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Johnstone published in JAMA

Robert Johnstone, M.D., was recently published in the Journal of the American Medical Association with an essay that shares stories, memories conjured when passing sites in the hospital—the room where his first wife died or the room where his grandson was born—reliving moments of sorrow, moments of joy, and moments of learning as he approaches retirement. 

Drs. Christopher Kiefer and Erica Shaver receive grant

Christopher Kiefer M.D. FACEP, Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine, Associate Program Director, Emergency Medicine Residency, Chief, Division of Education and Training, Vice Chief of Staff, J.W. Ruby Memorial Hospital and Erica Shaver, MD, FACEP, Vice Chair of Education and Training. Residency Program Director, Associate Professor received notice of being awarded a Southern Group on Educational Affairs (SGEA) Medical Education, Scholarship, Research and Evaluation (MESRE) Grant for their project entitled “The Narrative Themes Used to Describe Lower-1/3 Emergency Medicine Applicants in the Standardized Letter of Evaluation and Their Impact Upon Real-World Match Status”.

BeWell Blog — "Try This Tuesday: Try One!"

The BeWell team is offering a series of helpful tips for mental health and wellbeing called "Try This Tuesday." This week, Layne Hitchcock encourages everyone to take time over the holidays to unplug and to focus on rest and connecting with others. 

Health Sciences students participate in Community Action Poverty Simulation event

The Martin Hall Agency, a student-run advertising and public relations agency in the West Virginia University Reed College of Media, partnered with the HSC Office of Interprofessional Education, the WVU School of Public Health, WVU School of Pharmacy and the WV STEPS Center in hosting the Community Action Poverty Simulation (CAPS) — a new certification available to all Health Sciences students.

WVU Cancer Institute renames Comfort Fund for Dr. Mike Craig

The WVU Cancer Institute honored Mike Craig, MD, for his many years of dedication to the Institute and his patients by renaming the Comfort Fund at the WVU Cancer Institute Mary Babb Randolph Cancer Center to the Michael Craig Comfort Fund. Dr. Craig, a specialist in hematology/oncology, has filled many roles since coming to the Institute in 2006. Most recently, he served as professor and section chief in the WVU School of Medicine. He was appointed director of the Alexander B. Osborn Hematopoietic Malignancy and Transplant Program at WVU in 2009. In addition, he has been the physician-in-chief of oncology at the Cancer Institute and Department of Medicine. “Mike’s passion for the WVU Cancer Institute has sustained our mission to provide high-quality care closer to home for countless West Virginians,” Hannah Hazard-Jenkins, MD, director of the WVU Cancer Institute, Jean and Laurence DeLynn Chair of Oncology, and associate professor of surgery at the WVU School of Medicine, said. “We are deeply grateful to Mike and his many years of service to his patients and know that his work for the Comfort Fund leads to relief for many patients,” Dr. Hazard-Jenkins, continued. “Mike believes in making a tangible impact by funding the practical needs of patients at a time when they are facing a diagnosis of cancer, which is emotional and physically and financially challenging." The Comfort Fund’s purpose is to provide temporary assistance to oncology patients who are receiving their care at the WVU Cancer Institute’s Mary Babb Randolph Cancer Center. The fund is utilized directly by patients until they can be linked with appropriate community, state, or national resources. The types of assistance covered are areas of need associated with cancer treatment, including medication costs, lodging, transportation, and other supportive and social services. There is no overhead for this fund, and the money donated goes directly into the Comfort Fund for direct patient assistance.