Announcements
WVU alumnus earns national award for service to the pharmacy profession
The National Association of Chain Drug Stores is recognizing School of Pharmacy alumnus Mike Podgurski (BS Pharmacy, 1972) with its highest honor. Podgurski is the 2018 recipient of the Harold W. Pratt Award which recognizes individuals whose activities have contributed to the promotion, recognition and improvement of the practice of pharmacy in the chain pharmacy setting.
Health Sciences to host "Pandemics and Vaccinations" Expert Panel on Oct. 9
Reality or fiction – just how likely is a pandemic illness? Join leading health experts as they discuss the reality of a pandemic illness on Tuesday, Oct. 9, at 4 p.m. at the Health Sciences Center’s Okey Patteson Auditorium.
NIOSH leader to share perspectives on the impact of the opioid epidemic on the U.S. workforce
The WVU School of Public Health continues its Dean’s Colloquium Series in October with a discussion about the impact of the nation’s opioid epidemic on the U.S. workforce.
Congratulations to Quincy Hathaway and his mentor Dr. John Hollander
Please join me in congratulating Quincy Hathaway (PhD student in Exercise Physiology) and his mentor Dr. John Hollander on being awarded a two-year $53,000 fellowship from the American Heart Association. This is truly an awesome accomplishment and speaks volumes for the hard work Quincy has been doing and the great work that Dr. Hollander is doing in his lab and his mentorship to his graduate students. Please take the time to read the article if you have not done so. Congratulations Again! Randy Randy W. Bryner, MS, EdD Associate Professor & Interim Chair Director for Undergraduate Education Division of Exercise Physiology West Virginia University Full Story:
WVU grad student wins AHA fellowship to study diabetes’ effects on the heart
Like other cells in the body, heart cells contain mitochondria, which act like tiny powerhouses. Just as a car can’t run well if its engine is faulty, cells can’t do their jobs if their mitochondria malfunction. Diabetes can harm the heart, sabotaging its ability to make energy at the cellular level.
WVU Medicine announces plans to offer heart transplants; photo gallery from press conference available
WVU Medicine announced today (Sept. 19) its plans to start West Virginia’s first heart transplant program at the WVU Heart and Vascular Institute.
Faculty and staff: Encourage HSC student veterans to participate in campus survey
To help us learn more about student veteran's experiences and how to better support them, the President’s Action Group for Veterans is asking all student veterans to participate in a brief survey.
Free health screenings available at WVU’s Healthy Living Fair in Fairmont on Sept. 20
Flu shots, Hemoglobin A1C tests and free health care screenings will be available at West Virginia University’s Healthy Living Fair in Fairmont on Sept. 20 at the Knights of Columbus from 10 a.m.– 2 p.m.
Health Sciences to celebrate LGBTQ+ advocacy, inclusion week October 8–12
SHAPE—the Student Healthcare Alliance for Promoting Equality—along with the West Virginia University Departments of Emergency Medicine and Pediatrics, the Division of Internal Medicine and the LGBTQ+ Center will be hosting a week-long series of lectures focusing on LGBTQ+ health at the Health Sciences Center.
WVU Charleston’s Dr. Albeir Y Mousa Named to Academy of Master Surgeon Educators
CHARLESTON, W.VA. – Albeir Y. Mousa, MD, FACS, RPVI, MPH, MBA, professor of surgery at the WVU School of Medicine Charleston campus, has been selected as part of the inaugural class of the Academy of Master Surgeon Educators, a program created by the American College of Surgeons (ACS) to continually advance the science and implementation of education—teaching, learning, assessment, and scholarship—across all specialties of surgery through innovation and promotion of the highest achievements in lifelong learning.