Twenty-five years ago, Clark County had a population of 1.4 million but no medical school. The lone medical school was in Washoe County, which had four times fewer people. But today, four schools in Southern Nevada offer medical doctorates.
UNLV’s Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine just turned 10 years old, and welcomed a new Department of Brain Health.
The other schools are Touro University Nevada, which just received full accreditation for its clinical simulation center; Roseman University of Health Sciences, which has preliminary accreditation, similar to UNLV and UNR. It’s also planning a $500 million expansion.
And Hawai’i Pacific University just hosted its Las Vegas grand opening. It became the first Hawaii-based university to open a campus in the continental U.S. It offers doctoral programs in occupational and physical therapy.
What most people want to know: is the wait over? You know, waiting to see a doctor can take weeks or months depending on the medical issue. Do more medical schools mean more doctors in Nevada?
Guests: Dr. Wolfgang Gilliar, dean of the college of osteopathic medicine, Touro University Nevada; Dr. Pedro “Joe” Greer Jr., founding dean, Roseman University of Health Sciences; Dr. Alison Netski, vice dean for clinical affairs, UNLV Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine; Dr. Tricia Catalino, dean of the graduate college of health sciences, Hawai’i Pacific University
