Announcements
Meet the School of Medicine's M.D. Class of 2021
The WVU School of Medicine welcomes the M.D. Class of 2021 to the Health Sciences family during orientation week activities.
Help bring PAL® to WVU Medicine Children's
A fundraising effort has been established by the West Virginia University music therapy program with the goal of raising at least $5,000 to support the purchase of one PAL® unit and 20 sensors and provide help for approximately 60 infants in the WVU Medicine Children's Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU).
Coming soon: MyExpenses will reduce risk of error, speed up reimbursements
Faculty and staff are invited to learn about the new travel and expense management tool, MyExpenses, at several open-house demonstrations around campus in August. Reservations are not required.
Dr. Stanley Zaslau to lead School of Medicine’s Department of Urology
The West Virginia University School of Medicine has named Stanley Zaslau, M.D. as chair of the newly-established Department of Urology, effective August 1.
WVU Medicine Urology ranked 26th nationally by U.S. News & World Report
For the first time in the health system’s history, a WVU Medicine program is nationally ranked by U.S. News & World Report. The magazine ranked WVU Medicine-WVU Hospitals Urology 26th in the nation.
West Virginia health research gets $55 million boost
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – Recommitting themselves to bring the benefits of research out of labs and hospitals and into the lives of West Virginia people and communities, a coalition of federal agencies, universities, hospitals and clinics will develop dozens of efforts over the next five years to battle addiction and cancer and reduce the impact of cardiovascular and neurological diseases.
WVCTSI and WVU research aims to increase addiction treatment effectiveness
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – Up to 20 percent of people with opioid use disorder may not respond to standard treatment. A new study at West Virginia University seeks to understand why.
25 Years of Emergency Medicine
On June 17, 2017, the Department of Emergency Medicine celebrated its 25th anniversary at the WVU Art Museum with special recognition given to those who helped establish the department in 1992.
West Virginia public health officer named assistant dean at WVU School of Public Health
Building on a strong foundation of practice-based learning, the West Virginia University School of Public Health has added a seasoned practitioner to its leadership team who will help provide faculty and students the opportunity to teach, learn and engage in public health practice. This month, Michael Brumage, MD, MPH, executive director and health officer for the Kanawha-Charleston Health Department, joins the WVU School of Public Health as assistant dean for public health practice and service.
Nursing faculty, grads, students named ‘40 Under 40’
Faculty, graduates and students of the West Virginia University School of Nursing have been named to the Future of Nursing West Virginia’s (FONWV) “40 Under 40” which recognizes future nurse leaders in West Virginia.