medicine, UNR
• Northern Nevada Business Weekly
Nevada's Center for Entrepreneurship and Technology — recently announced Kirk Bronander, M.D., professor and medical director of simulation at the University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine (UNR Med), as the 2018 Educator of the Year.
• The Nevada Independent
In a gallery in the heart of downtown Elko, artist Glen Finley gingerly lifts a frame from the wall, cradling it in her arms as she inspects the back.
• KTVN
Sanford Center for Aging created this program after hearing from some of their patients that getting around was one of their biggest challenges.
• Nevada Business
The Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME) has granted the University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine a renewed accreditation through the year 2026.
• Nevada Business Magazine
The Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME) has granted the University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine a renewed accreditation through the year 2026. The school spent a year preparing for the accreditation visit last October.
• Northern Nevada Business Weekly
Tessa Bowen and Brin Reynolds have joined the staff at the University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine's Advancement and Engagement department.
• KOH-AM
The next UNR Student Outreach Clinic is Tuesday, 6pm to 9pm. The Comprehensive Clinic provides general medical care, including complete physical exams and nutrition counseling.
• KNPR
While UNLV’s new medical school seeks to find the money to build the new school, the University of Nevada, Reno’s medical school recently earned full accreditation.
• KTVN
Fourth-year medical students received residency assignments during a Match Day ceremony on campus.
• KUNR
Where you live impacts your health. That’s according to a new report from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation that ranks the overall health of counties across the nation. The Washoe County Health District unveiled the findings for the region this week.
• Northern Nevada Business Weekly
The University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine (UNR Med) was recently granted full accreditation by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME) through 2026.
• KTVN
Rachael and John-Henry Lambin spend a lot of their time together studying. They are both first year medical students at the University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine
• Nevada Appeal
"On a percentage basis, Nevada's elder population is the second fastest growing in the country," said Dr. Kelley Macmillan, director of community and social services of the Sanford Center for Aging at the University of Nevada, Reno.
• Male Contraception Initiative
Male Contraception Initiative (MCI), a private non-profit foundation, announces the award of four grants totalling $600,000 to academic recipients for the development of a new reversible non-hormonal birth control pill for men. The awardees include Dr. Patricia Cuasnicủ of the Institute of Biology and Experimental Medicine-National Research Council, Argentina; Dr. Gunda Georg of the University of Minnesota’s Institute for Therapeutics Discovery and Development; Dr. Wei Yan of the University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine; and Dr. Sabatino Ventura of the Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences in Parkville, Australia.
• Nevada Business
UNR School of Medicine has launched a Reno-based department of surgery. The department will offer students enhanced hospital and office education at partner facilities including Renown Health, The VA Sierra Nevada Health Care System as well as various surgeon’s offices.
• Nevada Business
With federal changes looming and challenges at the local level, healthcare is an industry in turmoil. Addressing the challenges and the bright spots, healthcare executives recently met to discuss where the industry is headed and what businesses can expect moving forward.
• Elko Daily Free Press
Rural health care options expanded on Thursday with the swing of a sledgehammer when the Nevada Health Center broke through a wall to make way for a residency program based out of the University of Nevada, Reno’s School of Medicine.
• The Nevada Sagebrush
The University of Nevada, Reno’s Medical School has introduced a new surgical program to its curriculum to meet increasing interest from medical students.
• KTVN
The University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine held a 'Day in the Life of a Medical Student' for local community leaders and elected officials. The school hopes that by holding this event it will give officials an insight into public medical education and the challenges student face.
• KTVN
Patient simulators are imperative for medical students to practice with--helping them to imporve critical time management, quick decision-making and communication.
• KTVN
UNR's School of Medicine is giving local lawmakers a first-hand look at what it takes to train future physicians.
