Announcements
Healthcare administrator to join WVU School of Public Health leadership
Continuing efforts to strengthen the public health presence at West Virginia University, the School of Public Health has added an experienced healthcare administrator to its leadership team. Later this month, Sarah Woodrum will join the School of Public Health as its new senior associate dean for administration.
Enrollment for the 2018 healthcare insurance market is open through Dec. 15
Individuals and families who need assistance understanding health insurance options and applying for coverage are invited to meet with a healthcare navigator through the WV Healthy Start Navigator Project. The 2018 enrollment season started on Nov. 1 and will continue through Dec. 15.
Dr. Vernon receives Lifetime Achievement Award
Michael Vernon, Ph.D., professor and former chair of WVU’s Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Society of Reproductive Biologists and Technologists (SRBT) annual meeting in San Antonio, Texas in October.
WVU Medicine Children’s growing into new tower to be added onto J.W. Ruby Memorial Hospital
WVU Hospitals announced today (Nov. 16) plans to construct a 10-story tower dedicated to WVU Medicine Children’s to address capacity issues and better serve the healthcare needs of all of West Virginia’s women and children. As a result of the project, 150 beds will be added to J.W. Ruby Memorial Hospital.
More fun! More games!
WVU will celebrate the new Health Sciences Student Activity Center at noon Monday, Nov. 27. The Activity Center features a pool table, ping-pong, foosball and space to relax. It’s open to students 24 hours a day.
October faculty arrivals
ANESTHESIOLOGY Laima Bendel, MD joins the Department of Anesthesiology. Dr. Bendel is a pediatric anesthesiologist who was formerly an associate professor of anesthesiology with University of Pittsburgh Physicians and the Medical Director of Satellites for Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh.
School of Medicine seeks new chair for the Department of Pediatrics
West Virginia University is seeking an exceptional leader for the chair of the Department of Pediatrics at the Robert C. Byrd Health Sciences Center in Morgantown, W.Va. This position will also serve as Physician-in-Chief at WVU Medicine Children’s Hospital.
WVU mourns loss of iconic physician
James E. Brick, M.D., who joined the School of Medicine at West Virginia University as an intern in 1977 and rose to lead the School as interim dean from 2008-2010, died Sunday, Nov. 12, at J.W. Ruby Memorial Hospital as the result of a sudden illness.
WVU Heart and Vascular Institute is now offering protected TAVR
The WVU Heart and Vascular Institute is one of the first in the country to introduce new technology shown to protect patients from the risk of stroke during minimally invasive heart valve surgery, known as transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR).
WVU Institute for Community and Rural Health: Scholarship Applications Open
The WVU Institute for Community and Rural Health is currently taking applications for the Medical Student and Dental Student Scholarship Programs. For more information and to apply: http://www.hsc.wvu.edu/icrh/home/