Announcements
Ducatman to present Medicine Grand Rounds
Dr. Alan Ducatman, School of Public Health professor in Occupational and Environmental Health Sciences, will present "25 Years of Toxic Exposures" as part of Medicine Grand Rounds on April 13. The lecture will be 8:00-9:00 am in the Fukushima Auditorium, HSC-N.
Young investigators present cancer research at Van Liere Research Conference
Several young investigators conducting cancer research at the WVU Health Sciences Center showcased their work during the 53rd Annual Van Liere Research Conference this past week.
Today is the registration deadline for the Child Development Center's summer camp
Registration has begun for the WVU Medicine Child Development Center's summer camp, Camp Explorations School-age Adventure.
Workshop: Negotiating Your Success
The Females Advancing Clinical and Translational Science (FACTS) and Women in Science and Health (WISH) are hosting a special event highlighting the challenges women face in science and healthcare.
School of Medicine student wins Pat Fedeles Award for Compassion
The winner of the annual Patricia “Pat” Fedeles Award for Compassion in Physical Diagnosis was presented to Christopher Feghali on March 20, 2018. This award is presented to the second-year medical student who portrays ongoing compassion, friendliness and an overall caring attitude toward patients, peers, faculty and staff.
WVU medical students received white coats March 17
The 105 members of the West Virginia University School of Medicine Class of 2020 medical students donned the most significant symbol of their chosen profession – the white coat – for the first time on Saturday, March 17.
WVU medical students selected for residency training
On Friday, March 16, the West Virginia University School of Medicine celebrated Match Day with the class of 2018 medical students on all three medical school campus locations in Morgantown, Charleston and Martinsburg. On Match Day, medical students and graduates from the United States and around the world learn in which U.S. residency programs they will train for the next three to seven years.
Global health rotations provide health sciences students with international experience
Every year, teams from West Virginia University’s Schools of Medicine, Dentistry, Nursing, Public Health and Pharmacy participate in clinical rotations at locations across the world. These rotations are coordinated by WVU’s Global Health Program, under the leadership of Melanie A. Fisher, M.D., M.Sc.
WVU Match Day ceremony streaming live today
It's Match Day at WVU -- the day our medical students find out where they have “matched” for their residency training out of a range of locations for which they have applied. Students receive notice of their residency matches beginning at noon, and the ceremony will be streamed live!
Rally builds excitement for Relay
WVU Cancer Institute and WVU Medicine faculty, staff and students are gearing up for the 2018 American Cancer Society Monongalia County Relay For Life in June. During a Relay rally this past Friday in the Cancer Center Atrium, Cancer Institute Director Rich Goldberg, MD, told rally participants that the Cancer Institute has had a great relationship with the American Cancer Society over the years. “The ACS has provided services to our patients and funding to support our cancer research,” Dr. Goldberg said. He urged rally participants to join him in walking around the track at the Relay on June 8-9 at Westwood Middle School in Morgantown and asked that they recruit others to participate. Mary Lough of the ACS presented Dr. Goldberg a crystal award for the Cancer Institute’s presenting sponsorship of last year’s Relay. Roger Williams and Lisa Keller of the inpatient pharmacy at Ruby Memorial received a ruby slippers award from Relay For Life Event Ambassador Dave Staten. Their Ruby Slippers team raised $5,000 for the 2017 Relay, the most raised by any Relay team in Monongalia County.