MEDIA ADVISORY: May 8, 2008

Contact: Anne McMillin, APR
Office 775-682-9254
Mobile 702-292-4247
amcmillin@medicine.nevada.edu

School of Medicine hooding ceremony to be held May 16

Commencement held at 1 p.m. at Lawlor Events Center

RENO, Nev.— Media are invited to attend the University of Nevada School of Medicine’s commencement ceremonies for the Class of 2008 at 1 p.m. on Friday, May 16 at the Lawlor Events Center main arena. The 49 students will celebrate completion of their medical education by receiving their academic hoods and reciting the Hippocratic Oath, which reaffirms their commitment to the medical profession.

          In addition to celebrating the graduation of the Class of 2008, the School of Medicine will honor several faculty and community members who have supported the philosophy and goals of the medical school and have made significant contributions to the healthcare field in Nevada.

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.