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Members from the Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ walked the stage and received their degrees at the Thomas and Mack Center Friday, May 3.The commencement had graduates that arrived on campus during the COVID-19 pandemic with a focus on public health.

51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ medical students learned where they will take the next step in their journey to become doctors. Medical schools across the country, including 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ’s Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine, held their Match Day on Friday for the class of 2024. Medical students learned where they will go for their residency training for the next 3-7 years.

Dr. Marc Kahn, dean of the 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ’s Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine, has noticed a trend with many of the medical school’s students: They are leaving Nevada for residency programs out of state.

The healthcare industry in Nevada has never been more relied on than it has in recent years. However, despite COVID being in the rearview mirror, the industry is still facing giant problems. From battling a significant shortage of medical professionals, rising costs and burnout to the point that practitioners are leaving the field altogether, the industry has challenges it needs to address – and quickly.

The ongoing cancer battle faced by a Las Vegas mother signals the lengths many patients in Nevada must go to in order to receive the life-saving care they need not offered in Nevada.

According to wastewater analysis data compiled by SNHD, HV.1 appears in 48% of the COVID samples tested, far outpacing XBB.1.5 at 32% and the XBB.1.16 variant at 11%.

By dissecting physical or virtual dead bodies, medical students learn about more than just human anatomy.

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