Announcements
February Faculty Arrivals
COMMUNITY PRACTICE Michael Moorehead, MD and Malcolm Louden, MD are new WVU Medicine faculty in the Division of Community Practice at Camden Clark Memorial Hospital. The two neurologists were both formerly with Parkersburg Neurological Associates. EMERGENCY MEDICINE John Fischer, DO joins the Department of Emergency Medicine at Grant Memorial Hospital. He formerly practiced at Spotsylvania Regional Medical Center and Fort Belvoir Community Hospital.
CDC offering programming for children affected by teachers' work stoppage
The Child Development Center (CDC) is offering school-age programming during the Monongalia County Schools work stoppage. The program is open to all school-age children but might be re-evaluated if Mon County schools re-open and schools in surrounding counties remain closed.
Healthcare's role in promoting good nutrition discussion set for March 20
Of the Mindful Physician and Culinary Medicine Interest Group will present "Healthcare's role in promoting good nutrition in the context of West Virginia" on Tuesday, March 20, 5:00-6:30 p.m., in HSC-N 2118. Speakers include WVU School of Public Health faculty member Dr. Ranjita Misra, WVU Extension Services Specialist Elaine Bowen, and West Virginia SNAP-Ed Directory Kristen McCartney.
WVU Medicine doc brings hope to employee with congestive heart failure
In the summer of 2016, Jaime Billotti’s life changed forever.
Health in West Virginia: The Next 150 Years
West Virginia University President E. Gordon Gee will join Health Sciences Vice President and Executive Dean Clay Marsh, M.D., and WVU Medicine-WVU Hospitals President and CEO Albert L. Wright Jr., at a Health Sciences Town Hall on Wed., March 28 at noon in Okey Patteson Auditorium. The event is free and open to the public.
School of Medicine faculty publish resident wellbeing research in national journal
Resident physician wellness and prevention of burnout has become an area of concern and considerable research. In 2015, an estimated 29 percent of physicians in training showed signs of depression or depressive symptoms. An increased rate of suicide for physicians in practice, compared with the general population, was also detected.
Showcase your innovation, design or idea for a new venture
WVU’s Demo Day is an opportunity for students, faculty and staff from across WVU’s IDEA Ecosystem to demonstrate their work in innovation, entrepreneurship and design. Register online through March 21.
Campus, clinical maps available through WVU Medicine branding site
A new resource on CONNECT has been established to give WVU Medicine leaders and employees quick and easy access to the most up-to-date campus and clinic maps. Access this link: http://connect.wvuhealthcare.com/branding-toolbox/maps-logos-powerpoint-templates/maps/ to print the maps for patients and other visitors.
Zuan-Fu Lim wins young investigator award for his cancer research
Zuan-Fu Lim, a cancer cell biology graduate student in Patrick Ma’s lab at the WVU Cancer Institute, has received an American Association of Immunologists Young Investigator Award for his first place oral presentation at the 21st annual meeting of the Translational Research Cancer Centers Consortium at Seven Springs, PA.
Cancer Institute Director Rich Goldberg featured in People Magazine article on colorectal cancer
Cancer Institute Director Rich Goldberg, MD, is featured in the new issue of People Magazine in an article on the Jonas Brothers’ father, Kevin Sr., and his battle with colon cancer.