FEATURE: MEDICAL EDUCATION
What is the biggest challenge facing medical education in Nevada?
| Funding: cost of education | 25.6% | |
| Interest: Nevada’s culture | 35.9% | |
| Internships: availability of residencies in the state | 12.8% | |
| Capacity of medical schools | 25.6% | |
Comments
“Nevada’s Medicaid expansion was immensely successful. However, Nevada needs more than 2,800 new doctors if it wants to catch up with the national rate of physicians per capita. We rank 47th in the country for our physician-to-population ratio.”
Heidi S. Parker, MA
Executive Director, Immunize Nevada
“The reliance students place on technology versus critical thinking skills [is a challenge].”
Thomas A. Alfreda, Jr., DO, MBA
Partner Physician, Internal Medicine Specialists of Southern Nevada
“We have no financial interest in establishing quality public schools that could then funnel students to outstanding research institutions required for medical education.”
Eric M Roberts, AIA
Vice President, SH Architecture
FEATURE: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
What industry do you think has the most potential for economic diversification in Nevada?
| Aerospace and Defense | 5.3% | |
| Agriculture | 0.0% | |
| Information Technology | 13.2% | |
| Energy | 15.8% | |
| Healthcare | 18.4% | |
| Logistics and Operations | 18.4% | |
| Manufacturing | 23.7% | |
| Mining | 2.6% | |
| Tourism, Gaming and Hospitality | 2.6% | |
Comments
“With significant announcements regarding Tesla, Nevada is poised to create the critical mass needed to expand manufacturing. The key to success is “re-tooling” our hospitality-trained workforce to the manufacturing sector and to attract capital.”
Michael Bosma
President, Bosma Group CPAs
“Nationally, healthcare has created more good paying jobs than any other industry. Nevada has the potential to take advantage of this fast growing industry.”
Bob Cooper
President, Cooper & Associates/ Economic Development Consultants
BUILDING NEVADA: RETAIL MARKET
Has Nevada’s commercial real estate market rebounded?
| Definitely. | 7.9% | |
| Not quite yet, but it’s getting there. | 65.8% | |
| Nope, there’s still a ways to go. | 26.3% | |
Comments
“Since the hit of at-home shopping, retail will never be the same. Why take your kids and husband to the store when you can shop from home and it comes straight to the door? I want convenience, not a headache. How does retail bounce back from that?”
Anne Croker
Office Manager, Resident of Las Vegas
“The Summerlin mall is probably a “one-off”, at least for the near term future. Retail construction on the Strip is fairly hot.”
Jeff Ehret
President, The Penta Building Group