Announcements
Dental school alumni watch: Dr. Clara Spatafore
Dr. Spatafore's career has included operating a solo private practice, instructing students, serving on the WVU School of Dentistry leadership council and holding multiple titles wiht the AAE.
CANCELED: 55th Van Liere Research Conference set for April 2-3
The 55th Van Liere Research Conference, set for April 2-3, 2020, at WVU Health Sciences Center, has been canceled.
WVU in the News: W.Va. lawmakers encourage "Icelandic model" study to combat youth addiction
A program that focuses on strengthening communities to delay the use of tobacco, drugs and alcohol in youth got the support of the House Committee for Prevention and Treatment of Substance Abuse on Thursday.
WVU in the News: Rural Community Health Scholars at WVU give back, learn about area needs
More than 30 West Virginia University students are getting a chance to learn about the needs of and offer a positive impact to rural and underserved West Virginians in need of health care.
WVU in the News: WVU Intersectional Health Fair brings light to diversity in health care
Dianne Techwai, Vice President of Multicultural Association for Students in Healthcare, said discrimination in the medical system has caused minorities to become a statistic.
WVU School of Dentistry launches capital campaign to upgrade outdated facilities
With help from alumni and friends, the next generation of West Virginia dentists and dental hygienists will be trained in radically modernized facilities that reflect the excellent education and quality patient care provided by the West Virginia University School of Dentistry.
Advocacy Day reinforces importance of engagement for Public Health resident
Advocacy Day welcomes physicians, resident physicians and medical students to Charleston to learn about and participate in the legislative process by advocating for the interests of patients, public health and physicians.
In rural hospitals, telemedicine may promote faster, noninvasive stroke treatments
West Virginia University’s telestroke program connects rural hospitals throughout West Virginia—and across the Maryland border—with neurologists at WVU, who can offer insight into stroke cases. New research suggests that since the program’s launch in 2016, more patients at those hospitals are receiving prompt, noninvasive stroke treatments there, rather than being driven or flown somewhere else.
WVU announces music and health degree
Students who have a passion for music but also want a career in healthcare can now study both disciplines with a new degree program at West Virginia University. WVU will be one of the first universities in the nation with a music and health undergraduate program.
WVU in the News: A proven method to care for our kids
During a recent address, Dr. Jeffrey Coben, dean of the School of Public Health at West Virginia University, said that a child’s Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) score is “more important than your cholesterol or blood pressure.” ACEs can include poverty, substance abuse, parental separation and neglect.