MD Medical Schools in Nevada
3 allopathic MD programs in our catalogue for Nevada. Use the profiles below to compare MCAT medians, GPA ranges, in-state preference, and AMCAS strategy.
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: 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: University Medical Center of Southern Nevada · Renown Health · Dignity Health Sierra Nevada · Valley Health System (Las Vegas) · Carson Tahoe Health
3 MD Programs in Nevada
- Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV (MD)
Las Vegas, NV
The Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV, officially established in 2014 with its charter class matriculating in 2017, is the younger of Nevada's two public MD-granting institutions and was purpose-built to address the severe physician shortage in Clark County and the greater Las Vegas metropolitan area. The school offers a four-year MD curriculum grounded in interprofessional education, community health, and early clinical immersion. Its downtown campus is adjacent to University Medical Center of Southern Nevada, a major Level I trauma centre serving a highly diverse and socioeconomically complex patient population.
MCAT 511GPA 3.762.5% acceptanceStrong in-state pref. - Roseman University College of Medicine (MD)
Las Vegas, NV
Roseman University College of Medicine, established in 2025 (granted LCME preliminary accreditation in February 2025 and enrolling its inaugural class in July 2025), is Nevada's newest private MD-granting institution and applies the Roseman University "Six-Point Mastery Learning Model" — a competency-based, block curriculum requiring demonstrated mastery before progression. The school enrolls a small cohort each year and trains physicians with a strong emphasis on primary care, rural medicine, and health professional shortage area service. Its Henderson campus provides close proximity to Las Vegas's diverse patient population and a growing network of clinical training sites.
MCAT 510GPA 3.805.0% acceptanceModerate in-state pref. - University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine (MD)
Reno, NV
The University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine (UNR Med), founded in 1969, is Nevada's older public medical school, serving Northern Nevada and the broader rural intermountain region. The school trains physicians with particular emphasis on rural and frontier medicine, primary care, and service to medically underserved Nevada communities. Clinical training is anchored at Renown Regional Medical Center and the VA Sierra Nevada Health Care System. UNR Med has a strong record of graduating physicians who remain to practise in Nevada and neighbouring rural states.
MCAT 512GPA 3.774.0% acceptanceStrong in-state pref.
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