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December 21 Proclaimed as ‘Nevada Health and Bioscience Corporation Day’
December 28, 2022
The City of Las Vegas honored NHBC by proclaiming that…

The Medical Education Building Dazzles at Its Grand Opening — UNLV News
November 2, 2022
So it has come to pass, courtesy of the nonprofit Nevada Health and Bioscience Corporation (NHBC) – the Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV now has its first permanent building, one that will anchor the Las Vegas Medical District.

Can UNLV’s long-awaited $125 million medical school building solve Nevada’s physician shortage? — Nevada Independent
November 2, 2022
After years of fits and starts, three university presidents, two medical school deans, two governors and one pandemic, last Wednesday marked the end of a long and tortured road — the red ribbon was cut, and the Kirk Kerkorian Medical Education Building at UNLV was finally complete.

Grand Opening of the Kirk Kerkorian Medical Education Building at UNLV — Vegas Business Digest
November 2, 2022
Last night, the Kirk Kerkorian Medical Education Building at UNLV held its grand opening ceremony in the Las Vegas Medical District. Designed by TSK Architects, this building is approximately 130,000 gross square feet and is designed to accommodate a class size of 120 students. The facility includes training spaces for clinical skills, simulation and anatomy classrooms for various sizes and a learning resources center. CO Architects is the medical education program planner and interior design architect. MJ Dean Construction is the general contractor.

UNLV welcomes new era as medical school building opens — Las Vegas Review-Journal
November 2, 2022
UNLV medical students and others joined Gov. Steve Sisolak on Wednesday during the opening celebration for the Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine in Las Vegas.

UNLV Kirk Kerkorian Medical School now open — KSNV-TV/News3
November 2, 2022
LAS VEGAS (KSNV) — UNLV’s Kirk Kerkorian Medical School is officially opening its doors tonight.

NHBC Celebrates Grand Opening of Kirk Kerkorian Medical Education Building — Las Vegas HEALS
November 2, 2022
A community aspiration for generations has become a reality with today’s grand opening of the Kirk Kerkorian Medical Education Building. The official grand opening was marked by a ceremony at the state-of-the art, 135,000 square foot facility, attended by the private donors that drove critical funding and those involved with implementation of the project, UNLV leadership, special guests, and public officials.

Photos: An inside look at UNLV’s new medical school building — Las Vegas Sun
October 21, 2022
UNLV’s medical school building is almost ready.

Opening of UNLV’s new medical school building approaches — KSNV-TV/News3
October 21, 2022
The medical district’s new crown jewel opens in a matter of days.

UNLV’s new medical education building is nearly complete — Las Vegas Review-Journal
August 30, 2022
Construction is expected to wrap up in late October on the UNLV medical school’s first permanent facility, and students will use the space starting spring semester.