Announcements
WVU study shows marginalized communities benefit when states permit nurse practitioners to provide primary care
Nurse practitioners from communities of color are generally underrepresented in the workforce. However, a recent study from West Virginia University occupational licensing experts revealed more appropriate racial representation in states permitting full practice authority, or FPA, which entitles NPs to perform all the responsibilities for which they are trained.
WVU in the News: First-hand experience with cancer inspires Orndorff to help others
When she was in kindergarten, Lexi Orndorff remembers saying she wanted to be a veterinarian or a doctor when she grew up. But just a few years after sharing those dreams, she was diagnosed with leukemia.
WVU online graduate program earns population health management certification
West Virginia University’s Master of Science in Population Health program is now certified by the Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Management Education, making it one of five inaugural programs in the country—and the only program in West Virginia—to be CAHME-certified in population health management.
Blood drives planned for Jan. and Feb. at Ruby Memorial Hospital
An American Red Cross blood drive will be hosted Thursday, Jan. 26, from 12-5 p.m. and Wednesday, Feb. 1, from 12-6 p.m. at the WVU Medicine J. W. Ruby Memorial Hospital Bruce McClymonds Conference Room for faculty, staff and students.
Application deadline approaching for AGE-ADAR Scholars Program
The Appalachian Gerontology Experiences: Advancing Diversity in Aging Research Scholars Program reminds faculty and students that the application deadline for the 2023 AGE-ADAR summer research program is Jan. 15.
Many WVU services will be briefly inaccessible Sunday morning
Faculty, staff and students on all campuses will be unable to log into many important services requiring WVU Login credentials from 8-8:30 a.m. Sunday (Jan. 15) during an important security update to the single sign-on system.
WVU emergency alert procedures detailed
As we begin another semester at WVU, our campus community is reminded that we utilize the WVU Alert system to inform our community about emergencies and other incidents on or near campus.
Meeting people where they are: Nurse works in rural communities making connections to improve health
Thanks in part to her nursing and public health background, Stephanie Lusk works in southern West Virginia with WVU Extension to make connections in rural communities to help improve health.
Van Liere Research Conference scheduled for Jan. 25-26
The Van Liere Research Conference will be held Jan. 25 and 26 at the West Virginia University Health Sciences Center.
WVU offering certificate for instructors interested in teaching with simulation
Designed for instructors with an interest in quality teaching with simulation, the West Virginia University School of Medicine Office of Continuing Medical Education is offering a simulation certificate program in collaboration with the David and Jo Ann Shaw Center for Simulation Training and Education for Patient Safety (STEPS).