University of Nevada School of Medicine

The University of Nevada School of Medicine admits 68 students each year, many of whom are Nevada residents. The first two years of the curriculum - the basic science years - are taught at the Reno campus. The third and fourth years - the clinical years - are spent in hospitals and clinics throughout the state. The medical school gives students the opportunity to work on research projects, interact with patients, work directly with physicians, and experience the excitement of becoming a physician.

The School of Medicine is one of a growing number of medical schools across the country to begin clinical training in the first two years of medical education. First and second year students experience preceptorships with comunity-based primary care physicians. This unique opportunity allows students to experience how "real" medicine is practiced early in medical school.

The University of Nevada School of Medicine offers students the opportunity to earn combined degrees. The M.D./Ph.D. program is designed for students who are intrigued with the idea of using their medical skills in research as well as patient care.

The MD-MBA and MD-MPH dual degrees are 5 year programs that were developed especially for medical students. Students who are interested in health care administration or the business side of clinic operation might consider the MD-MBA. Students who are interested in illness prevention, research and population-based healthcare should consider the MD-MPH. Additionally, programs that offer concentrated study in areas such as clinical ethics, global health.

The University of Nevada, Reno (also referred to as University of Nevada, UNR, or simply Nevada), is a teaching and research university established in 1874 and located in Reno, Nevada, USA. It is the land grant institution for the state of Nevada.

The campus is home to the large-scale structures laboratory in the College of Engineering, which has put Nevada researchers at the forefront nationally in a wide range of seismological and large-scale structures testing and modeling. The Nevada Terawatt Facility, located on a satellite campus of the university, includes a terawatt-level Z-pinch machine and terawatt-class high-intensity laser system - one of the most powerful such lasers on any college campus in the country. It is home to the University of Nevada School of Medicine, with campuses in both of Nevada's major urban centers, Las Vegas and Reno, and a health network that extends to much of rural Nevada.

The faculty are considered worldwide and national leaders in diverse areas such as environmental literature, journalism, Basque studies, and social sciences such as psychology. It is also home to the Donald W. Reynolds School of Journalism, which has produced six Pulitzer Prize winners.[3] The school includes 16 clinical departments and five nationally recognized basic science departments

History
Manzanita Lake in the southwestern part of the campus.

The Nevada State Constitution established the University of Nevada in Elko, Nevada in 1874. In 1885, the University of Nevada moved from Elko to its current home in Reno.

The University of Nevada remained the only four-year academic institution in the state of Nevada until 1965, when the Nevada Southern campus (now the University of Nevada, Las Vegas)separated into its own university.

The national economic crisis affected the University of Nevada Reno, which resulted in the vertical cutting of several programs rather than blanket across the board cuts, however; the Fall 2011 semester saw the largest incoming class in the history of the University.

Precise name
There is some debate over whether the university should be called UNR or Nevada.[6] However, some claim that since it was the first university in the state, its historic name should be its official designation. Like Nevada, many other multi-campus public university systems such as the University of Michigan use this method.

Similar to this the University of California's flagship campus of UC Berkeley is referred to as "California" or "Cal", but only for sporting purposes. Several of the university's institutions retain the institution's traditional name, "University of Nevada," including the alumni association, the student government, and the athletics department (which refers to the university's teams simply as "Nevada," a practice held since the late 19th century). When the University plays in sports against in-state rival, the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, the school's name is decided by the home team. When the game is held in Reno, it reads UNLV vs Nevada, however, if held in Las Vegas it reads, UNLV vs UNR.

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