Announcements
WVU students gain global health experience through Nancy Sanders grant
Five West Virginia University students recently completed international health care experiences made possible by the Nancy Sanders Memorial Student Study Abroad Travel Award, offered through WVU Health Sciences Global Engagement. The award supports students committed to global health and service.
Improving Outcomes: WVU School of Nursing students work with WVU Medicine Children’s to enhance patient care experience
Through a collaborative partnership, WVU School of Nursing graduate-level students are working with administrators at WVU Medicine Children’s Hospital to identify clinical opportunities for improvement, implement evidence-based solutions and enhance patient outcomes.
LPN to BSN students begin clinical lab in “Transition to Professional Nursing” course
As part of the WVU School of Nursing’s LPN to BSN program, students recently met for their first clinical lab as part of the NSG 213 course, “Transition to Professional Nursing.”
WVU in the News: WVU Medicine welcomes third Mon County MedEd cohort, celebrates Program’s first graduates
WVU Medicine held a signing ceremony Thursday (May 15) to welcome its third cohort of students selected to participate in its MedEd educational program and celebrated its first graduates.
WVU School of Nursing receives grant to support Faith Community Nurse training
The WVU School of Nursing has received a $15,000 grant from Sisters Health Foundation to support the training of Faith Community Nurses in three new counties over the course of the next year.
WVU in the News: WVU nursing student being recognized for helping save another student’s life
The Monongalia Emergency Medical Services (Mon EMS) is recognizing a West Virginia University nursing student who gave another student CPR earlier this year and helped save his life.
Keyser Campus to host Nursing Academy for Mineral County 9th graders
To help introduce participants to the profession of nursing, the WVU School of Nursing Keyser Campus is hosting a Nursing Academy for Mineral County School System 9th graders in August.
the Pulse: June 2, 2025 Edition
See this week's edition of the Pulse, the WVU School of Nursing's internal e-newsletter.
WVU in the News: Bringing virtual behavioral health care access to rural youth in West Virginia
Access to youth and adolescent behavioral health care is a major challenge facing rural communities. In this conversation, Adrienne Coopey, D.O., a child and adolescent psychiatrist at the West Virginia University Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute, discusses how a fully virtual collaborative care model is helping deliver early behavioral health interventions and improve access and outcomes for children across West Virginia.
WVU in the News: Doctors warn of the need for sun protection during Skin Cancer Awareness Month
As summer approaches, health experts are urging the public to take sun protection more seriously. May marks Skin Cancer Awareness Month, and doctors say the risks, especially from melanoma, should not be underestimated.