Announcements
Sign up for Faculty Development “Creating Your Professional Development Portfolio” session
All faculty are invited to attend the WVU Health Sciences Faculty Development Program presentation “Creating Your Professional Development Portfolio” Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2022, from noon to 1 p.m. via Zoom.
Fall Seminar Series explores perseverance and human connection
To provide the WVU Health Sciences community with a personal development toolkit, the Chancellor’s Office will continue its fall seminar series with a discussion on “Resilience & Grit” Wednesday, Oct. 5 at noon in Health Sciences Center North Room G119A and via Zoom.
Takubo to join senior executive leadership team of WVU Health System
Albert L. Wright, Jr., president and CEO of the West Virginia University (WVU) Health System, announced today (Sept. 27) that Tom Takubo, DO, will join the Health System as its executive vice president of provider relations.
Save the Date: Diabetes Symposium on Friday, Nov. 18
The Section of Endocrinology within the Department of Medicine will host the first Diabetes Symposium on Friday, Nov. 18, 2022, at the Erickson Alumni Center in Morgantown.
WVU Cancer Institute’s Pink Party raises record $122K for Bonnie’s Bus
The WVU Cancer Institute’s first in-person Pink Party since the start of the pandemic raised a record $122,511 to benefit the Bonnie’s Bus Mobile Mammography Unit.
Obituary for Dr. William E. Evans
William E. Evans, Jr., M.D., of Exeter, New Hampshire, died unexpectedly on September 17, 2022. He is survived by his wife of 42 years, Kathleen McCartin Evans.
Submit events for inclusion in Diversity Week communications
Diversity Week 2022 is scheduled for October 9-14 and the Division of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion invites all Mountaineers to help create this year’s Diversity Week programming. The WVU Health Sciences community is asked to submit events by Friday, Sept. 30 to be included in the October edition of the HSCommunity e-newsletter.
Families, community invited to attend WVU Walk with a Future Doc Pediatric Day event
Children and their families are invited to participate in games, activities and enjoy healthy snacks while interacting with West Virginia University School of Medicine physicians and students on Saturday, Oct. 1 from 10 a.m. until 11:30 a.m. at the Edith Barill Riverfront Park and Trail in Star City.
Medicine Grand Rounds: Dr. Turner to give presentation on adrenal incidentalomas
This week's Department of Medicine grand rounds will feature a presentation from Jennifer Turner, M.D., on adrenal incidentalomas.
Many important WVU services will be inaccessible Sunday morning
Faculty, staff and students on all campuses will be unable to log into many important services requiring WVU login credentials 8 a.m. to noon Sunday (Oct. 2) during quarterly security patching to the single sign-on system.