Announcements
Annual Brand and Trademark Licensing Fair is Tuesday
The Brand and Trademark Licensing Office invites all departments and student organizations to the annual Brand and Trademark Licensing Fair tomorrow (Aug. 24) from 12:30-4 p.m. in the Mountainlair Ballrooms. All invited vendors are licensed to produce WVU branded products.
WVU dietician set to provide healthy diet tips as Walk with a Future Doc program returns for fall semester
WVU's Walk with a Future Doc program will return for the fall semester on Saturday with a walk focused on dietary changes.
Study seeks students who want to exercise more
A new study at WVU Health Sciences is seeking students to participate in a new exercise study. Any WVU student who wants to start exercising regularly is eligible to sign up for eight weeks of free exercise training.
PI Academy Idea Lab: "Development & Feasibility Trial of Online Peer Support for Parents of Gender Diverse Youth"
Dr. Kacie Kidd, assistant professor of pediatrics in the WVU Department of Pediatrics Division of Adolescent Medicine and Medical Director for the WVU Medicine Children's Gender and Sexual Development Clinic, will present at the upcoming Principal Investigator Academy Idea Lab on Wednesday, September 1, from 4 to 5 p.m.
Call for Abstracts -- Charlotte Nath Family Medicine Research Symposium
The WVU Department of Family Medicine announces the first Charlotte Nath Family Medicine Research Day on September 30, 2021, to be held in conjunction with the 46th Annual Hal Wanger Family Medicine Conference September 30 - October 1, 2021 at the Morgantown Marriot Waterfront Place. Students, residents, and faculty members are encouraged to submit their completed and in-progress research and quality improvement project abstracts for oral or poster presentation to Dr. Amie M. Ashcraft at amashcraft@hsc.wvu.edu.
BeWell Blog — "Try This Tuesday: Take a REST"
Have you noticed yourself often saying things in the heat of the moment that you did not mean? Or perhaps you frequently make decisions that you later regret. Maybe sometimes your emotions overwhelm you like a tidal wave, and you feel helpless against them.
Radiology resident selected to join 2021 - 2022 Radiographics Review Panel
WVU Radiology resident Dhairya A Lakhani, M.D., has been selected to join the RadioGraphics Review Panelist position. As a panelist, he will have an impactful role in evaluating and recommending materials that will fill the pages of the 2021 – 2022 issues of the journal. Launched by the Radiological Society of North America in 1981, RadioGraphics is one of the premier education journals in diagnostic radiology. Each bimonthly issue features 15–20 practice-focused articles spanning the full spectrum of radiologic subspecialties and addressing topics such as diagnostic imaging techniques, imaging features of a disease or group of diseases, radiologic-pathologic correlation, practice policy and quality initiatives, imaging physics, informatics and lifelong learning.
Dr. Allison Suttle to serve as WVU Health System’s chief quality officer
Michael Edmond, M.D., chief medical officer (CMO) of the West Virginia University Health System, announced today the appointment of Allison Suttle, M.D., M.B.A., F.A.C.O.G., as the Health System’s chief quality officer (CQO). Dr. Suttle will start her new role in October and does so at a critical time: as the System continues to grow, ensuring consistency in the delivery of care across its 21 owned and managed hospitals is a top priority.
Fourth-year neurosurgery elective provides students with opportunity to learn about integrative medicine in neurosciences
A new neurosurgery elective offered at West Virginia University’s Eastern School of Medicine Campus provides students with the opportunity to learn about integrative medicine and how it can work effectively in managing patients with neurologic diseases.
School of Medicine to host LCME Kickoff Plenary Session
The WVU School of Medicine will host a virtual plenary kickoff session for the upcoming Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME) M.D. Program site visit.