The first class of 60 students at the UNLV School of Medicine embark on a long road Monday that state officials hope will eventually alleviate Southern Nevada’s physician shortage and boost the local economy.
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By PASHTANA USUFZY / RJ
Early admissions offers evenly divided between men and women, while state lags in physician gender diversity.
By PASHTANA USUFZY / RJ
Wanted: health care professionals, no medical degree required. That’s the pitch for a new UNLV School of Medicine program that aims to fill “a vital gap” in the health care system
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