Announcements
New certification opportunity for all HSC students: "Community Action Poverty Simulation"
The HSC Office of Interprofessional Education and the Schools of Public Health and Pharmacy, in partnership with the WV STEPS Center, are offering a new certification. All Health Sciences students are encouraged to complete the two-hour Community Action Poverty Simulation to secure this certification.
Faculty Development Zoom session: "Lessons Learned by Implementing the RADx COVID 19 Project"
All faculty are invited to attend the WVU Health Sciences Center Faculty Development Program presentation "Lessons Learned by Implementing the RADx COVID 19 Project Across WV" on Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2021, noon to 1 p.m.
WVU in the News: Drug overdoses climbing year after year in U.S., W.Va.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released preliminary data Wednesday that estimates 100,000 people died in just a 12-month span -- from March 2020 to March 2021. During those months, 1,600 West Virginians passed away.
WVU School of Medicine Office of Continuing Medical Information is offering "Simulation Certificate Program"
The WVU School of Medicine Office of Continuing Medical Information Presents "Simulation Certificate Program." This presentation is designed for instructors with interest in quality teaching with simulation.
HSC Faculty Development Zoom Session: "Second Generation Gender Bias in Leadership"
All faculty are invited to attend the WVU Health Sciences Center Faculty Development Program presentation "Second Generation Gender Bias in Leadership: What it is, How it Works, and Ways to Overcome it" on Wednesday, December 1, 2021, from noon to 1 p.m.
Community partnership provides strong foundation for Public Health students
When Annie McVey and Katerina Cleaver submitted their West Virginia University admission applications, “public health” wasn’t really on their respective radars. Seemingly on different journeys to becoming a nurse and doctor, respectively, the two undergraduates would soon cross paths and end up navigating their first jobs together.
The Rack II@HSC to Reopen on Nov. 22
WVU Health Sciences will soon reopen “The Rack II@HSC,” WVU Health Sciences’ Campus Food Bank, to assist with campus-wide efforts to address the growing population of homeless and/or hungry employees/students.
WVU earns record-shattering $203 million for research funding
West Virginia University received $203 million in external funding for research and other sponsored programs for fiscal year 2021, besting the previous year’s record by $8 million.
Art in the Libraries: West Virginia People of Color in Healthcare
The Health Sciences Center Library is hosting three new Art in the Libraries exhibits, including "West Virginia People of Color in Healthcare."
Upcoming BeWell Office Hours
The BeWell office will remain open over the break with the exception of weekends, evenings, state/university holidays, or due to inclement weather.