Announcements
WVU Cancer Institute summer undergraduate research program welcomes 4 interns to Morgantown campus
Four interns from colleges and universities across the country are on West Virginia University’s Health Sciences Campus this summer to explore causes and potential treatments of cancer through the WVU Cancer Institute Summer Undergraduate Research Program.
Senior nursing student in recovery hopes to improve care for veterans with SUD
As part of her capstone, Holly Perkins has connected with veterans to share her own story of substance use disorder. She has provided facts around SUD to dispel myths and encouraged people to feel safe and supported in asking for help when they are struggling. She has also compiled a resources list with treatment locations, meeting times, contact information, and steps on how to get started.
WVU in the News: Decoding the drug epidemic
Laura Lander has lived in West Virginia for nearly 20 years and watched the trajectory of the drug epidemic from a social work perspective as an associate professor at West Virginia University’s Department of Behavioral Medicine and Psychiatry.
U.S. News & World Report: WVU Medicine Children’s top hospital in West Virginia for third straight year
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – WVU Medicine Children’s has received its third consecutive title as the top children’s hospital in West Virginia, according to U.S News & World Report, which also awarded national rankings to WVU Medicine’s Pediatric Urology and Pediatric Neurology and Neurosurgery programs in its 2023-24 Best Children’s Hospitals.
Provider and faculty member earns specialty board certification in periodontics
Dr. Shorouk Elnagdy achieved Board Certification Diplomate status and received a Diplomate certificate in Periodontology and Dental Implant Surgery in June 2023.
WVU in the News: Cancer Institute investment
State surplus funding of $50 million will help the WVU Cancer Institute pursue National Cancer Institute Designation, a first for West Virginia.
A record number of WVU pharmacy graduates pursue residencies in 2023
The West Virginia University School of Pharmacy achieved impressive results in post-graduate year one (PGY1) residency placement this year.
WVU in the News: Therapy Dog Who Comforted Pandemic Hospital Workers Receives Honorary 'Dogtorate'
Dr. Caroline Benzel will soon start her residency at WVU, while her dog, Loki - the recent recipient of a special "dogree" from the University of Maryland, Baltimore - will begin work locally as a therapy dog.
WVU in the News: 'Professional Grief' Is a Daily Reality for Oncologists
In Medscape, Dr. Laurie Jean Lyckholm addresses ways oncologists can process the deaths of patients.
Nurse-led access to care points within faith communities aim to improve mental health in rural Mingo County
James and Nicole Messer, both masters-prepared nurses and WVU School of Nursing-trained Faith Community Nurses, have been working to improve mental health for members of the Jenny’s Creek Gospel Church and the broader community of Kermit in Mingo County.