Announcements
Feb. 21 panel event to address "The Realities of Being a Minority Student at a PWI"
The Office of Equity Assurance (Title IX) students, faculty and staff to an informal panel discussion entitled: "The Realities of Being a Minority Student at a PWI." The event will take place on Wednesday, February 21 from 5–7 p.m. in G20 Ming Hsieh.
WVCTSI announces 3 spring funding opportunities
The West Virginia Clinical and Translational Science Institute (WVCTSI) has released requests for applications (RFA) for the Collaborative, Launch Pilot Grant, and Small Grant funding opportunities.
WVU Charleston Cystic Fibrosis Center Receives National Recognition
West Virginia University Charleston’s Cystic Fibrosis Center was recognized by the CF Foundation at its National conference for its partnership with the local Kentucky/West Virginia CF Chapter to support the shared mission, as well as for its exemplary model of collaboration between multiple entities to provide comprehensive care services for patients with Cystic Fibrosis.
Charleston Surgeon Bryan Richmond Appointed as Chair of Research Trust at WVU Health Sciences Charleston Campus
Bryan K. Richmond, M.D., M.B.A., F.A.C.S., vice-chair and professor of surgery at West Virginia University School of Medicine Charleston campus and section chief of general surgery at Charleston Area Medical Center, has been appointed to an endowed position as the inaugural William J. Maier, Jr. Chair of Research at West Virginia University’s Charleston campus.
WVU Rural Health Day 2018
Registration is now open for the 3rd annual WVU Rural Health Day on Saturday, April 14, 2018 at the WVU Health Sciences Center in Morgantown. The purpose of WVU Rural Health Day is to give pre-health students interested in rural medicine the opportunity to hear about and participate in activities that will enhance, impassion, and provide support in the sometimes daunting path to applying to medical school.
WVU’s Interprofessional Education Week theme is “WHY”
The Office of Interprofessional Education has organized an exceptional group of speakers that will take on the theme of wellness, health and you (WHY) during the 2018 Interprofessional Education (IPE) week. A series of events and poster presentations are scheduled for March 19 - 23 at the Health Sciences Center, and all faculty, staff and students are invited to attend.
Gold Humanism Week at WVU Health Sciences kicks off Feb.12
The Gold Humanism Honor Society is organizing an outstanding group of speakers for the annual Gold Humanism Week lecture series beginning Monday, Feb. 12. Topics include hospitality, empathy and gratitude in medicine, creative writing and pain addiction.
Newly established Mountaineer Medical Scholarship to partially fund medical education
A $20,000 scholarship has been established to support a medical student at the West Virginia University School of Medicine.
2018 MD White Coat Ceremony details for faculty
Faculty who are participating in the School of Medicine M.D. White Coat Ceremony on Saturday, March 17 should keep in mind the following event details:
Study of brain pacemakers aimed at slowing decline of Alzheimer’s
A study published this week (Jan. 30) in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease found that a brain pacemaker may slow the progression of the disease.