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The Exponential Impact of
Community Faculty
by Paul Harasim
They are physicians who volunteer their time to not only
teach at the Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine, but also
engage in research, student mentorship and community
and committee support – they are the 411 members of
the community faculty who supplement the school’s 150
full-time faculty.
Mark Guadagnoli, PhD, who in his position as associate
dean for faculty affairs and director of learning performance oversees the community faculty, says the diversity
of experiences that the community faculty brings cannot
be overstated. “Without such volunteerism…at medical
schools, educational opportunities would be severely
limited. Having so many full-time medical professionals
on your staff just wouldn’t be 昀椀nancially possible. It would
bankrupt a school.”
When Mark Doubrava, MD, an ophthalmologist with a
private practice in Las Vegas, visits the medical school, he
comes both as a member of the Nevada System of Higher
Education Board of Regents and as a member of the
school’s community faculty: “I’m so proud to be part of
the school, helping teach the next generation of medical
professionals. Working with them is great. Their enthusiasm to learn and ask questions is contagious.”
That kind of positive volunteer experience is found
throughout the community faculty ranks.
Daniel Kokmeyer, MD, and Colby Young, MD, both in
private practice with Hand Surgery Specialists of Nevada,
say they 昀椀nd their work with students and residents gratifying.
“By teaching our residents about hand surgery, orthopaedics and overall patient care,” Dr. Kokmeyer says, “I have
the opportunity to actually impact more lives than working
on my own.”
Says Dr. Young: “Completing the circle of education
requires excellence in your own training, excellence in
care, and subsequently excellence in teaching the future
generation of physicians.”
Being the entertainment capital of the world, Southern Nevada has also embraced professional sports
in addition to our amazing UNLV sports teams.
HOCKEY
NHL Vegas Golden Knights
Silver Knights
BASEBALL
Las Vegas Aviators
BASKETBALL
WNBA Las Vegas Aces
FOOTBALL
Las Vegas Raiders
SOCCER
Las Vegas Lights FC
VOLLEYBALL
Las Vegas Ramblers
Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine’s Wade Gaal,
MD, is the head team physician for UNLV’s Division
1 Athletics. He is also the primary care sports medicine team physician for the WNBA’s Las Vegas
Aces, and a consulting physician for the NHL’s Las
Vegas Golden Knights.
63% of Nevada (48-million acres) is considered
public land and is managed by the Bureau of Land
Management.
Nevada has 4 national parks, 1 national heritage
area, 2 national trails, 384 listings on the national register of historic places, 8 national historic
landmarks, 6 national natural landmarks, and 1020
archeological sites in national parks.
Within 160 miles of Las Vegas you can visit:
Red Rock Canyon
Lake Mead National Park
Hoover Dam
Mount Charleston
Valley of Fire
Mojave National Preserve
Laughlin, NV / Colorado River
Grand Canyon Skywalk
Death Valley National Park
Lake Havasu/London Bridge
Area 51
160 MILES
Zion National Park
25 MILES
60 MILES
DR. MARK DOUBRAVA | PHOTO: JOSH HAWKINS
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