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.
Last reviewed September 4, 2026
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 was officially established in 2014, and its charter class matriculated in 2017. It is the younger of Nevada's two public MD-granting institutions. It was purpose-built to address the severe physician shortage in Clark County and greater Las Vegas. The four-year MD curriculum is grounded in interprofessional education, community health, and early clinical immersion. The downtown campus sits next to University Medical Center of Southern Nevada, a major Level I trauma center serving a very 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 was established in 2025. It gained LCME preliminary accreditation in February 2025 and enrolled its first class in July 2025, making it Nevada's newest private MD-granting institution. Teaching follows the Roseman "Six-Point Mastery Learning Model", a competency-based block curriculum that requires demonstrated mastery before students progress. The school takes a small cohort each year and trains physicians with a strong focus on primary care, rural medicine, and health professional shortage area service. Its Henderson campus sits close 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 practice in Nevada and neighboring rural states.
MCAT 512GPA 3.774.0% acceptanceStrong in-state pref.
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