Announcements
New conference rooms to replace former John Jones spaces
Construction will begin June 16 on two new conference rooms (G-119 A and B) on the ground floor of Health Sciences North. They will replace the two conference rooms closed several weeks ago in the John Jones Conference Center as part of the cafeteria renewal.
WVU Medicine-WVU Hospitals recognized for excellence in heart failure and stroke care
Two WVU Medicine–WVU Hospitals programs, the Stroke Center and the Heart Failure Program, have received awards from the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s Get With The Guidelines® quality-improvement program recognizing their excellence in care and commitment to improvement.
Future Green Berets to receive medical training at WVU Medicine
WVU Medicine has formed a new partnership with the U.S. Army Special Forces, also known as the Green Berets, to be the first academic medical center in the country to host clinical rotations for soldiers training to become Special Forces Medical Sergeants.
Nutrition Services starts delivery option to WVU Medicine Corporate Office
Service occurs each Friday at the WVU Medicine Corporate Office, with plans to expand.
Temporary changes to occur during fourth-floor POC renovations June 12-17
As part of the Physician Office Center’s (POC) fourth-floor renovations, the contractors will be working on the flooring through the evenings.
Dr. Sanford Emery named president of the American Orthopaedic Association
Sanford Emery, M.D., M.B.A., WVU Medicine orthopaedic surgeon, chair of the West Virginia University School of Medicine Department of Orthopaedics, and interim chair of the Department of Surgery, will be installed as the 129th president of the American Orthopaedic Association (AOA) at the organization’s Annual Meeting June 22-25 in Seattle.
Free dirt therapy available at WVU’s Health Sciences Center
Several medical students gathered on the north side of the Health Sciences Center in late May to fill three wood crafted garden boxes, compliments of WVU Facilities Management, with plants such as tomatoes, arugula, Swiss chard, lettuce, peas and cucumbers.
WVU student wins poster contest at the 2016 National American College of Physicians meeting
Second-year WVU medical student, Nainika Nanda, recently discovered that her research poster and oral presentation won in the Medical Student Poster Competition at the 2016 National American College of Physicians’(ACP) annual meeting in Washington, D.C.
Medical students raise over $10K to help fight Multiple Sclerosis
First-year medical students from the West Virginia University School of Medicine recently raised awareness about multiple sclerosis and over $10,000 for the West Virginia Chapter of the National National Multiple Sclerosis Society.
Hoffman named vice president and associate dean for Clinical Programs
Steve Hoffman, M.D., was recently named vice president and associate dean for Clinical Programs in the School of Medicine, effective July 1, in addition to his roles as executive director of Clinical Program Development and professor in the Department of Medicine.