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The Office of Research and Graduate Education (OR&GE) is pleased to announce the realignment of HSC Pre-Award grants administration services

The Office of Research and Graduate Education (OR&GE) is pleased to announce the realignment of Pre-Award grants administration services provided within the Health Sciences Center.  This realignment is coincident with Valerie Lemasters transitioning to a part-time status on July 1st.  Val has served as the Director for Pre-Award services at the HSC for the past 30+ years.  We are beyond grateful to Val for her years of dedication and direct leadership behind building the strong support system we have in place for pre-award services at the HSC. 

WVU alumni in the news: Patrice A. Harris, M.D., Inaugurated as 174th President of the AMA

Patrice A. Harris, M.D., M.A., a psychiatrist from Atlanta, was sworn in today as the 174th president of the American Medical Association (AMA), the nation’s premier physician organization. Dr. Harris is the first African-American woman to hold the office. She will focus her tenure on the AMA’s three strategic arcs: attacking the dysfunction in health care by removing obstacles and burdens that interfere with patient care; driving the future of medicine by reimagining medical education, training and lifelong learning, and by promoting innovation to tackle the biggest challenges in health care; and leading the charge to confront the chronic disease crisis and improve the health of the nation.

Researchers highlight dangers of opioids in hospitalized patients

The opioid crisis is a major public health issue with over 47,000 deaths reported due to overdose in 2017 alone. However the impact of narcotics in hospitalized patients is less known. A team of researchers lead by Sunil Sharma, M.D., Section Chief of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine & Director of WVU's MICU & Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine Program Development, recently reported that patients admitted for congestive heart failure had a high likelihood of receiving opioids during their hospitalization (41%) resulting in escalation of care.

WVU Medicine Children’s Pediatric Urology climbs 12 spots in national U.S. News & World Report rankings

Pediatric Urology at WVU Medicine Children’s has again been nationally ranked by U.S. News & World Report, this year coming in at 30th in the nation – a dozen spots up from last year’s ranking, which marked WVU Medicine Children’s first-ever appearance on the list. “Rankings like this one reinforce our position as a national leader in the delivery of high quality specialty care,” Albert L. Wright, Jr., president and CEO of the West Virginia University Health System, said. “We are grateful to and proud of everyone involved in the Pediatric Urology Program for all of the work that has gone into achieving this impressive and hard-earned recognition.”