Announcements
Martin to participate in NIOSH forum addressing worker opioid use disorders
This month, Professor Chris Martin, MD, will represent WVU and the School of Public Health at a nationwide forum to address research gaps related to use of opioids after workplace injury and exposures.
Summersville Regional Medical Center becomes full member of the WVU Health System
Summersville Regional Medical Center (SRMC) officially joined the West Virginia University Health System on July 1.
Dept. of Otolaryngology 30th Annual Alumni Conference honors retirement of Dr. Stephen J. Wetmore
The Department of Otolaryngology 30th Annual Alumni Conference was held on June 22 at the Marriott Waterfront with Dr. John Dornhoffer, chair of Department of Otolaryngology at University of Arkansas as the Phillip Sprinkle guest speaker.
WVU to partner with Pitt to study opioid use in Appalachia
West Virginians may gain better access to investigational approaches to managing and preventing substance abuse disorders related to the ongoing opioid epidemic as part of a collaborative $5.8 million grant from the National Institutes of Health.
Farmers Market
Event Location: Pylons entrance parking lot, WVU Health Sciences Center
WVU ICRH opens survey on Opioid Use Disorder treatment; training sessions available
The West Virginia University Institute for Community and Rural Health is seeking participation from physicians, physician assistants and nurse practitioners for a survey, "Ability to Treat Opioid Use Disorder in West Virginia." The survey should take no more than 10 minutes, and will help assess providers' availability and willingness to prescribe medication-assisted treatment to patients with Opioid Use Disorder.
Alumni donation helps fund STEPS purchase of virtual dissection table
A recent donation by West Virginia University alumni Dr. John Mikita and his wife has helped the WV STEPS Center purchase an Anatomage Table, a virtual dissection tool.
From volunteer to employee, Seth Huggins continues to spread WVU values
Seth Huggins started volunteering at the West Virginia University Rack Food Pantry in 2017, and has been a positive inspiration to his peers ever since, making the pantry a welcoming and judgement free place for those who use it.
WVU Department of Medicine names Sengupta first Abnash C. Jain Chair of Cardiology
Partho Sengupta, M.D., director of Cardiovascular Imaging and chair of the Center for Innovation as well as chief of the Division of Cardiology in the WVU Heart and Vascular Institute, has been named the Abnash C. Jain Chair of Cardiology.
WVU Charleston Campus Alumni “Come Home” Reunion
Join us for the first Charleston Campus Alumni “Come Home” Reunion, a time to reconnect, reminisce, and to reacquaint yourself with the exciting new developments on the Charleston campus. All alumni who graduated in the past 40 years are invited.