Announcements
WVU Health Sciences and WVU Medicine provide holiday decorating reminders
As the holiday season approaches, employees are reminded of decoration safety guidelines.
Educational Morbidity and Mortality Conference to be held at WVU Health Sciences Center
All WVU Health Sciences faculty are invited to attend the first Educational Morbidity and Mortality Conference to be held via Zoom on Nov. 20 from 12-1 p.m.
Save the date and register for the annual QI Fair to be held February
Rregistration is open for the West Virginia Healthcare Safety, Quality and Experience Improvement Research Day, also known as the QI Fair, on Friday, Feb. 25, in the West Virginia University Health Sciences Center Pylons Commons.
Simulation Certificate Program to be offered in February at WVU
The WVU School of Medicine Office of Continuing Medical Information in collaboration with the David and Jo Ann Shaw Center for Simulation Training and Education for Patient Safety (STEPS) will offer the three-day immersive Simulation Certificate Program Feb. 25-27 for instructors with interest in quality teaching with simulation.
the Pulse: November 11, 2024 Edition
See this week's edition of the Pulse, the WVU School of Nursing's internal e-newsletter.
Internet connectivity, access to key WVU services briefly unavailable Nov. 11-13
There will be brief interruptions to internet connectivity and technology services on all WVU campuses from 3-5 a.m. on Monday (Nov. 11), Tuesday (Nov. 12) and Wednesday (Nov. 13) while Information Technology Services conducts critical maintenance.
WVU School of Nursing Beckley graduates achieve 100% first-time pass rate for NCLEX
WVU School of Nursing Beckley Campus graduates have achieved a 100% first-time pass rate on their NCLEX-RN, the nationwide licensing examination for registered nurses.
Sophomore nursing student discusses Cyprus study abroad trip during Global Health Week 2024
During West Virginia University’s Global Health Week 2024, sophomore WVU School of Nursing student Braeden Thornton presented “Nursing Care and Education in Cyprus.”
Keyser Campus juniors volunteer at local health careers fair
Five Keyser Campus junior BSN students recently spent their day off during Fall Break volunteering for the WVU Medicine Potomac Valley Hospital Health Careers Fair, hosting a hands-on display about diabetes mellitus, including prevention, management, and complications.
Lifelong learning drives WVU simulation specialist’s career
Growing up in Monongahela, Pennsylvania, Joshua Bell would spend weekends at the ambulance station where his friend's father worked as an EMT, sparking an interest in healthcare that led him down a path to discovering the David and Jo Ann Shaw Center for Simulation Training and Education for PatientSafety at West Virginia University.