Southern Nevada graduating medical students celebrated their matches with residency programs Friday. But Nevada medical school deans fear a “brain drain.”
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Clark County School District Board Trustee Katie Williams donated her $2,000 quarterly board stipend to an anti-abortion pregnancy center Thursday as the organizations have come under increased scrutiny.
The smoke-free and tobacco-free campus policy will apply to all university buildings.
Nevada students entering the 12th grade will now be required to be vaccinated against meningitis before school begins.
In August, the State Board of Health approved an emergency measure for spring in-person classes. But the state’s Legislative Commission failed in December to adopt a permanent requirement.
More than $1 billion has been poured into the nonprofit trust for Clark County schoolteachers and families — with little financial accountability in place.
Officials said few people in the state have administered more COVID-19 vaccines than Nevada Air Guard Capt. Caleena Longworth. She graduated from medical school in May.
About 36 percent of graduates are staying in Nevada for their residencies. The medical school is hoping to build that pipeline to address the state’s physician shortage.
The university announced Tuesday it is suspending in-person events and lowering occupancy rates to 25 percent in a few campus buildings.
More than 100 UNLV students have tested positive after being on campus, according to data from the Nevada System of Higher Education, which posts coronavirus data weekly.