University of Nevada School of Medicine
For immediate release: September 22, 2006
Contact: Emily Wofford
Public Relations Manager
775-784-6001
ewofford@unr.edu
University of Nevada School of Medicine seeking housing for students studying at Mammoth Community Hospital
RENO, Nev.—The University of Nevada School of Medicine is asking members of the Mammoth Lakes community to open their homes and hearts to medical students studying at Mammoth Community Hospital.
Starting in November, some members of the Class of 2007 will complete their four-week rural rotation requirement at Mammoth Community Hospital. The rural rotation program is run by the school’s Department of Interdisciplinary Medical Education (DIME). The department relies on the goodwill and generosity of community members to help house students during their four-week rotation.
“We have placed students in the Mammoth Lakes area over the past four years,” says Jamie Anderson, DIME director. “Our students have truly loved learning about the community and working with the physicians there. It’s a wonderful teaching site.”
The University of Nevada School of Medicine is committed to serving the healthcare needs of rural communities which is why all students must complete a rural rotation in a community hospital prior to graduation. Students are placed in rural hospitals throughout the state of Nevada as well as in outlying communities in eastern California and southern Idaho.
Those interested in providing housing to medical students completing their four-week rotation at Mammoth Community Hospital may contact Jamie Anderson, DIME director, at 775-784-4605 ext. 2159. Residents providing students housing must offer them their own bedroom and bathroom as well as kitchen access. Rotations at Mammoth Community Hospital begin in November and conclude in May.
Anderson will also be available to answer questions regarding the program when she speaks at the Mammoth Lakes Sunrise Rotary on Wednesday, September 27 at 7 a.m.
As Nevada’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, and Surgery, as well as ten 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 groups have 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
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