Announcements
STEPS to host Simulation Week Activities
The WV STEPS David and JoAnn Shaw Simulation Training and Education for Patient Safety Center will host Healthcare Simulation Week from Monday, Sept. 15, through Friday, Sept. 19.
Simmons honored for her leadership by West Virginia Health Information Management Association
Ashley Simmons, MBA, an assistant professor in the West Virginia University School of Medicine’s Health Informatics and Information Management (HIIM) program, has been honored with the West Virginia Health Information Management Association’s (WVHIMA) Presidential Plaque.
WVU in the News: Hidden health crisis: How artificial light disrupts our bodies
We all know sleep is important, but what if simply flipping on a light at the wrong time could do more than just make you tired? What if artificial light could change the way your body fights illness, how your brain processes emotion, or how you recover from surgery?
WVU in the News: As WV celebrates decrease in fatal overdoses, experts urge caution, more focus
As WV celebrates decrease in fatal overdoses, experts urge caution, more focus
Community responds with compassion and unity after Jefferson County emergency
CHARLES TOWN, W.Va. – When severe storms caused serious structural damage to the Charles Towers apartment complex in Charles Town on the evening of July 16, WVU Medicine Jefferson Medical Center teams responded immediately—demonstrating not only clinical excellence, but deep compassion.
Duenas-Garcia publishes first textbook on new gynecologic surgical procedure
Omar Duenas-Garcia, M.D., an associate professor and vice chair of research in the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences recently published the surgical textbook “Atlas of Vaginal Natural Orifice Transluminal Endoscopic Surgery (vNOTES).”
From Golden Sands to Gold and Blue: Meet Michael T. Benson, 27th president of WVU
Michael T. Benson never planned on trading beach breezes for the hills of Morgantown. But life—and leadership—has a way of pulling people toward places where they’re most needed.
Medicine Grand Rounds: Dr. Navia to give presentation on neuropalliative care
R. Osvaldo Navia, M.D., MBA, will give a presentation on neuropalliative care for the Department of Medicine grand rounds session on Friday, July 18, at noon.
Ophthalmology Grand Rounds: Dr. Shi to give presentation on white cataracts and the removal on an intraocular foreign body
Michael Shi, M.D., will give a presentation on white cataracts and the removal of an intraocular foreign body for the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences grand rounds session on Wednesday, July 16, at 7 a.m.
Nelson authors new book about utilizing circadian rhythms to optimize health
Randy Nelson, Ph.D., professor and chair of the Department of Neuroscience, recently wrote a new publication intended for the general public with Oxford University Press titled, “Dark Matters: Harmonizing Our Circadian Rhythms to Optimize Health and Well-being.”