Built for UNLV SOM applicants — a Public MD (allopathic) school in Las Vegas, Nevada, founded 2014. Its graduates most often match into Internal Medicine, Family Medicine, and Emergency Medicine. Personal statement, experiences, and signal strategy — reviewed by editors who've sat on selection committees.
Nevada's second allopathic school (full LCME accreditation 2017) created for the Las Vegas metro; small classes (~60) with heavy focus on underserved urban and desert communities; first class graduated 2021.
MD (allopathic) — LCME-accredited
Located in Las Vegas, Nevada · Public institution
Founded in 2014
The specialties UNLV SOM students most commonly enter, based on the school's published match lists.
Areas of academic and clinical strength frequently highlighted in residency applications.
Three concrete moves we'll work through with you — calibrated to the specialties UNLV SOM students target.
Personal statement: anchor your story in the MD (allopathic) training model and patient mix that defines UNLV SOM — the same qualities that make the school distinctive. Reviewers can tell when a school's culture is reflected in the writing, and when it's not.
Experiences section: prioritise the rotations, research, and service that signal fit for the specialties UNLV SOM graduates most often enter — Internal Medicine, Family Medicine, and Emergency Medicine — and for whatever you're targeting beyond them.
Signal & program list strategy: balance reach, target, and safety programs based on where MD candidates from Nevada historically interview and match.
Competitiveness and match data for the fields you're targeting.
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School data sourced from UNLV SOM official site.