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AIR DATE: April 18, 2011
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As the Clark County Commission struggles with how to turn around the
fiscally struggling UMC, one idea that's come up is making the hospital a
world class teaching institute. To do that, the commission wants a greater
commitment from the state's medical school, which is located at the
University of Nevada, Reno. But, recent talks between the school and county
commissioners has resulted in some heated debate and commissioners aren't
convinced UNR is totally committed to helping UMC improve. We'll talk with a
Clark County Commissioner and the former chancellor of higher education
about the relationship between UMC and UNR.
GUEST
Steve Sisolak, Clark County commissioner
Jim Rogers, former Chancellor of the Nevada System of Higher Education
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This is University of Nevada SOM (not UNRSOM or UNLVSOM), and is supposed to prepare students to work with Nevada patients. ALL of them. I am personally passionately interested in a tertiary academic center in Las Vegas, but would be less prepared had I spent all my time there since the point of a tertiary center is to provide care both to local community AND patients coming in from the surrounding region. 2 years in Reno and several weeks in rural areas are preparing me to adapt follow-up care for patients traveling in from the rest of the state (as well as preparing my Northern classmates to work with me on patient follow up or clinical research if necessary).
Sascha Horowitz –
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I spent last summer at U of Michigan, and was especially impressed with the cooperation with rural MI underlying their outreach and research. This cooperation is central to much of their cutting edge clinical and policy research. However, I was also impressed with how much more aware Nevada med students are about variation within our region. I believe this is the direct result of having classmates + teachers from all over the state that we must work with.
Sascha Horowitz –
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I would love to see Las Vegas gain more control over the clinical years since it is the population center of the state, but would be very sorry if this came at the cost of our training to serve patients from all 3 parts of the state. Experience across the state benefits all students regardless of where they focus; doctors having connections + being able to cooperate beyond their own groups benefits all patients. These skills would be invaluable if Nevada is serious about creating a functional tertiary medical center.
Sascha Horowitz –
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Having 2 medical schools would solve power struggles at the cost of a coherent medical system on which to build a strong tertiary center in Nevada. I sincerely hope the school can overcome regional distrust and remember that cooperation between the 3 regions is what created the med school. Reno influence would not be reduced by giving the Vegas campus a more primary role in leadership related to clinical training; and Vegas would not benefit from losing the basic science + clinical training available in Reno.
Sascha Horowitz –
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