Announcements
School of Medicine’s Rashida Khakoo selected for 2016 Clinical Teacher Award
Rashida Khakoo, M.D., WVU Medicine infectious disease specialist and professor and section chief in the Department of Medicine, was selected to receive the 2016 Clinical Teacher Award by the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA).
Global health rotations provide health sciences students with international experience
Every year, teams from West Virginia University’s Schools of Dentistry, Medicine, Nursing, Public Health and Pharmacy participate in clinical rotations at locations across the world.
WVU offers free opioid use disorder training to West Virginia healthcare providers
WVU is offering a free American Society of Addiction Medicine buprenorphine course, along with a one-day continuing education event, in two different locations in West Virginia – August 20 in Morgantown and September 17 in Charleston.
Wilks named interim director of interprofessional education (IPE) for health sciences
David Wilks, M.D., professor emeritus and former assistant dean for technology in medical education and former medical director of the David and Jo Ann Shaw Center for Simulation Training and Education for Patient Safety, WV STEPS Center, will assume the position of interim director of interprofessional education for health sciences.
New artwork showcases life on the microscopic level
A selection of National Institute of Health images now displayed at the West Virginia University Health Sciences Library uses the beauty of the building blocks of life to brighten the space and inspire students.
Crocco named to new position with WVU’s Clinical and Pharmacologic Research Center
Todd Crocco, M.D., has been named as the new medical director and principal investigator for WVU’s CPRC, effective August 1, 2016.
WVU researcher brings national attention to teenagers and workplace injury
Dr. Kimberly Rauscher, an associate professor in the WVU School of Public Health, is featured on the “Public Health Minute with William Latimer,” airing this month on select NPR stations around the country.
WVU School of Nursing faculty recognized for excellence in teaching
Three West Virginia University School of Nursing faculty members in the Department of Family and Community Health recently received promotions in recognition of their outstanding professional accomplishments.
Nutrition start-up joins WVU Health Sciences Innovation Center
West Virginia University has added a third scientific tenant in the Health Sciences Innovation Center.
Dr. Robert Pack to present on Prescription Drug Abuse
Dr. Robert Pack, Professor of Community and Behavioral Health, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs in the College of Public Health at East Tennessee State University, and Director of the new ETSU Center for Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention and Treatment will present on “Prescription Drug Abuse a Decade into the Epidemic: Lessons learned in Tennessee”.