For immediate release: July 25, 2007

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University of Nevada School of Medicine’s

Center for Cognitive Aging seeks volunteers

Extra hands needed to assist with programs to help those with memory loss

RENO, Nev.—The University of Nevada School of Medicine’s Center for Cognitive Aging is currently seeking volunteers to help with all aspects of program operations.

“We have clerical, clinical and administrative needs that volunteers can fill according to their own schedule,” said Amy Willow, associate director of the Center’s Senior Wellness programs.

Developed by the School of Medicine’s Internal Medicine Division of Neurology, the Center for Cognitive Aging provides a comprehensive approach to the diagnosis and treatment of individuals with memory impairment. Services offered include assessment of individuals with memory impairment, treatment planning and information about and referral to community health and social services and help with handling memory changes.

Senior Wellness programs are a vital component of the Center’s services and include a Memory Master’s Social Club, an informal social group for those experiencing mild memory challenges, a caregiver resources and reading room and online caregiver programs.

Volunteers must go through a background check, but can help in any capacity they desire from filing to assisting with the Memory Masters Social Club to information technology management.

To learn more or to offer volunteer services to the Center, contact Amy Willow at 775-322-2731 or awillow@unr.edu.

As the state’s only public medical school, the University of Nevada School of Medicine has been meeting statewide healthcare, educational, and clinical needs since 1969.  The School of Medicine encompasses 16 clinical medical education departments, including Family Medicine, Pediatrics, Obstetrics/Gynecology, Internal Medicine, Surgery, and Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, as well as five nationally-recognized departments within basic science including microbiology and biomedical engineering.  As the largest multi-specialty healthcare focus within the state, the School of Medicine employs more than 185 doctors who both teach and practice medicine throughout Nevada.  The school’s statewide faculty physician practice group has a combined 25 different medical specialties with seven physician practice offices located in the Reno-Sparks area and five physician offices located in Las Vegas.

The University of Nevada School of Medicine utilizes a best-practice approach to medicine and is committed to addressing the health needs of Nevada now and in the future. For more information, please visit www.medicine.nevada.edu.

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