Type Public Students 68 per year | Dean Thomas L. Schwenk Location Reno, Nevada, U.S. | |
Established March 25, 1969; 48 years ago (1969-03-25) Parent institution University of Nevada, Reno | ||
The University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine is an academic division of the University of Nevada, Reno and grants the Doctor of Medicine (MD) degree. The School of Medicine was founded on March 25, 1969, as the first medical school in the state of Nevada. More than 1,500 MDs have graduated from the School of Medicine. The pre-clinical campus is located in Reno, but the third and fourth years can be spent in hospitals and clinics throughout Nevada. Residencies associated with the School of Medicine are located in Reno and Las Vegas. Students may earn the MD-MPH, MD-MBA or MD–PhD degrees as well.
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Affiliated hospitals
The School of Medicine has affiliations with many hospitals from Nevada, Arizona and other states, including the following.
Graduate medical education
The residencies and fellowships associated with the University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine are located in Reno or Las Vegas.
Library
The Savitt Medical Library is the academic medical library for the University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine.[1] The library was founded in July 1978, after the medical school converted to a four-year, degree-granting program. It was named for Sol and Ella Savitt after their gift made support for the library and its collection possible. Previously it was known as the Life and Health Sciences Library and was housed in the Max C. Fleischmann College of Agriculture in 1958.[2]