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Nevada Medical Association praises efforts to bring more professionals to COVID-19 battle

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Nevada Medical Association praises efforts to bring more professionals to COVID-19 battle
Nevada Medical Association praises efforts to bring more professionals to COVID-19 battle

The Nevada State Medical Association is praising efforts by Gov.

Steve Sisolak to slow the spread of COVID-19 while streamlining the processes for more licensed medical professionals and medical students to rush to the front lines for care.

FOR MORE MEDICALPROFESSIONALS.... AND....MEDICAL STUDENTS.....TO GET TO THE FRONT LINES.....OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC..IN OUR STATE..GOOD EVENING...I'M TRICIA KEAN..TODD HAS THE NIGHT.."13 INVESTIGATES" TODD HAS THENIGHT OFF.."13 INVESTIGATES" REPORTER.....JOE BARTELS HAS MORE ONSTUDENTS GEARING UP FOR THEFRONTLINES..LAUREN HOLLIFIELD 3RD YEARMEDICAL STUDENT AT UNLV 3:43"FOR ME THIS IS PERSONAL, IWANT TO GO INTO EMERGENCYMEDICINE AND SO I KNOW MYFUTURE COLLEAGUES ARE ON THEFRONT LINES RIGHT NOW"LAUREN HOLLIFIELD..IS ABOUT TO ENTER HER FOURTHYEAR..AT THE U-N-L-V SCHOOL OFMEDICINE..THE VERY FIRST CLASSTO GRADUATE IN FACT...SHE'S PART OF THE BATTLE BORN..MEDICAL CORPS... SO TO SPEAK.LAUREN HOLLIFIELD 3RD YEARMEDICAL STUDENT AT UNLV 6:09 "IAM FROM NEVADA I WENT TO MIDDLE" HOLLIFIED WON'T GRADUATEUNTIL NEXT YEAR...BUT THAT'S NOT STOPPING HER..AND HER CLASSMATES FROM HITTINGTHE FRONT LINES..IN SUPPORT ROLES.LAUREN HOLLIFIELD 3RD YEARMEDICAL STUDENT AT UNLV 2:19"WE'RE SPENDING TIME AT THECORONAVIRUS SCREENING CALLCENTER.TAKING 2 TO 3000 PHONE CALLSPER DAY OF PEOPLE IN THECOMMUNITY THAT SUSPECT THEY MAYHAVE CORONAVIRUS WE GO THROUGHTHE CDC SCREEN GUIDELINES WITHTHEM TO ASK THEM VARIOUSQUESTIONS TO SEE IF THEY AREELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE THE DRIVE-LETTER..OBTAINED BY 13 INVESTIGATESGRAPHIC THE NEVADA MEDICALASSOCIATION..WHICH REPRESENTSNEARLY TWO THOUSAND MEDICALPROFESSIONALS...IS PRAISING AGGRESSIVEPREVENTION ACTIONS..BY GOVERNOR STEVE SISOLAK..INCLUDING "PROACTIVE STEPS TOEASE THE LICENSURE PROCESS FORMEDICAL PROFESSIONALS WHO ARENOT CURRENTLY PRACTICING INNEVADA AND PROVIDING A PATH FORMEDICAL STUDENTS TO ACTIVELYCONTRIBUTE TO THE PANDEMIC'SRESPONSE EFFORTS" DR.MARC J.KAHN UNLV SCHOOL OF MEDICINEDEAN 2:33 "I HAVE A MEDICALLICENSE IN LOUISIANA THAT I'VEHAD FOR 25 YEARS WHEN I THINK IREAD THE GOVERNOR'S DECLARATIONHOPEFULLY FOR PEOPLE LIKE ME ITWILL BE EASIER AND FASTERPROCESS TO CONVERT MY LOUISIANALICENSE TO A NEVADA LICENSE."AT THE U-N-L-V SCHOOL OFMEDICINE..COMING FROM TULANEUNVERISTY IN LOUISIANA...HE SERVED IN THE IMMEDIATELYAFTERMATH OF HURRICANE KATRINAIN NEW ORLEANS IN 2005...A CRISIS THAT PUSHED..THE LOCAL HEALTHCARE SYSTEM..TO THE LIMITS.DR.KAHN UNLV SCHOOL OF MEDICINEDEAN 1:31 "CLEARLY THERE ARESOME SIMILARITIES AND SOMENOTABLE DIFFERENCE IS ONE OFTHE MOST NOTABLE DIFFERENCESWHEREAS KATRINA WAS A VERYLOCAL EVENT JOE THIS IS VERYCLEARLY IS A GLOBAL EVENT." CON SAYS..THE GOVERNOR'S DECLARATION..ALLOWS..FOURTH YEAR MEDICAL STUDENTS..SUCH AS THOSE AT TOUROUNVERSITY IN HENDERSON...TOBEGIN PRACTICING MEDICINEEARLIER THAN NORMAL..TO FILL THE CRITICAL NEEDSDURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC INNEVADASTUDENTS HAVE BEEN TAKEN OUT OFTHE HOSPITALS..ABOUT THREE WEEKS AGO..TO HELP CONSERVE PERSONAL..PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT..LIKE FACE MASKS..AND GOWNS..FOR STAFF WHO ARE QUALIFIED TOTREAT SICK COVID-19 PATIENTS.THE U-N-L-V SCHOOL OF MEDICINE

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