Clinical Affiliation Between Renown Health and UNR Med to Address Provider Gap A new clinical affiliation between Renown Health and the University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine (UNR Med) has been established to address the provider gap in Nevada. The state ranks 45th for active physicians per 100,000 population. A large piece of the affiliation is a $350,000 scholarship … [Read more...] about Around the State
University of Nevada Reno School of Medicine (UNR Med)
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Nevada Gold Mines Establishes the Heritage Fund Nevada Gold Mines (NGM) has launched an employee giving campaign entitled the Heritage Fund. The workplace giving program will include an employee-driven campaign to support non-profit organizations. Employees have the option to support non-profits of their choice and all 7,000 employees were given $25 to start their giving … [Read more...] about Around the State
Daunting ChallengesMedical Education in Nevada
Learning that their state continues to provide far too few doctors, nurses and other medical professionals to serve its fast-growing population, Nevadans sometimes ask Debera Thomas why she doesn’t simply add more classes at the Orvis School of Nursing at the University of Nevada, Reno. If only it were so easy. Thomas, dean of the Orvis School, and her peers in medical … [Read more...] about Daunting Challenges
Around the StateJune 2019
UNR School of Medicine Graduates New Doctors The University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine (UNR Med) graduated 63 new doctors last month. Six of the new doctors will remain in Northern Nevada for their graduate medical education. In addition, approximately 27 percent of UNR Med students are staying in Nevada for some part of their training and 43 percent of the students … [Read more...] about Around the State
Around the StateFebruary 2019
NSHE Partners with CCSD and Adopts Goals The Board of Regents has approved a memorandum of understanding between the Nevada System of Higher Education (NSHE) and the Clark County School District (CCSD) which will focus on remediation, dual enrollment and increasing career and technical education opportunities. In addition, the president’s of NSHE institutions recently held … [Read more...] about Around the State