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WVU provides hands-on simulation training for West Virginia Junior College
Across the West Virginia University Health Sciences campus students training to become healthcare professionals participate in immersive simulation experiences through the David and Jo Ann Shaw Center for Simulation Training and Education for Patient Safety (STEPS) as part of their education. To continue preparing healthcare professionals to best treat patients across the region, STEPS recently expanded training opportunities to faculty and staff at West Virginia Junior College.
ICYMI [Video]: Carlo DiClemente presents 'Understanding the Journey: Stages, Mechanisms, and Moderators of Health Behavior Change'
The West Virginia University School of Public Health, WVU Institute for Community and Rural Health, West Virginia Hope and Action Alliance and Copeland Health Systems hosted Dr. Carlo DiClemente for a Grand Rounds, titled "Understanding the Journey: Stages, Mechanisms, and Moderators of Health Behavior Change."
WVU in the News: West Virginia COVID officials talk new monovalent vaccine and EG.5 variant
Influenza, COVID-19 and RSV infections will be on the rise in the months to come, with COVID cases already seeing a slight surge, said West Virginia COVID-19 Czar Dr. Clay Marsh.
WVU in the News: West Virginia officials discuss tax credits, COVID, projects at briefing
EG.5 appears to be more evasive and tricks the immune system despite previous vaccinations or being infected with COVID in the past, Dr. Clay Marsh said in a taped segment during Gov. Jim Justice’s weekly press briefing.
Two-time WVU Nursing graduate featured in The Summit Ahead podcast
Brenna Lansden, a two-time WVU School of Nursing graduate, recently spoke with the West Virginia University Graduate Admissions' podcast, "The Summit Ahead." She shares how she transitioned from public relations into the fast-track nursing program, and later became a family nurse practitioner in effort to give back to Appalachia.
Hodder among team unraveling the mystery around long COVID symptoms
More than three years after the COVID-19 pandemic began, many people are still dealing with the lingering effects of long COVID which leaves some COVID-infected people with a range of chronic symptoms.
WVU in the News: COVID-19 numbers rising, new variant, new vaccine
West Virginia University Chief Health Officer Dr. Clay Marsh said that the variant EG.5 is now the most common form of COVID-19 in the nation and on the upswing in West Virginia. In a Wednesday media briefing with Gov. Jim Justice, Marsh said the variant is not more severe, but more evasive to the immune system.
Behind Aroma Success Show: Dr. Marnie Reven
The Aroma Success Show recently featured WVU School of Nursing's Dr. Marian "Marnie" Reven as a guest speaker to discuss her aromatherapy research.
Longtime Charleston Campus vice president and dean to retire
After more than 49 years with West Virginia University, John C. Linton, Ph.D., WVU Health Sciences Associate Vice President and Dean of the School of Medicine’s Charleston Campus will retire effective Sept. 1, exactly 50 years to the day of his joining the WVU faculty as an assistant professor.
WVU in the News: Kindergarten vaccination rates declined nationally, but are higher in WV
Dr. Lisa Costello discusses childhood immunizations for a West Virginia Watch article.