Announcements
WVU School of Medicine students received white coats March 19
The School of Medicine recently held its annual John W. Traubert White Coat Ceremony, during which the 110 students in the class were presented with their white coats.
Exercise Physiology student presents research at Posters on the Hill event in Washington, D.C
Ashlee Seldomridge and her research advisor, Paul Chantler, Ph.D., assistant professor in the WVU School of Medicine’s Department of Exercise Physiology and the clinical research director for the Center for Cardiovascular and Respiratory Sciences, have earned the honor of participating in the 20th annual Posters on the Hill event, a selective poster session sponsored by the Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR), based in Washington, D.C.
WVU medical school graduates selected for residency training
West Virginia University School of Medicine’s class of 2016 learned where they will continue training at the Match Day celebration Friday, March 18, on all three medical school campus locations in Morgantown, Charleston and Martinsburg.
Preliminary Winners from the 3 Minute Thesis move on
Congratulations Danielle, Breanne and Kimberly!
West Virginia Gold Humanism Summit set for March 23 in Charleston
The West Virginia University Charleston Division will host the annual West Virginia Gold Humanism Summit on March 23 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the WVU Building auditorium on the WVU/CAMC Memorial campus.
Biomedical Graduate students win travel grant to national meetings
WVU Biomedical Graduate students Aaron Snoberger and Andrew Nickerson each recently won travel grants to attend the Experimental Biology meeting in San Diego, CA.
Veterans' mental health expert to join WVU
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – A researcher with wide experience in veterans’ mental health and suicide prevention will be the new leader of West Virginia University’s Injury Control Research Center (ICRC).
WVU medical residents present research at national competition
Recently, Eric Interval, M.D. and Ben Addicks, M.D. competed with residents from Case Western University, the Cleveland Clinic and UPMC for the Robert and George Schein Research Awards sponsored annually by the Otolaryngology Department at UPMC.
WVU Medicine professor elected to serve on national palliative care committee
Alvin “Woody” Moss, M.D., professor and section chief of Supportive Services in the Department of Medicine, and director of the WVU Center for Health Ethics and Law was recently selected to serve on the National Quality Forum's (NQF) Palliative and End-of-Life Care Standing Committee for the Palliative and End-of-Life Endorsement Maintenance Project.
WVU Pathology chair named president-elect of national association
Barbara Ducatman, M.D., professor and chair of the Department of Pathology, associate dean for Faculty Services and director of the WVU National Center of Excellence in Women's Health was recently chosen as President-Elect of the Association of Pathology Chairs (APC.)