Program Overview

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University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine Programs

The University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine offers a variety of programs for students pursuing a career in medicine.

Medical Education

The School of Medicine provides a comprehensive medical education program that includes:

• Dual Degree Programs
• Curriculum
• Scholarly Concentrations, such as:
  • Rural and Tribal
  • Global Health
  • Clinical Ethics
  • Culinary and Medical Nutrition
  • Family Medicine
  • Health Policy and Advocacy
  • Interprofessional Education
  • Population Health
  • Wilderness Medicine
• MD Admissions Process, including:
  • Application Requirements
  • Prerequisites and Requirements
  • Secondary Application
  • Review and Selection
  • Acceptance Process
  • Prospective Student Events
• Tuition Fees
• Post-Baccalaureate Pathway Program, with:
  • Application Process
  • Prerequisite Requirements
  • Admissions Review Selection Process
  • Acceptance Process
• Scholarships

Physician Assistant Studies

The Physician Assistant Studies program includes:

• About the profession
• Curriculum
• Physician Assistant Studies Admissions, with:
  • Selection factors
  • Technical standards
  • Licensure Requirements
• Tuition and Fees

Speech Pathology and Audiology

The Speech Pathology and Audiology program offers:

• Speech Pathology Audiology programs, including:
  • Bachelors Program
  • Masters Program
  • Doctoral Program
  • Pre-Professional Program
• Speech Pathology Audiology admissions, with:
  • Disclosures
• Tuition and Fees

Residency and Fellowship Programs

The School of Medicine offers various Residency and Fellowship Programs, including:

• Resident salary schedule and benefits
• Application Information
• Internal Medicine Residency Program
• Family Medicine Residency Program
• Pediatrics Residency Program, with:
  • Curriculum
• Psychiatry Residency Program, including:
  • Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Residency Site Rotations
  • Psychiatry Residency Didactics
  • Frequently Asked Questions
• Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship, with:
  • Child Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship Sites Rotations
  • Fellowship Didactics
• Geriatric Medicine Fellowship, including:
  • Frequently Asked Questions
• Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship, with:
  • Frequently Asked Questions
• Sports Medicine Fellowship
• Wilderness Medicine Fellowship
• Resident Resources, including:
  • Resident Leadership Council
  • Wellness Resources, such as:
    • Suicide Prevention and Awareness
    • Fit for Duty Evaluation Policy
    • Mental Health Resources
    • Resident Reporting

Global Health Scholarly Concentration

The Global Health Scholarly Concentration program focuses on collaborative, longitudinal work with partners both domestically and worldwide, with a focus on global health. The program's goals include:

• Engaging in domestic and international global health research to influence health policy
• Developing a lecture series for first- and second-year medical students featuring speakers from domestic and international backgrounds
• Establishing longitudinal research projects for future student cohorts
• Pursuing state, national, and international grant funding to support program initiatives
• Awarding graduating fourth-year medical students with a certificate of completion

What Will Students Learn?

Students in the Global Health Scholarly Concentration program will learn about:

• Introduction to Global Health
• Global Burden of Disease
• Global Mental Health
• Social Determinants of Health
• Decolonizing Global Health
• RIM Population Health
• Climate Change and Global Health
• Ethics Surrounding Global Health Research
• Global Health and Human Rights
• Global Health Economics
• Global Health HIV, TB, and Malaria
• War and Health
• Policy Development and Advocacy in Global Health

Students will develop a project proposal addressing a global health issue of interest in collaboration with a mentor and partner organization. The proposal should include a defined timeline, a longitudinal component, and clear objectives, with the ultimate goal of presenting or publishing the project at a domestic or international global health conference.