Announcements
Free health screenings and prize opportunities at the Mountainlair
Flu shots, Hemoglobin A1C tests, free health care screenings and prize opportunities will be available at the WVU Healthy Living Fair at the Mountainlair on Thursday, Sept. 27 from 10 a.m.– 2 p.m.
Health Sciences to host "Pandemics and Vaccinations" Expert Panel on Oct. 9
Reality or fiction – just how likely is a pandemic illness? Join leading health experts as they discuss the reality of a pandemic illness on Tuesday, Oct. 9, at 4 p.m. at the Health Sciences Center’s Okey Patteson Auditorium.
WVU Medicine to host Resident and Fellow Job Fair on Thursday
Recruiters from nine WVU Medicine locations, as well as outpatient facilities, will be available to talk with residents and fellows about current and future employment opportunities.
Faculty and students encouraged to complete academic dishonesty survey
A group looking to fulfill their Teaching Scholars Program certification is researching what factors play into thereporting of academic dishonesty at the Health Sciences Center.
Behavioral medicine, psychiatry Grand Rounds discusses burnout in academic medicine
Erick Messias, MD, MPH, PhD, will present "Professional Burnout in Academic Medicine," at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 26 as part of behavioral medicine and psychiatry Grand Rounds.
Students seek participants for medical mentoring survey
Students at the University of South Florida’s Morsani College of Medicine are seeking participants for a research survey to determine the role mentoring plays in medical education.
Registration for Appalachian addiction conference now open
The West Virginia Medical Professions Health Program (WVMPHP) will host the 2018 Appalachian Addiction & Prescription Drug Abuse Conference October 18–20 at the Embassy Suites in Charleston, W.Va.
WVU part of national flu vaccine competition
West Virginia University is participating in the Alana Yaksich National University Flu Vaccination Challenge, a competition between colleges and universities to see who can get the most people to receive the flu vaccine.
WVU Medicine announces plans to offer heart transplants; photo gallery from press conference available
WVU Medicine announced today (Sept. 19) its plans to start West Virginia’s first heart transplant program at the WVU Heart and Vascular Institute.
Pediatric Surgeon “Dr. Gus” named 2018 School of Medicine Distinguished Alumnus
For 35 years, Robert Gustafson, M.D.—or Dr. Gus, as he’s known to the thousands of children he’s helped throughout the world—has served his alma mater as professor, emeritus surgeon-in-chief and chief of pediatric cardiothoracic surgery at West Virginia University.