For immediate release: May 4, 2009

Contact: Anne McMillin, APR
Health Science Communications
Office 775-682-9254
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University of Nevada School of Medicine, Renown Health
team up for artists in residence reception

May 12 reception open to the public

RENO, Nev.— The University of Nevada School of Medicine and Renown Health will jointly host an artists’ reception on May 12 to celebrate the healing arts.

          Artists in residence and graduating members of the School of Medicine's Class of 2009 Kyle Yamamoto and Seth Bellister will discuss their artwork and be available to answer questions at this free public reception on Tuesday, May 12 from 4 to 6 p.m. at the Pennington Medical Education Building foyer at the University of Nevada School of Medicine on the north end of the University of Nevada, Reno campus.

          Please RSVP by May 8 by calling (775)982-4112.

As the state’s only public medical school, the University of Nevada School of Medicine has been a leader in healthcare, medical education and research in Nevada since 1969. The School of Medicine includes 16 clinical departments including family medicine, pediatrics, obstetrics and gynecology, internal medicine, surgery, and psychiatry and behavioral sciences, and five nationally recognized departments in basic science including microbiology and biomedical engineering. The more than 185 doctors of University Health System, the school’s clinical practice, offer care in more than 40 medical specialties and subspecialties with eight physician offices in the Reno/Sparks area and seven in Las Vegas. The school is committed to a best practices approach to medicine and is dedicated to exceptional healthcare for Nevada now and in the future. For more information visit www.medicine.nevada.edu.