Announcements
SoP DEI Cultural Humility Series presents: A celebration of LGBTQ+ History event
Stop by to enjoy LGBTQ+ identity and ally button making, try your knowledge at a quick game of trivia, and embrace the contributions of our LGBTQ+ pioneers and influencers on Oct. 22 from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the Pylon Commons. All are welcome!
Team-building tailgate kicks off interprofessional opportunities for WVU Health Sciences students
Students at West Virginia University kicked off their team-based approach to learning with a tailgate at the WVU Athletics Caperton Indoor Facility on Monday, Sept. 30.
WVU healthcare providers invited to apply for tobacco treatment training scholarship
The West Virginia University School of Dentistry, in cooperation with the WVU Health Sciences Office of Continuing Education, is pleased to offer 17 scholarships for members of the WVU healthcare community to complete its Certified Tobacco Treatment Training Program (CTTTP). The next training course will be available online January 13, 2025, through March 1, 2025.
Department of Medicine’s Endocrinology and Diabetes Conference set for Nov. 8
The Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism within the West Virginia University Department of Medicine is hosting their Endocrinology and Diabetes Conference on Friday, November 8 at the Erickson Alumni Center in Morgantown, West Virginia.
WVU School of Medicine Charleston Campus faculty member joins editorial board of SCORE
Jade Gallimore, DO, MBA, an assistant professor at the WVU School of Medicine Charleston Campus department of surgery and program director of general surgery at the CAMC Institute for Academic Medicine, has been appointed to the editorial board of The Surgical Council on Resident Education (SCORE®).
Rural Health Interest Group meeting scheduled for Oct. 8
The WVU Institute for Community and Rural Health Rural Health Interest Group invites all students to join its next meeting scheduled for Tuesday, Oct. 8, from 12-12:50 p.m. via Zoom.
PREP (Pipeline Rural Education Program) 2024 application now open
PREP (Pipeline Rural Education Program), an initiative of the WVU Institute for Community and Rural Health, introduces WVU undergraduate students to pathways into the rural healthcare professions.
Longtime MD Student Services team member passes away
We gather in both sorrow and celebration to honor the life and spirit of Sister Cheryl Lewis Williams, a beacon of love and faith, who was called to her heavenly home on September 24, 2024, completing a journey that began in Houston, Texas, on December 10, 1954. We recognize that while our hearts are heavy, the gates of Heaven have swung wide open to welcome a soul as vibrant as hers.
Annual, mandatory HSC employee cybersecurity training will now be done in InfoSec IQ system
As announced on Oct. 1 via Mountaineer E-news, all employees on all WVU campuses are now required to complete annual cybersecurity awareness training. This will begin Wednesday, Oct. 2. Employees with an @hsc.wvu.edu email account will no longer complete this training in SOLE and will be transitioned to Infosec IQ.
Visual Sciences CoBRE Seminar Series: Dr. Mandal to give presentation on sphingolipids
Nawajes Mandal, Ph.D., will give a presentation on sphingolipids in eye diseases as a part of the Visual Sciences Center of Biomedical Research Excellence Seminar Series on Friday, Oct. 4, at 1 p.m.