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WVU School of Pharmacy and student pharmacists celebrate American Pharmacists Month

October is American Pharmacists Month, a time to recognize the incredible impact pharmacists have on our health and well-being. According to the American Pharmacists Association (APhA), 90% of Americans live within five miles of a pharmacy. That accessibility makes pharmacists some of the most trusted and relied-upon health care professionals.

WVU in the News: Cardiologists, heart surgeons sound alarm over widespread use of TAVR in low-risk patients

Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) is being used to treat a rising number of patients with severe aortic stenosis. However, according to a new commentary published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology (JACC), this trend may have gone too far.[1] The authors fear that too many low-risk patients are undergoing TAVR when they should be considered for surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR) instead.[1] 

Matthews honored with Wilks Award for excellence in simulation education

Jessica Matthews, MSN, RN, CNE, a clinical education assistant professor in the West Virginia University School of Nursing, has been named the 2025 recipient of the David H. Wilks Memorial Award for Excellence in Simulation presented by the WV STEPS David and Jo Ann Shaw Center for Simulation Training and Education Patient Safety.

Beckley nursing student experiences HealthNet ride along

WVU School of Nursing Beckley Campus nursing student Peydon Smith recently joined a HealthNet team for a ride along experience. She joined the Base 5 crew and aircraft to observe two interfacility transfers. The crew mentored her through critical care transport teamwork and debriefing back at the Beaver base.

WVU in the News: RNI’s Cárdenas contributes to CDC’s training for providers treating survivors of intimate partner violence

 Javier Cárdenas, M.D., director of the WVU Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute’s Concussion and Brain Injury Center and NeuroPerformance Innovation Center (NPIC), is one of 13 subject matter experts who contributed to the development of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) training program for healthcare professionals who work with survivors of intimate partner violence (IPV).