Education & Clinical Research
University of Nevada , Reno School of Medicine Affiliation
Renown Health and the University of Nevada , Reno School of Medicine entered into a 50-year clinical agreement in May 2021 , giving Nevada the state ’ s first fully integrated health system . The historic partnership allows us to integrate our medical practices to improve access and affordability of care with innovation , research , medical education and grand funding for public health and clinical trials .
Each year , the William N . Pennington Cancer Institute provides training to UNR Med students , Internal and Family Medicine residents , Nurse Practitioners ( NP ), and Physician Assistant ( PA ) students . All of our cancer providers have joint UNR faculty appointments as assistant professors of clinical medicine .
Clinical Research
Renown Health is proud to offer clinical research as a care option alongside standard care for our patients . The advanced care offered through modern medicine was made possible through our partnership with patients who participated in clinical research over the years .
Our clinical research program has over two decades of success in providing access to oncology clinical trials . These trials seek to diagnose cancer earlier , identify new treatments , reduce symptom burden and increase quality of life . We collaborate with patients , clinicians , residents and students to advocate for and integrate clinical research as part of patient care . Through the expansion of data-driven and compassionate clinical research experiences , we are dedicated to advancing healthcare in the communities we serve .
We take a multidisciplinary approach through medical , surgical and radiation oncology to identify when a clinical trial is a good option to present to our patients . Our team also includes a dedicated research clinical pharmacist to help ensure the quality of care . Our clinical trial portfolio is designed to include research studies for the conditions we see most prominently in our community , providing access to cancer trials in lung , breast , GI , head and neck , and other types of cancers .
In 2023 , we were excited to partner with 147 new oncology patients on clinical trials and work with an additional 48 participants continuing their study participation from previous years . We are proud to offer clinical trial options to our patients in all phases of groundbreaking research , including phase 1 clinical trials , in which we saw the first enrollments in Renown Health ’ s history last year .
For more information , contact the Renown Research Office at Renown-CRD @ renown . org or 775-982-5050 .
Director of Clinical Research Kristen Gurnea
Supervisor of Clinical Research Katie Buckley
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