Annual Pub 2023 FINAL - Flipbook - Page 20
K I R K K E R K O R I A N S C H O O L O F M E D I C I N E AT U N LV
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These research
and scholarship
outcomes are
a testament to
the innovation
and exper tise of
our faculty and
students at UNLV.
— DALE NETSKI, PHD
INNOVATION DRIVES
STUDENT RESEARCH
BY ROBIN BIFFINGER
F
irst-year medical students in 2022, otherwise known
as the class of 2025, had many options to choose
from for the scholarly activities necessary for their
MD degree. These students declared their interest
in a speci昀c concentration track including bioethics,
community service, integrative medicine, medical
education, or research.
Dale Netski, PhD, department chair of medical education and
director of medical student research, notes that, out of this
class, 36 students selected research as their option, with 昀ve
students accepted into external research internships (outside Las
Vegas) and 31 have Las Vegas research mentors. The external
internships included clinical ophthalmology research at UCLA,
clinical neurology research at Northwestern University, clinical
interventional radiology research at the Medical College of
Wisconsin, lab-based ophthalmology research at the University of
Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, and clinical oncology research
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at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center.
“The diverse scholarship opportunities available to our
medical students are a strength of our program because
it allows students to participate in studies that pique their
curiosity and passion for finding answers to important
medical questions,” says Dr. Netski.
For the 31 students remaining in Las Vegas, 17 did clinical
projects at the Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV
focused in the areas of pediatrics, colorectal surgery, OBGYN, family medicine/obesity, family medicine/intellectual
disabilities, emergency medicine, otolaryngology, and acute
care/burn research. Three of the 31 students did clinical
projects with community physician partners that included
oncology research at the Comprehensive Cancer Centers of
Nevada and cardiology research at Children’s Heart Center
of Nevada. Eight of the students did projects with UNLV
investigators, which included such topics as neurophysiology,
