Announcements
WVU public health and preventive medicine physician earns board certification, helps address state’s growing need for preventive medicine specialists
Jennifer Lultschik, MD, MPH, director of the Public Health and General Preventive Medicine Residency Program in the School of Public Health, joins the short list of preventive medicine physicians in the state who have achieved board certification from the American Board of Preventive Medicine (ABPM).
Black History Month: Student-Organized Talk Series (Additional Events Added)
In celebration of Black History Month, the Student National Medical Association (SNMA) and the Multicultural Association of Students in Healthcare (MASH) are organizing a talk series called "Reaching Back, Pull Forward."
World Hijab Day: Awareness and Action
Muslim Students Association Graduate Outreach is offering a special presentation Feb. 4 at 7 p.m. during World Hijab Day for attendees to learn what Hijab means to the presenters and how to become an ally.
Healthcare Disparities Panel via Zoom
Hosted by the John Chambers College of Business and Economics' Diversity, Inclusion, Culture and Equity (DICE) Committee, in partnership with scholars at the Health Sciences Center, the Healthcare Disparities Panel aims to begin dialogues around healthcare inequities and disparities.
New WVU Medicine Children’s video describes opportunities for prospective 'difference-makers'
A new video from WVU Medicine Children’s is not just a recruiting tool to fill more than 500 positions around its mid-2021 opening.
Medicine Grand Rounds hosts Dr. Chaudhuri and Dr. Falah
Dr. Nita Ray Chaudhuri and Dr. Nadia Falah will speak as part of Medicine Grand Rounds on Friday, Feb. 5, at 8 a.m. This presentation titled “Diagnosis and Management of Ehlers Danlos Syndrome: Clinical Update and Perspective" will take place over Zoom. Contact departmentofmedicinegrandrounds@hsc.wvu.edu to receive a Zoom link to watch the presentation.
Wheeler leads grant to continue successful traumatic brain injury program
West Virginians will continue to have access to a traumatic brain injury program that focuses on improving quality of life after a brain injury, preventing brain injuries and raising awareness for existing resources in the state.
Congratulations on Matching with WVU Urology!
Congratulations to Ahmad Dahman and Luke O’Connor for matching with the WVU Urology Residency! Ahmad is finishing his last year of med school at WVU-Morgantown, while Luke is at Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine- Middletown. We look forward to welcoming them to our team, and kicking off the first of their five years of training at WVU in July!
2021 Harriet Tubman Visiting Professor Lecturer - Dr. Selwyn M. Vickers
Due to the pandemic, it has been decided to hold the Harriet Tubman Visiting Professor Lectureship virtually on February 17, 2021, beginning at 7:30 a.m. as a ZOOM presentation, the lecture given by Dr. Vickers is titled “An Unsung American Hero: Significant in Our Past and Relevant for our Future”.
WVU Women in Science & Health: February Conference Series
This three-part series is sponsored by the WVU Women in Science and Health (WISH) Committee in recognition of the American Heart Association’s annual Go Red for Women initiative.