Announcements
Training opportunity available for faith leaders, nurses to improve health outcomes in Huntington area communities
Through a partnership with the West Virginia University School of Nursing, Pallottine Foundation of Huntington and the Cabell-Huntington Health Department, interested participants can enroll in the Foundations of Faith Community Nursing.
Nursing students can make a difference by volunteering with WV Center for End-of-Life Care
Volunteers can work on data entry or validation for the forms, either on site at the Health Sciences Center in Morgantown or remotely from anywhere with internet access. Schedules for the volunteer hours are highly flexible. Sollenberger is also flexible about the work assignments if a student decides the role that they were assigned is not a good fit for them. Additional hours can also be earned during holidays, semester breaks or during the summer.
Clay's Purpose — September 2022
Purpose is a powerful word. Understanding our sense of purpose often starts with asking “why?”
School of Medicine employee seeks match for bone marrow transplant
Brian “BJ” Jimmie, an information resources manager for the School of Medicine Alumni Affairs team, is searching for a bone marrow transplant match after being diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia in July of 2022.
WVU to host Prevention Summit
The WVU community is invited to attend the Prevention Summit from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday, Sept. 30, in the Mountainlair Ballrooms. Prevention experts from across the University and Morgantown community will come together to share their work in the area of prevention.
WVU Health Sciences students experience 'real life' learning with patient simulation actors
In an increasingly digital world, the Standardized Patient Program at West Virginia University provides students with an understanding of something technology can’t replicate – the human experience.
WVU School of Nursing senior shares how 4-H led her to nursing school
Carley LaPole, a WVU School of Nursing senior, recently shared her experience volunteering as a Camp Nurse-In-Training at Tri-County Intermediate 4-H Camp, which was held June 20-24 in Hedgesville, West Virginia. She shares how 4-H and her nursing curriculum have helped prepare her to make a difference.
Connect with the Health Sciences community during WVU Week of Purpose
West Virginia University’s inaugural Week of Purpose begins Sept. 18. Students, faculty and staff are invited to enjoy a variety of sessions, including a workshop with Dr. Clay Marsh and a special visit from Stormy, one of the miniature horses from On Eagles’ Wings Therapeutic Horsemanship, at the Health Sciences Center.
Simulation Certificate Program to be offered Oct. 12-14
The WVU School of Medicine Office of Continuing Medical Information in collaboration with the David and Jo Ann Shaw Center for Simulation Training and Education for Patient Safety (STEPS) will offer the Simulation Certificate Program Oct. 12-14 for instructors with interest in quality teaching with simulation.
Innovation Challenge accepting applications from all Health Sciences students
The WVU Health Sciences Office of Interprofessional Education is now accepting applications for its Student Innovation Challenge. A pilot project for the 2022-23 academic year, the challenge will provide funding and mentorship for select student-led interprofessional education initiatives.