Announcements
Pack the Rack success
WVU Health Sciences and WVU Medicine faculty, students, and staff donated 944 food items to The Rack – the WVU student food bank – during the “Pack the Rack” holiday drive in November and December, according to Jacqueline Dooley, The Rack program director.
Dr. Clay Marsh meets with Oman health minister
In a meeting Sunday with Oman’s minister of health, WVU’s vice president for health sciences discussed health challenges common to people and communities in Oman and West Virginia.
'American Pain' author to speak at January’s Connect with Clay
John Temple, associate professor in West Virginia University’s Reed School of Media and author of “American Pain,” will join WVU Health Sciences Vice President and Executive Dean Clay Marsh, M.D., at January’s Connect with Clay to discuss the painkiller epidemic, his book and what is being done in West Virginia to combat the addiction problem.
Crocco to direct health partnerships and business ventures
Todd J. Crocco, M.D., has been named director of health partnerships and business ventures for the WVU Health Sciences Center.
Public Health Dialogues Speaker Series resumes Jan. 22
On Friday, January 22, 2016 at 12:15 p.m., The Public Health Dialogues Speaker Series will kick-off the Spring 2016 semester with its theme of Food & Politics. This event will feature a three person panel discussion with Cheryl Brown, PhD, Associate Professor with Agricultural and Resource Economics at WVU, Daniel Eades, Rural Extension Specialist with the Community, Economic, and Workforce Development unit at WVU Extension Service, and Elizabeth Spellman, Executive Director of the WV Food & Farm Coalition.
New "OVERDOSE_WV" Listserv
The WVU ICRC has created a new listserv called “OVERDOSE_WV”.
Physical therapy professor elected to serve on national association board of directors
Scott Davis PT, EdD, OCS, professor, and director of Professional Education in the Division of Physical Therapy has been elected to the position of director on the American Physical Therapy Associations’ Orthopaedic Section Board of Directors.
Don't miss the campus holiday celebration on Dec. 17
Use #WVUMedHolidays and #CookieDay to share your holiday celebration moments on social media. Follow @WVUMedCONNECT on Twitter for updates on employee news and events.
Summer internship programs at the National Institutes for Health
The NIH Summer Internship Program (SIP) is now accepting applications for summer 2016. In addition to full-time biomedical research opportunities, we provide career development opportunities for all summer interns, including workshops, courses, journal clubs and access to the OITE Career Services Center. We invite you to join our diverse community of over 5000 trainees for great science and outstanding career development resources.
MedU names Jeffery Hogg, M.D. senior director of virtual patient program
Jeffery Hogg, M.D., professor and vice chair for Education and residency program director in the Department of Radiology, was recently appointed senior director for Case-based Online Radiology Education (CORE), MedU's virtual patient program for medical students studying radiology.