Announcements
Info session May 19 for post graduate Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner program
An online information session is scheduled for May 19 at 6 p.m. for the WVU School of Nursing’s Adult-Gerontology Acute Care (AGACNP) Nurse Practitioner program
Parents with children who have an acquired disability needed for research study
WVU School of Nursing faculty and PhD student, Brad Phillips, is conducting a research study and is looking for parents who have a child with an acquired disability. To learn more, contact Brad at Brad.Phillips@hsc.wvu.edu
First BSN graduates create historic moment for WVU Potomac State College
The WVU School of Nursing celebrates its first BSN graduating class on the WVU Potomac State campus.
WVU in the News: Doctors urge parents to catch kids up on other shots ahead of Covid-19 vaccine rollout
With Covid-19 vaccinations on the horizon for children ages 12 to 15 in the United States, pediatricians are concerned about the challenge of getting children up to date on their childhood vaccines, and balancing that with scheduling potential Covid-19 shots.
‘I’ve cared for children’ hospitalized with COVID-19: WVU pediatrician urges youth to get vaccinated
With Pfizer-BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine authorized by the Food and Drug Administration for adolescents ages 12 to 15, one West Virginia University pediatrician assured its safety and efficacy: It underwent the same rigorous testing as for adults.
Reminder: 4th Annual Behavioral & Biomedical Sciences (BBS) Spring Symposium
The 4th Annual Behavioral & Biomedical Sciences (BBS) Spring Symposium is set for Wednesday, May 12 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. featuring a keynote address from Dr. Michelle Jones-London, Chief, Office of Programs to Enhance Neuroscience Workforce Diversity, NINDS.
Paid internship opportunity for WVU Nurse Practitioner, DNP students
The WVU Medicine Center of Excellence for Addiction and Department of Behavioral Medicine and Psychiatry are offering paid internships to students who are enrolled in a Nurse Practitioner program in the WVU School of Nursing.
WV Higher Education Policy Commission offering Healthcare Workforce Planning Fellowship
The West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission is offering a Healthcare Workforce Planning Fellowship.
WVU School of Nursing photo featured in AACN Nurses Week videos
The American Association of Colleges of Nursing videos highlight all the work nursing schools, like the WVU School of Nursing, have accomplished throughout the year during the pandemic.
Too much, too little or just right: WVU researchers study proper ‘dosing’ of telehealth
More than ever, patients are using telehealth to ask doctors and nurses about worrying blood-pressure readings, nauseating migraines and stubborn foot ulcers. But for patients with chronic conditions, how frequent should telehealth appointments be? Can that frequency change? Under what conditions?