Announcements
WVU in the News: Mindful Physicians’ aim to know patients’ whole stories
WVU medical student, Ogaga Uhrie, created the student group Of the Mindful Physician, to expose students to issues patients face outside the medical setting that influence how they interact with healthcare. But the purpose grew, to discover the contributions of other disciplines toward health and healthcare, and to explore how the arts and humanities can help build stronger relationships with patients.
Ali Rezai appointed Rockefeller Chair in Neuroscience at WVU
An investiture ceremony will be held on Monday at 4 p.m. in the Pylons Lobby of the WVU Health Sciences Center.
WVU physicians volunteer, perform free corrective surgery in Haiti
A group of 10 providers, eight from WVU Medicine, visited Pignon, Haiti, in March to deliver much-needed care to 30 patients. The group was part of Interplast West Virginia, Inc., an all-volunteer program in which physicians perform free surgery repairing facial, hand or other deformities and burn scars of patients in Third World nations.
WVU in the News: Tackling prescribing patterns to combat the opioid crisis
When Dr. Clay Marsh looks out the windows at West Virginia University, he sees a landscape of rolling hills nestled in the Appalachian Mountains. The scenery is breathtaking but deceiving, as it conceals one of the worst public health crises in modern times: rampant and deadly abuse of opioid pain medication. Marsh, WVU’s vice president and executive dean for health sciences, believes a solution is possible.
WVCTSI to offer NIH R03 Intensive Grant Writing Groups
WVCTSI has announced the formation of an intensive writing group designed for investigators interested in developing National Institutes of Health (NIH) R03 applications.
Fifty-six groups participating in Saturday's WVU Medicine Children's Kids Fair
The event will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Morgantown Mall. The theme is "Build a Healthy You."
Celebrate Dr. Alan Ducatman's retirement - April 20
Save the Date! Please mark your calendar to help us celebrate Dr. Alan Ducatman’s retirement.
WVU researcher investigates role of misfolded proteins in Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and Huntington’s disease
Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and Huntington’s disease may have more in common than their effects on the functions of the brain and spinal cord. And finding that common thread could lead to a treatment that could work for all three.
Reception planned at Ruby, off-campus locations to celebrate Doctors' Day March 30
WVU Medicine will celebrate National Doctors' Day on Friday, March 30, with a reception in the Bruce McClymonds Conference Center at J.W. Ruby Memorial Hospital from 7-11 a.m. Refreshments will be available.
WVU to host suicide prevention expert April 4
The WVU Health Sciences Center will host suicide prevention expert, Michael Hogan, Ph.D., who currently works as a consultant and advisor on high-urgency mental health issues including suicide prevention. The event will be held Wednesday, April 4 from 1 to 2 p.m. in G17-Hostler Auditorium. Students, faculty, and staff are welcome to attend.