Announcements
Startup invites health professionals and public to opening Oct. 4
President E. Gordon Gee will officially welcome healthcare startup Good Measures to the WVU Health Sciences Innovation Center, at an open house from 4:30-6:30 p.m. Oct. 4. The Boston-based company established an office earlier this year WVU, located in the Blanchette Rockefeller Neurosciences Center building on the Health Sciences campus.
ARTHRITIS: A Matter of Joint Interest
WVU arthritis experts Drs. John Barnett, Lisa Robinson and Colleen Watkins invite you to join them for a discussion on the most recent research and treatment options for Rheumatoid Arthritis, from the bench to the bedside.
WVU Pharmacy student writes song to benefit disaster relief efforts
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — You never know from where a source of inspiration might come.
School of Medicine names 2016 Distinguished Alumnus
The West Virginia University School of Medicine named Michael B. Edmond, M.D., M.P.H., M.P.A. as the 2016 Distinguished Alumnus.
Healthcare navigators program at WVU receives increased funding to expand
A West Virginia University program that was created to help thousands of West Virginians sign up for health insurance has received an increased grant of $357,681 from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and will expand coverage from nine to 29 counties in 2017.
NIH awards WVU $1.8 million to widen health options for children
Seriously ill children across West Virginia will have easier access to new medical treatments in their own communities, thanks to a four-year, $1.8 million grant awarded to West Virginia University today by the National Institutes of Health.
WVU School of Medicine student named Pisacano Scholar
Darrin Nichols, a fourth-year West Virginia University (WVU) School of Medicine student, has been named a 2016 Pisacano Scholar by the American Board of Family Medicine. It is a prestigious award given annually to only five medical students across the country.
WVU Telepsychiatry program receives $1.2 million to partner with school-based health centers
West Virginia University’s Telepsychiatry Program received a grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) which awarded a total of nearly $1.2 million over the course of four years to collaborate with rural school-based health centers focusing on pediatric mental and physical health care in Barbour, McDowell and Pocahontas counties and a community-based organization, Power House, in Wyoming county.
WVU School of Nursing to offer faith community nursing education program
For many cities and towns, faith-based organizations are integral to the overall well-being of these communities. During the past 10 years there has been an enhanced interest from healthcare professionals to address the unique needs of these organizations. To address this growing area of specialization within the nursing community, the West Virginia University School of Nursing will launch a new faith community nursing certificate course in fall 2016.
WVU’s Women on Wellness retreat set for Sept. 24 in Marion County
The annual Marion County Women on Wellness (WOW) retreat, in partnership with the Mannington WOW Community Partnership planning committee and National Center of Excellence in Women’s Health at West Virginia University, will be held on Saturday, Sept. 24, from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.