Abstract
The Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV Records (2011-2022) documents the establishment of the Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV (formerly known as the UNLV School of Medicine). The materials include meeting agendas and reports from various committees, advisory boards, and the Legislative Counsel Bureau that were assessing economic impact, research strategies, medical education in the state of Nevada, and the development of the Las Vegas Medical District. Promotional and marketing materials in this collection includes event flyers and buttons produced to promote the UNLV School of Medicine. The collection also contains papers from Dr. Barbara Atkinson, the founding dean of the UNLV School of Medicine, such as letters of congratulaions on her appointment and biographical information. Also included are copies of the school's first commencement and hooding ceremony and a memoir written by James Dean Leavitt that details his experience building the School of Medicine as a member of the Board of Regents and as Chairman of the ad hoc Health Sciences Center Committee.
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The Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV Records (2011-2022) documents the establishment of the Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV (formerly known as the UNLV School of Medicine). The materials include meeting agendas and reports from various committees, advisory boards, and the Legislative Counsel Bureau that were assessing economic impact, research strategies, medical education in the state of Nevada, and the development of the Las Vegas Medical District. Promotional and marketing materials in this collection includes event flyers and buttons produced to promote the UNLV School of Medicine. The collection also contains papers from Dr. Barbara Atkinson, the founding dean of the UNLV School of Medicine, such as letters of congratulaions on her appointment and biographical information. Also included are copies of the school's first commencement and hooding ceremony and a memoir written by James Dean Leavitt that details his experience building the School of Medicine as a member of the Board of Regents and as Chairman of the ad hoc Health Sciences Center Committee.
Access Note
Collection is open for research.
Publication Rights
Materials in this collection may be protected by copyrights and other rights. See Reproductions and Use on the UNLV Special Collections and Archives website for more information about reproductions and permissions to publish.
Arrangement
Materials remain as they were received.
Biographical / Historical Note
The UNLV School of Medicine (SOM) was established in 2014 when the Nevada System of Higher Education (NSHE) Board of Regents approved funding for the medical school. The budget for the proposed SOM was approved and the bill, Senate Bill 514, which would provide start-up funding for the SOM, was signed into law by Governor Brian Sandoval in 2015.
In 2015, Dr. Barbara Atkinson was named as the founding dean for the SOM and the NSHE Board of Regents approved UNLV School of Medicine Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) degree. In 2016, the site at 625 Shadow Lane in downtown Las Vegas, Nevada was approved by the Clark County Commission to build the SOM's first academic building and the SOM was accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education. In 2017, sixty medical students began their education at the SOM as the charter class.
In 2021, the school was renamed the Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV.
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"History." UNLV School of Medicine. University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Accessed October 11, 2022. https://www.unlv.edu/medicine/history.
Preferred Citation
University of Nevada, Las Vegas School of Medicine Records, 2011-2022. UA-00067. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Acquisition Note
Materials were transferred to the University Archives in 2017 by the UNLV School of Medicine and in 2022 by James Dean Leavitt; accession numbers 2020-010, 2022-084.
Processing Note
In 2020, Tammi Kim minimally processed the collection and wrote the finding aid in ArchivesSpace. In 2022, Tammi Kim accessioned the 2022 addition and updated the finding aid.