Gov. Steve Sisolak announced a new plan to build a home for the UNLV School of Medicine that relies on $155 million in donor funds rather than $125 million in bonds.
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The status keeps the school on its projected timeline to achieve full accreditation by the 2021-22 school year.
The UNLV School of Medicine has chosen University Medical Center trauma surgeon John Fildes to step into the role of interim dean.
In 2016, accidents like suffocation or drowning were the leading cause of unnatural child deaths in Nevada.
The plan, the third iteration of the building meant to house UNLV’s medical program, comes after big private donations sought for a grander edifice failed to materialize.
The inaugural class in the Valley Health System program is comprised of 10 residents in the family medicine program and 16 in the general surgery program.
The handheld units can help diagnose traumatic bleeding during transport and also communicate patient information to waiting emergency room doctors.