Medical & Dental Schools in Nevada
5 programs in our catalogue — 3 MD, 1 DO, 1 dental.
About Nevada: Pop. ~3.2M; Las Vegas and Reno are the primary cities. Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV and University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine serve the state's rapidly growing physician needs.
In-state preference overview: Both UNLV SOM and UNR Med strongly favour Nevada residents; typically 80–90% in-state. Nevada has a significant physician shortage, and both schools have explicit workforce development mandates.
Major health systems / top employers: University Medical Center of Southern Nevada · Renown Health · Dignity Health Sierra Nevada · Valley Health System (Las Vegas) · Carson Tahoe Health
Explore by program type in Nevada
MD Allopathic Medical Schools
3 listedAMCAS applications, MCAT/GPA medians, in-state preference, and MMI interview formats for allopathic MD programmes.
DO Osteopathic Medical Schools
1 listedAACOMAS applications, MCAT/GPA profiles, osteopathic manipulative medicine (OMM) training emphasis and DO philosophy.
Dental Schools (DDS / DMD)
1 listedAADSAS applications, DAT requirements, GPA medians, in-state preference and clinical training emphasis for dental programmes.
Nevada at a glance
- MD programs
- 3
- DO programs
- 1
- Dental programs
- 1
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