Announcements
Longtime WVU School of Medicine educator, leader retires
Following more than 50 years of service in the classroom and research lab, in communities across West Virginia and to the medical field, Rashida Khakoo, M.D., retired from West Virginia University effective June 30.
BeWell welcomes behavioral health specialist
Carmella Polak, a behavioral health specialist at the WVU Carruth Center, will join the WVU Health Sciences BeWell team in July.
Department of Urology announces leadership change, national search to follow
Wallis Marsh, M.D., chair of the Department of Surgery, will serve as interim chair of the Department of Urology, effective July 1.
WVU Department of Emergency Medicine Research Collaboration Published in Western Journal of Emergency Medicine
Recently the WVU Department of Emergency Medicine in collaboration with the WVU Department of Behavioral Medicine and Psychiatry sent out a survey about experiences and attitudes on treatment of substance use disorder in our Emergency Department. The survey aimed to assess emergency clinicians’ attitudes toward and readiness to initiate buprenorphine in the ED and identify clinician-perceived facilitators and barriers. We sought to assess these attitudes after the IMPACT (Initiation of Medication, Peer Access, and Connection to Treatment) project began which embedded Peer Recovery Support Specialists in our Emergency Department to help care for and link patients to treatment. The data suggests that newer generations of emergency clinicians may have less hesitancy initiating buprenorphine in the ED. In time, this could mean increased access to treatment for patients with OUD. Today we found out that their work has officially been published in the Western Journal of Emergency Medicine!
Urologist Stanley J. Kandzari, M.D., retires after 54 years with WVU
Stanley J. Kandzari, nicknamed “Coach,” will retire after 54 years at the West Virginia University School of Medicine in what's now known as the Department of Urology.
W.Va. Campus Self-Defense Act to take effect July 1
On July 1, Senate Bill 10, the W.Va. Campus Self-Defense Act, will take effect in West Virginia.
WVU pediatric ophthalmologist shares tips for keeping kids’ eyes safe during the summer
With summer in full swing and the Fourth of July right around the corner, West Virginia University School of Medicine Pediatric Ophthalmologist Geoff Bradford, M.D., is sharing tips for keeping children’s eyes safe during the summer months.
Accept new certificate to connect WVU.Encrypted beginning July 3
To connect any mobile device to the WVU.Encrypted or eduroam wireless networks after 7 a.m. Wednesday, July 3, you will need to accept a new security certificate.
Ophthalmology Grand Rounds: Rotating fourth-year medical students to give presentations
A group of rotating fourth-year medical students will give presentations during the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences grand rounds on Wednesday, June 26, at 7 a.m.
Multigenic research to be hosted at HSC Tuesday
The WVU Health Sciences community is invited to a lunch and learn session with Thomas Reed, co-founder and CSO of OspreyBio and founder and CSO of Intrexon, on Tuesday, June 25, from 1-2 p.m. in HSC-North 2940 A&B. Reed’s presentation is titled “Multigenic Research: Pursuing New Horizons in Multigenic Therapies & Cell Line Engineering.”