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University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine
• Las Vegas Review-Journal
Torres, 28, graduates from the University of Nevada School of Medicine in May, before beginning a four-year residency at University Medical Center
• Nevada News
By using a protein that already exists in the human body, Dean Burkin, an associate professor of pharmacology in the University of Nevada School of Medicine, has found promising test results that could protect individuals from the severe muscle damage associated with Muscular Dystrophy.
• Las Vegas Sun
The board members are Dr. Maurizio Trevisan, executive vice chancellor for the Health Sciences System; Dr. Ole Thienhaus, dean of the University of Nevada School of Medicine; Dr. Karen West, dean of the UNLV School of Dental Medicine; Jean Regan, chief financial officer of the School of Medicine; Clark County Manager Virginia Valentine; county Chief Financial Officer George Stevens; UMC Chief Executive Officer Kathy Silver; and Dr. Dale Carrison, UMC’s chief of staff.
• EUREKALERT.com
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Kathleen Keef, Ph.D., professor of physiology and cell biology at the University of Nevada School of Medicine, has been awarded a four-year, $1.2 million grant from the National Institute of Health to study the control of motility in the internal anal sphincter.
• Nevada Sagebrush
The Board also approved special fees for UNR students passed in recent student elections, an increase in tuition and fees for students of the University of Nevada School of Medicine and the sale of property in Carlin, Nev., that houses UNR’s Fire Science Academy.
• Las Vegas Review-Journal
"Overall, the science on the question of sexual addiction is on the thin side," said Dr. Ole Thienhaus, a psychiatrist and dean of the University of Nevada School of Medicine.
• NGNN.com
Prior to attending medical school at the University of Nevada School of Medicine, Dr. Van Tuyl completed five years on active duty with the US Navy and then stayed in the reserves assigned to the Marine Corps Force Recon (Special Forces) becoming a Navy diver while completing his undergraduate studies at the University of Nevada, Reno.
• Morris Sun Tribune
Mutnick, 35, is a native of Las Vegas who graduated with honors from the University of Nevada, Reno and earned his medical degree with honors from the University of Nevada School of Medicine.
• Nevada News
Then Joslyn, a biochemistry and molecular biology major who will graduate in May and then will attend the University of Nevada School of Medicine in the fall, smiled: A lot of other universities kind of look down at you regarding research: ‘You’re an undergraduate. You don’t really know what you’re doing.’
• Nevada News
Wei Yan, M.D., Ph.D., associate professor of physiology and cell biology at the University of Nevada School of Medicine, has been awarded a five-year, $1.5 million grant from the National Institute of Health for studying the regulation of male fertility by small noncoding ribonucleic acids.
• Sparks Tribune
The University of Nevada School of Medicine’s Department of Speech Pathology and Audiology joined forces with other health care and medical disciplines in northern Nevada to form the University Center for Autism and Neuro-development (UCAN) team.
• Nevada News
The grant for this program was a supplement to the Nevada INBRE (IDEA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence), a National Institute of Health-supported project to develop biomedical research across the state with activities at Nevada’s research universities and colleges, directed by James Kenyon, professor of physiology and cell biology at the University of Nevada School of Medicine.
• Nevada News
One proposal is a 15 percent increase in tuition for the University of Nevada School of Medicine that was originally brought to the regents at their March meeting in Las Vegas.
• EurekAlert!
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Doina Kulick, M.D., University of Nevada School of Medicine, Reno, and colleagues discuss the role of the registered dietitian as an important part of the surgical team.
• Las Vegas Review-Journal
A 2009 study from the University of Nevada School of Medicine found that the Silver State ranked No. 48 in doctors per patient.
• HealthCanal.com
Molini-Blandford and Sanders are affiliated with the Center for Nutrition and Metabolism (CNM) at the University of Nevada School of Medicine.
• Las Vegas Review-Journal
To Dr. Ole Thienhaus, a psychiatrist and dean of the University of Nevada School of Medicine, the women illustrate the "self-actualization" concept in the late psychologist Abraham Maslow's "Hierarchy of Human Needs" theory.
• Las Vegas Sun
Bernick relocated to Southern Nevada in 1994 to join the University of Nevada School of Medicine, and has since directed the development of a statewide network of Alzheimer’s disease care, with clinics in Las Vegas, Reno and Elko.
• Reno Gazette-Journal
John Packham, Ph.D. is director of health policy research at the University of Nevada School of Medicine and past president of the Nevada Public Health Association.
• Reno Gazette-Journal
The University of Nevada School of Medicine's Student Outreach Clinics are a free service providing care for Washoe County's medically uninsured population.
• Nurse.com
The center is shared among the University of Nevada — Las Vegas School of Nursing, Nevada State College School of Nursing, and University of Nevada School of Medicine.
• Las Vegas Sun
Thanks in part to funding received through the local firefighter Fill the Boot drive, MDA maintains a clinic at the University of Nevada School of Medicine, and a special summer camp for children affected by neuromuscular diseases at the Nevada 4-H Camp at Lake Tahoe.
• Las Vegas Sun
Another board that would report to the operating board would also be made up of nine members, four appointed by the commissioners and four appointed by the higher education system to create a strong relationship between the hospital and the University of Nevada School of Medicine.
• Harvard Business Review April 2010
One of the most fascinating experiments along these lines is at the University of Nevada at Reno, where the University of Nevada School of Medicine and nursing have combined facilities and courses.
• Nevada Silver and Blue Spring 2010
It is nearly a week after a 7.0-magnitude earthquake devastates Haiti. Jeremiah Nielson, D.O., who completed pediatric residency training at the University of Nevada School of Medicine in Las Vegas, and now lives in Los Angeles, feels compelled to travel to the ravaged country and help.
