University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine (UNR Med)
For over 50 years the University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine (UNR Med) has trained physicians who are leading the way to ‘A Healthy Nevada’, nation, and world. Community-based and research-intensive, UNR Med is committed to our mission. We show this commitment through our demonstrated core values: people are our strength, we innovate and improve, we serve with integrity, and we success with trust and respect.
The University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine seeks applications from candidates with all backgrounds and experiences who will contribute to our mission and uphold our core values.
Our mission has guided our growth in graduating the next generation of primary and specialty care physicians and medical researchers while maintaining personalized instruction. The School of Medicine has statewide outreach with a local touch providing patient care, health services, and training physicians in Reno, Nevada and in the state’s rural communities. We are expanding provider education to train medical specialists as Medical Doctors as well as Speech Pathologists and Physician Assistants. We are actively expanding technologically-advanced infrastructure to keep pace with our world-class research to meet the needs of students, patients, and researchers. We seek to create an environment that serves all who enter our doors, from the physicians who teach our learners to our employees, patients, and students.
Molecular Biosciences Interdisciplinary Graduate Program
The Microbiology and Immunology department is a key component of the interdisciplinary Molecular Biosciences graduate program, which brings together faculty and resources from across the university to foster collaborative research and training. This umbrella structure provides faculty in Microbiology and Immunology with access to a diverse and highly qualified pool of Ph.D. students pursuing research in areas spanning molecular biology, cell biology, genetics, microbiology, and immunology. The integrated nature of the Molecular Biosciences program enhances opportunities for mentorship, interdisciplinary collaboration, and participation in innovative graduate training initiatives, thereby supporting the development of robust, externally funded research programs.
Renown Health & Pennington Cancer Institute
Renown Health, established in 1862 as Washoe Health System, is the region’s largest, locally governed, not-for-profit integrated healthcare network serving Nevada, Lake Tahoe, and northeast California. With a diverse workforce of more than 7,000 employees, Renown has fostered a longstanding culture of excellence, determination, and innovation. The organization comprises a trauma center, two acute care hospitals, a children’s hospital, a rehabilitation hospital, a medical group and urgent care network, and the region’s largest, locally owned not-for-profit insurance company, Hometown Health. Clinical institutes include Cancer, Heart and Vascular Heath, and Neurosciences and Robotic Surgery. Renown is currently enrolling participants in the world’s largest community-based genetic population health study, the Healthy Nevada Project®.
In July 2022, The William N. Pennington Foundation announced a $15.5 million gift to the Renown Health Foundation to establish the William N. Pennington Cancer Institute at Renown. This gift has bolstered Renown’s capabilities to recruit top notch cancer providers and attract additional clinical expertise to improve the lives of people and families fighting cancer across northern Nevada. At present, over 15 new cancer providers have been added. We currently have 5 medical oncologists, 4 radiation oncologists, 2 full time breast surgeons, 2 colorectal surgeons, 2 complex GI cancer surgeons, 2 general oncologic surgeons, 2 cancer focused urologists, 1 orthopedic oncologic surgeon, 1 endocrine surgeon specializing in thyroid tumors, 1 wellness physician, and 1 palliative care physician.
The plan is to use this gift to transform cancer care in Northern Nevada and to ultimately establish an NCI designated cancer center which incorporates superb care, clinical and translational research, laboratory research, effective screening and prevention and education. The recent affiliation with the University of Nevada Reno School of Medicine forms the perfect foundation for this goal.
At present, we have over 60 interventional trials open at our center, 40% of them involving immunotherapy (11 in lung cancer, 8 in GI cancer, and 5 in breast cancer).