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Michael DeYoung, professor of pharmacy, teaches a class at the Roseman University of Health Sciences in Henderson. (STEVE MARCUS/staff)
Evolving with the community As the medical needs of Southern Nevada expand, private school creates needed programs By HOWARD RIELL | Special to VEGAS INC
Health care in Southern Nevada continues to make strides. ¶ The latest is among the most far-reaching: Roseman University of Health Sciences is responding to a pressing need by developing a doctor of medicine degree program. ¶ Roseman, which was established in 1999 as a pharmacy school but expanded into academic programs in dentistry, rose man, Conti nued o n page 15
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Nevada’s average weekly wage in 2015, according to a recent report by the state. For the final three months of 2015, aided by year-end bonuses, it reached a record high of $935.
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Number of attendees at the first “Power of Love” charitable gala, staged in 1996 at Spago. In the years since, 16,000 people have attended, raising about $100 million.