Announcements
Medicine Grand Rounds: Dr. Lyckholm to give presentation on goals of care conferences
This week's Department of Medicine Grand Rounds will feature a discussion on care conferences hosted by Laurel Lyckholm, M.D.
Dr. Chris Goode elected to UHA board
Chris Goode, MD, chair of the Department of Emergency Medicine, has been elected to serve on the University Health Associates (UHA) Board of Directors from Jan.1-June 30, with eligibility of being re-elected. This seat became available due to the retirement of Michael Hurst, MD, DDS. The UHA Board thanks Dr. Hurst for his many, many years of service to the board and corporation.
Grand Rounds schedule for week of Jan. 3 announced
WVU Medicine is offering Grand Rounds to all physicians across the WVU Health System the week of Jan. 3. View the schedule (CME credit not available for the conferences with an asterisk).
Volunteer Services looking for departmental participation for summer's Junior Volunteer Academy
Volunteer Services plans to host its Junior Volunteer Academy this summer but needs participation from WVU Medicine departments. All WVU Medicine departments are invited to participate.
HSC Zoom will require Single Sign-on and Multifactor Authentication starting Jan. 5
Effective Jan. 5, 2022, HSC-ITS will be implementing single sign-on and multifactor authentication for all HSC Zoom accounts. All users will use their WVU or WVUM Login credentials when logging in Zoom. This change will not affect users who do not have a Zoom account and only function as a meeting participant.
Plan B: Diana Bonnell’s five-year plan stretched into a 42-year career
Like many of us, Diana Bonnell entered the workforce with a plan.
Johnstone published in JAMA
Robert Johnstone, M.D., was recently published in the Journal of the American Medical Association with an essay that shares stories, memories conjured when passing sites in the hospital—the room where his first wife died or the room where his grandson was born—reliving moments of sorrow, moments of joy, and moments of learning as he approaches retirement.
Drs. Christopher Kiefer and Erica Shaver receive grant
Christopher Kiefer M.D. FACEP, Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine, Associate Program Director, Emergency Medicine Residency, Chief, Division of Education and Training, Vice Chief of Staff, J.W. Ruby Memorial Hospital and Erica Shaver, MD, FACEP, Vice Chair of Education and Training. Residency Program Director, Associate Professor received notice of being awarded a Southern Group on Educational Affairs (SGEA) Medical Education, Scholarship, Research and Evaluation (MESRE) Grant for their project entitled “The Narrative Themes Used to Describe Lower-1/3 Emergency Medicine Applicants in the Standardized Letter of Evaluation and Their Impact Upon Real-World Match Status”.
WVU Eye Institute orthoptist named 2021 Scobee Award Winner
A West Virginia University Eye Institute orthoptist has received national recognition for her outstanding scores on the American Association of Certified Orthoptists (AACO) exams.
‘Good virus’ may help scientists slow progression of incurable eye disorders
Viruses have a bad reputation for a good reason. But some viruses don’t harm people. Some can even help them.