brian lauf, director of pa program: "adding qualified health professionals to meet that access need, will only benefit the entire population in under served areas." that's why renown health hopes to hire graduates in the future. dr. max coppes, renown: "studies indicate that whether it's physicians or pas, or other health care providers, people tend to stay, a large majority stays where they trained. so i think we'll retain a large proportion of the pa's." a man police say went on a shooting spree in kansas is dead tonight.. but not before taking the lives of at least three others. the latest on this developing story coming up. mike will have a look at your forecast after the break.... "this is channel 2 news at 11, northern nevada's number one newscast, with arianna bennett, landon miller, sports with "channel 2 news continues with chief meteorologist mike alger's pinpoint 2 forecast, broadcast certified by the american meteorological society!" it still doesn't look like showers as we go through the weekend. temperatures will spike on friday ahead of a weak cold front which will kic

brian lauf, director of pa program: "adding qualified health professionals to meet that access need, will only benefit the entire population in nevada. especially the rural and under served areas." brian lauf is the founding director of the new physician assistant program that will start classes at the unr redfield campus in south reno next year. students will get a hands on experience... gloves ....dealing with patients in family medicine, women's health, like ben hogan at a renown urgent care. ben hogan, physician assistant for renown: "we essentially are physician extenders. so we're trying to help the physicians do more." ben hogan, physician assistant for renown: "we see patients independently. we can diagnose and prescribe treatments, medicines." blood pressure machine renown health is giving 500 thousand dollars to help kick-start the program in northern nevada. because officials tell us there has been a shortage of physicians and physician assistants in the area. dr. max coppes, renown: "we thing we'll be able to recruit physicians if they know that they're not going to be ov

brian lauf, director of pa program: "adding qualified health professionals to meet that access need, will only benefit the entire population in nevada. especially the rural and under served areas." brian lauf is the founding director of the new physician assistant program that will start classes at the unr redfield campus in south reno next year. students will get a hands on experience... gloves ....dealing with patients in family medicine, women's health, and general surgery....before becoming a physician assistant like ben hogan at a renown urgent care. ben hogan, physician assistant for renown: "we essentially are physician extenders. so we're trying to help the physicians do more." ben hogan, physician assistant for renown: "we see patients independently. we can diagnose and prescribe treatments, blood pressure machine renown health is giving 500 thousand dollars to help kick-start the program in northern nevada. because officials tell us there has been a shortage of physicians and physician assistants in the area. dr. max coppes, renown: "we thing we'll be able to recruit physic